Science amphibians Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Amphibians are | echothermic (cold blooded) |
They cannot produce their own body | heat |
The name amphibian means | double life |
Some amphibians go through a process called | metamorphosis |
There are about ______ species of amphibians | 6,800 |
They are grouped by | body structure |
The groups are | caduta, anura and apoda |
The skin of most amphibians is | soft and wet |
Many amphibians have a thick, ______ mucous on their ______ that keeps it ___________ | slimy skin moist |
Amphibians skins are not | waterproof |
Amphibians can _______ _________ through their _______ | absorb oxygen skin |
Amphibians are ______ off around the ______ because of things people are _______ into the water | off world dumping |
_______ is when body functions slow down in ____ weather | Hibernation cold |
______ is when body functions slow down in hot weather | Estivating |
Amphibians and ______ are ______ together because scientists used to believe they were | reptiles classified related |
Herpetology comes from the _____ word ______ meaning crawling things | Greek herpeton |
Most scientists believe ________ evolved from _______ | amphibians fish |
Ancient amphibians came on land during the _______ period | Devonian |
Modern amphibians are _______ than ancient amphibians | smaller |
Both modern and ancient amphibians need to be near ______ to survive | water |
Amphibian eggs are called | spawn |
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