Chap 8 The Animal Kingdom

_______ are aeroterrestrial animals whose bodies are covered with feathers.

• fish

• reptiles

• birds

Invertebrate animals are characterized by ______

• having structures that protect the internal organs

• not having a rigid skeleton

• having bones

_____ undergoes metamorphosis during its life cycle.

• the butterfly

• the elephant

• the human being

Organisms that make their own food and are found at the beginning of the food chain are called ______.

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

Human beings are ______organisms.

• herbivorous

• carnivorous

• omnivorous

Match the following

• herds

• animals that have traits of their parents

• offspring

• period over which a living thing fulfills its functions

• reproduction

• union of female and male parent

• life cycle

• organization of animals that helps them protect themselves

Organized the categories of vertebrates animals and invertebrate animals

Groups:

(a) vertebrate

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(b) invertebrate

• mammal

• reptiles

• birds

• fish

• crustacean

• mollusk

• amphibians

• insect

• arachnids

Identify each component of the food chain

e

d

c

b

a

producer

decomposers

secondary cosumer

tertiary consumer

primary consumer

Classify the following animals

Groups:

(a) mammal

,

(b) amphibian

,

(c) fish

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Classify the following animals

Groups:

(a) reptile

,

(b) bird

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