1. Animal Diversity

2. Animals are many- celled organisms that are made up of different kinds of cells.

3. Three Different Traits of Animals 1.Shape 2.Size 3.Color

4. Four Basic Needs of Animals Food Water Shelter Space

5. Animal Cells Nucleus and specialized structures Organized to form systems Enable animals to perform different functions: –Sensing the environment –Getting rid of wastes –reproducing

6. Animals CAN’T make their own food. Eat plants Eat animals Eat both plants and animals

7. Most animals can move from place to place to find food/water, shelter, mates, and to protect themselves from predators.

8. Animals eat different food. Octopuses: Tentacles Frogs: Long and sticky tongue

9. Animals are divided into two groups. Vertebrates: Group of animals that have backbones. Invertebrates: Group of animals with no backbone.

10. Fish Vertebrate that lives its whole life in water 1.Most diverse vertebrate group 2.Gills to breathe 3.Covered by scales

11. Amphibian Vertebrate that lives part of its life in water and part of its life on land 1.Thin, moist skin 2.Most have four legs

12. Reptile Egg-laying vertebrate with thick, dry skin 1.Snakes, turtles, alligators, and lizards 2.Covered with scales 3.Breathe with lungs

13. Bird Vertebrate that has both feathers and wings 1.Hollow bones 2.Air sacs to help them fly

14. Mammals Vertebrate that feeds its young milk 1.Humans

15. Invertebrates A. Sponge: simplest kind of animal G. Arthropods: Biggest group of animals

16. Mimicry Protected against predators by its resemblance to another, unpleasant animal

17. Camouflage blending in with the environment 1.Shape 2.Color 3.Protective Coloration: A type of camouflage

18. What is inherited? A.Inherited: Passed down from one generation to the next B.Instinct: Inherited behavior C.Heredity: Passing down of inherited traits from parents to offspring

19. D. Inherited Behavior: Young birds building nests like their parents E. Inherited Physical Trait: 1.Color of a bird’s feathers 2.Shape of a bird’s feet F. Trait Not Inherited 1.Animal’s weight 2.Animal’s size

20. Learned Behavior Dog that goes to the door when owner picks up its leash

21. Hybrids Crossing of parents that have different forms of the same trait

22. Crossbreeding mating two distinct breeds or varieties of the same species 1.Healthier and live longer

23. Diversity Wide variety of traits in dividuals from the same population