investigating God's world lesson: 9 Chapter checkup

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taipan

a deadly Australian snake

flounder

a fish with two eyes on one side of its head

hummingbird

a grounded bird with short, rounded wings

fang

a hallow tooth that injects poison

down

a layer of small, fluffy

chamelion

a lizard that changes color to match its surroundings

Gila Monster

a poisonous lizard known by its black, pink, and yellow markings

krait

a poisonous snake that attacks at night

iguana

a sea-loving lizard

archerfish

a spitting fish

barbule

a tiny threadlike feather with hooks

scute

a tough layer of skin on a reptile

amphibian bird or reptile: gila monster

amphibian

amphibian bird or reptile: hellbender

amphibian

amphibian bird or reptile: krait

amphibian

amphibian bird or reptile: tree frog

amphibian

amphibian, bird or reptile: Mud puppy

amphibian

amphibian, bird or reptile: Salamander

amphibian

amphibian, bird or reptile: Surinam toad

amphibian

swim bladder

an air filled organ inside the body of most bony fish

amphibian bird or reptile: shoebill

bird

amphibian, bird or reptile: Ostrich

bird

amphibian, bird or reptile: Swift

bird

shoe-bill

bird often considered the most unusual-looking bird in the world

a ray

cartilaginous fish that looks like a stone

amphibian bird or reptile: flounder

fish

amphibian bird or reptile: lamprey

fish

amphibian bird or reptile: ray

fish

amphibian, bird or reptile: Shark

fish

gill

helps fish to breathe

Jacobson's organ

helps snakes to smell

What is most unique about most bird's bones?

it's hollow

ostrich

largest bird in the world

Komodo dragon

largest lizard

glass snake

legless lizard

mud puppy

one of the world's largest salamanders that never leaves the water

venomous

poisonouse

amphibian bird or reptile: Anaconda

reptile

amphibian bird or reptile: Condor

reptile

amphibian bird or reptile: copperhead

reptile

amphibian bird or reptile: rhea

reptile

amphibian, bird or reptile: Gavial

reptile

amphibian, bird or reptile: Chuckwalla

reptiles

Why does a snake flick its tongue?

so that they can hear

Bird of Paradise

the bird from New Guinea with brilliant plumage

humming bird

the bird that can fly backwards

pereguin falcon

the bird with an air diving speed of 220mph

king cobra

the largest poisonous snake in the world

carapace

the tough protective covering over a animal

What are some characteristics of snake's skin?

they are scaly and slimy

In what way do mother crocodiles act more like mother birds than mother turtles?

they stay with their young until there all grown up

preen

to clean or straiten the feathers

candle

to examine by holding up a bright light

molt

to shed

constrict

to squeeze

what is the difference between cold-blooded and warm-blooded animals?

warm-blooded has furs

How are crocodiles able to go underwater without swallowing water?

Crocodile have a palatal valve at the back of their mouth which when they are underwater.

Why did God give amphibians slimy skin?

So that they can slither.

tadpole

a baby frog

hornbill

a bird that walls herself into her nest

metamorphosis

a change in form

Snapping Turtle

most feared reptile


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