ANIMALS WEBQUEST

BIRDS –

1. What is the unique trait of birds that only they can claim (no other animal has this trait)?
2. Name two birds that do not use their wings for flight – they are grounded (All About Birds Pg.4).

  

MAMMALS – All of the following are characteristics of mammals:

1. Females are able to produce _________________.
2. Nearly all mammals give birth to ____________ ________________.
3. All mammals are endotherms, meaning they are _____________-blooded.
4. Use _____________ to breathe ____________.
5. Mammals are the only animals that grow ________________.

ECHINODERMS –

1. Give 3 examples of echinoderms.
2. What feature of echinoderms allows them to circulate water throughout their bodies, allowing them to walk and move?

CNIDARIANS –

1. True or False? Cnidarians do not have a nervous system.
2. The stinging cells of a cnidarian are called _____________________.

CRUSTACEANS –

1. Crustaceans are part of the _______________________ group.
2. Most crustaceans live in the __________________.
3. Two examples of crustaceans are ____________________________________________.

ARACHNIDS –

1. Arachnids are part of the ____________________ group.
2. Like other arthropods, they have a hard _________________________ and jointed appendages for walking.
3. Unlike other arthropods, they do not have _______________________.
4. True or False? All arachnids have 8 appendages.

INSECTS –

1. Insects are part of the ________________________ group.
2. An insect’s body consists of the ________________, ______________, and _________________.
3. True or False? All insects have wings for flying.
4. ___________________ is the process where an insect sheds its outer skeleton.

MOLLUSKS –

1. Land-living mollusks, like the snail, move slowly on a flat sole called a __________________.
2. Ocean-living mollusks propel themselves by __________________ ___________________ from their body.

WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL IS THIS – GAME – Try all five ecosystems!!

ANIMAL CHARACTERISTICS CLASSIFICATION - GAME