Tropical World has a variety of animals from across the animal kingdom. Some have bones inside their body (a skeleton) and some do not.
__________ do not have a skeleton, therefore either have a soft body or rely on a tough exoskeleton (skin) to provide stucture and strength.
__________ do have a skeleton and they can be grouped into the following:
__________ have gills, lay eggs, scales, live in water and are cold blooded.
__________ have lungs, lay eggs, skin, live both in water and on land and are cold blooded.
__________ have lungs, lay eggs, scales, some live in water and/or on land and are cold blooded.
__________ have lungs, lay eggs, feathers, live on land (but some can swim/dive) and are warm blooded.
__________ have lungs, give birth to live young and feed them milk, fur or hair, live on land or in the water and are warm blooded.
Missing words:
- fish
- invertebrates
- mammals
- amphibians
- birds
- reptiles
- vertebrates
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Variety of life answers
Tropical World has a variety of animals from across the animal kingdom. Some have bones inside their body (a skeleton) and some do not.
Invertebrates do not have a skeleton, therefore either have a soft body or rely on a tough exoskeleton (skin) to provide stucture and strength.
Vertebrates do have a skeleton and they can be grouped into the following:
Fish have gills, lay eggs, scales, live in water and are cold blooded.
Amphibians have lungs, lay eggs, skin, live both in water and on land and are cold blooded.
Reptiles have lungs, lay eggs, scales, some live in water and/or on land and are cold blooded.
Birds have lungs, lay eggs, feathers, live on land (but some can swim/dive) and are warm blooded.
Mammals have lungs, give birth to live young and feed them milk, fur or hair, live on land or in the water and are warm blooded.
