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Diversity of Living Things
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- recognize that the essential
difference between cold- and warm-blooded animals lies in different mans
of regulating body temperature - identify and describe the characteristics of vertebrates, and use these characteristics to classify vertebrates as mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish |
A Link to Learning web-based student learning activity www.linktolearning.com
Read the information on this web page; http://vilenski.org/science/safari/classifyall/endoecto.html
and answer the following questions.
1. a. Define ectotherm. __________________________________________________________
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b. Give two examples. __________________________________________________________
2. a. Define endotherm. _________________________________________________________
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b. Give two examples. __________________________________________________________
Read about the 5 major groups of vertebrates starting from the following web
page;
http://vilenski.org/science/safari/animals/other/classify_animals.html
and then complete the chart.
| Vertebrate Class | Ectotherm or Endotherm |
Defining Characteristics |
| Fish . |
. | . |
| Amphibian . |
. | . |
| Reptilia . |
. | . |
| Aves . |
. | . |
| Mammals . |
. | . |
If you read the information carefully and understood it, you should do well in
the following "self test".
Keep track of how many (if any) incorrect answers you give and record
that number here: ______
GOOD LUCK!
http://vilenski.org/science/safari/selftest/classification/test.html