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Chapter 1
Cold-Blooded Animals
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3rd Grade
08/28/2013

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Term
vertebrates and invertebrates
Definition
2 large groups used to classify animals
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invertebrate
Definition
an animal that does not have a backbone
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vertebrate
Definition
an animal that has a backbone
Term
cold-blooded animals
Definition
body temperature changes depending on its surroundings
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amphibians
Definition
breathes with gills when young but with lungs as an adult
has thin, smooth, moist skin
frogs and salamanders
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3 stages of metamorphosis of a frog
Definition
egg
tadpole
adult
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fish
Definition
has fins, scales, and a clear coat of slime
breathes with gills
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metamorphosis
Definition
the changes that happen as an amphibian becomes an adult
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Celsius scale
Definition
the temperature scale usually used by scientists
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reptiles
Definition
tough, dry, scaly skin
breathes with lungs
turtles and snakes
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thermometer
Definition
used to measure temperature
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