chapter 6 vocab Flashcards

invertebrate

an animal that does not have a backbone

parasite

an organism that lives on or in another organism, called a host and
causes harm to that organism

host

a living thing that support a parasite

mollusk

an animal with a soft body that is not divided into segments

arthropod

an animal with an outer skeleton, jointed appendages, and a body
divided into separate parts, called segments

appendage

a part that extends out from the body, such as wing, a leg an arm or
a claw

crustacean

an arthropod with two body segments and five pairs of legs

vertebrate

an animal with a backbone

cold blooded

having a body temperature that changes with the environment.

Warm-Blooded:

having a body temperature that stays fairly constant.

Amphibian:

a cold blooded vertebrate with wet,slippery skin and two pairs of
legs: able to live on both land and water.

Reptile:

a cold blooded land vertebrate, usually with four legs and clawed toes.

Migrate:

to move long distances each year to reach warm areas and better
feeding grounds.

Mammal:

a warm blooded vertebrate that has hair on its body; the mother's
body makes milk to feed its young.