Biology Chapter 8: Complex Animals

Vocabulary
Objectives
8:1  Complex Invertebrates
page 158
arthropods (jointed-leg animals)
appendage
exoskeleton
molting
compound eye
echinoderm (spiny-skin animals)
tube feet
  • Identify the major traits of jointed-leg  animals.
  • Compare insects with other jointed-leg animals.
  • Describe the traits of spiny-skin animals.
8:2  Vertebrates
page 165
chordates
endoskelton
cold-blooded
gill
agnatha (jawless fish)
cartilage
chondrichthyes (cartliage fish)
osteoichthyes (bony fish)
amphibians
hibernation
reptile
warm-blooded
mammal
mammary gland
  • Compare the traits of jawless fish, cartliage fish, and bony fish. List at least four traits for each kind of fish.
  • Describe the major traits of amphibians, reptiles, and birds. List at least four traits for each group.
  • Identify the characteristics of mammals. List at least four characteristics..