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Four traits mammals inherit from their parents are
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fur or hair, use lungs to breathe, usually give birth to live young, and feed their young with milk made by the mother's body.
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What color is the skin of a polar bear?
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Black
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Why is the color of the skin of a polar bear black?
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The black skin helps take in heat from the sun.
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What color is the fur of a polar bear?
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It looks white but it's really clear.
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Why does the fur of the polar bear look white?
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The fur looks white because it reflects sunlight.
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Mammals are classified into groups base on _______
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Traits they share.
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What trait do all bats share?
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All bats have wings and they can fly.
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Some traits that are used to classify mammals into groups are?
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The presence of wings, trunks, and pouches.
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Five traits of birds are:
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they have feathers, two legs and wings, they have lungs, and bear young that hatch from eggs.
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What is the larges bird?
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Ostrich
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What is the smallest bird?
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Humming bird
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True or False: All birds use their wings to fly
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False
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What birds do not fly?
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Penguins
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True or False: The shape of a birds beak can be used to tell what the bird eats
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True
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What can the shape of a birds feet tell you?
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It tells where it lives.
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Give examples of mammals and their traits...
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What are four traits of an amphibian:
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lay eggs, begin life in water and later move to land, they breathe with gills then with lungs, and they have moist skin.
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What are the traits of a fish:
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fish are covered in scales, live whole lives in water, breathe with gills, and most fish lay eggs.
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True or False: All fish lay eggs
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False
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Traits of reptiles:
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they are land animals that have dry skin covered with scales, they breathe with lungs, and many hatch from eggs laid on land.
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What word is used to describe the changes in frog as it develops?
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Metamorphosis
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The 3 main groups of reptiles are:
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lizards and snakes; alligators and crocodiles; tortoises and turtles
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Give examples of birds and their traits...
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