Hot Desert Animal Vocabulary

Animals sorted by what they eat! Carnivores—eat flesh Herbivores—feed chiefly on plants

Animals sorted by when they are active! Nocturnal— active at night Diurnal— active during the day

Animals sorted by body structure! Vertebrate— have a backbone Invertebrate— have no backbone

-are warm-blooded -have hair or fur -females secrete milk Mammals -are warm-blooded -have hair or fur -females secrete milk

—are cold-blooded —usually are air-breathing —are vertebrates Reptiles —are cold-blooded —usually are air-breathing —are vertebrates

Birds —are warm-blooded —are vertebrates —have feathers, wings, scaly legs, a beak and no teeth

—are cold-blooded —are vertebrates —return to water to reproduce Amphibians —are cold-blooded —are vertebrates —return to water to reproduce

Insects —are usually small —are air-breathing —body is divided into three parts: head, thorax and abdomen

—are air-breathing —have eight legs with jointed feet Arachnids —are air-breathing —have eight legs with jointed feet