Articles related to "Vertebrates"

One kind of fish gave rise to all four-legged animals.

Use this coloring sheet to go with any science project or print on cardstock and use as a divider sheet for an animal notebook.

To prevent, destroy, repel or mitigate any pest

Taxonomy is the science of animal classification and of working out what is related to what. How does Suite101 categorise the millions of species that exist?

Creating a dry streambed is an attractive, easy and efficient way to control erosion on slopes or hillsides.

These make great additions to a science notebook as well.

Adult tapeworms are fascinating hermaphrodites with no mouths. Most must first live in one or two other animals before they mature in a vertebrate intestine.

Free science worksheets and posters are here at Kids Crafts!

Malarial parasites have a complicated and fascinating life cycle that requires an Anopheles mosquito host and a vertebrate host. Mammals, birds, and reptiles get malaria.

Both in their ontogeny (biological development of an individual) and phylogeny (evolutionary history of a group) amphibians reveal their watery origins.

Toxoplasma gondii affects many different species, but it's a cat parasite. Cats spread it while they are acutely ill.

The Genome 10K Project is an ambitious attempt to sequence the DNA of over ten thousand different species with cutting edge genetic sequencing technology.

Characterized by black and yellow stripes, the Bumblebee Goby can be a bit of a challenge to keep in an aquarium.

Amphibians are fishes out of water leading what amounts to a double existence. This duality is acknowledged even in their scientific name - Gr. amphi, dual + bios, life.

The chicken is the closest thing to a dinosaur living on Earth today. Can a chicken embryo be made to develop into something akin to a dinosaur? Jack Horner thinks so.

Students learn by making flashcards and using them as a study aid.

Epiphytes are plants that grow on other plants, using them for support.

Ancient armoured fish fossils from Australia present some of the first definite fossil evidence of a forerunner to the human eye.

How the differences in what the left and right eye see, and how the nerves of the eye work to allow humans to distinguish color, 3D and distance.

All gymnosperms and many angiosperms are pollinated by the wind.

These make great additions to a science notebook as well. A fun way to learn about birds.

Sharks have all the usual vertebrate senses, plus one or two that are rather more unusual.

Create an animal notebook and explore the world of animals.

While well-known species struggle to survive, habitat degradation or loss and hunting put critically endangered shrews, bats, and civets at greater extinction risk.

The Alexander Technique may be the best kept secret of singers, actors, musicians, athletes, and dancers to enhance performance and feel great.

Capillaria hepatica lives in the liver; Capillaria philippinensis infests the intestine. Both are unusual but serious infections in humans.

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 set into motion the means to protect plant and animal species and their environment for America's future.

Motor nerves release acetylcholine to make skeletal muscle contract. Activation of acetylcholine receptors in muscle causes ionic flux that ends with muscle contraction.

Sea animals come in many shapes and sizes, most of them unfamiliar.

Through the evolution of a unique set of characteristics, reptiles were the first true terrestrial animals to appear.

Motor neurons in your spinal cord tell your muscles to contract by utilizing the function of a specialized communication structure, the neuromuscular junction (NMJ).

Toxoplasma gondii is a cat parasite first, but it also infects other vertebrates. This is its life cycle in humans.

Although it's not the biggest event, the mysteriousness of the Cretaceous-Tertiary (K/T) extinction gets the most attention from the public, media and even scientists.

The relationship between ticks and spirochetes is complex, and sometimes overwhelms the host's immune defenses.

Animals can be classified based on the specialized ways of temperature control they have. Here are the ways that endotherms deal with varying hot and cold environments.

Another science classification coloring sheet from Kid's Crafts.

Another science classification coloring sheet from Kid's Crafts.

Another science classification coloring sheet from Kid's Crafts.

Another science classification coloring sheet from Kid's Crafts.

Another science classification coloring sheet from Kid's Crafts.

The species of modern reptiles are but mere shadows representing the shattered remains of what was once the grandest collection of animals on the planet.

Start your on math notebook by printing out this math page featuring ants. Perfect for kindergartners or preschoolers to add in their science notebook as well.

Another fun printable maze that you can add to your Animals A - Z notebook.

If you like puzzles you will enjoy this one that is all about ants. Add this to your puzzle book or science notebook.

Print and color then add this science coloring page of an ant to your science notebook. This is a free coloring page perfect for older kids.

A definite must have in you science notebook or for you ant project. Use this science worksheet as a starting point for your research.

These make great additions to a science notebook as well. A fun way to learn about frogs and toads.

Perfect for notebooks or wall decorations.

Use these great free science printables in whatever way you like. Perfect for a study on classifiying animals.

This is a mini poster or notebook divider sheet.