The Animalsss Names BY CHANG CHI YUAN CHEW XIAO MIN CHOO MEI EUN LAM XUAN LING HO HUI XING
Do you know ? Although scientists have observed and classified around 1.2 million species of animals, scientists estimate that there are approximately 8.7 million living animal species on earth.
Introduction Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals consume organic material, breathe oxygen, have myocytes and are able to move, can reproduce sexually, and grow from a hollow sphere of cells, the blastula, during embryonic development. As of 2022, 2.16 million living animal species have been described—of which around 1.05 million are insects, over 85,000 are molluscs, and around 65,000 are vertebrates. It has been estimated there are around 7.77 million animal species. Animals range in length from 8.5 micrometres (0.00033 in) to 33.6 metres (110 ft). They have complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs. The scientific study of animals is known as zoology. A multicellular organism is an organism that consists of more than one cell, in contrast to unicellular organism. vocabulary Slopes multicellular to destroy or expend by use; use up. to eat or drink up; devour. consume interactions the action or influence of people, groups, or things on one another intricate very complicated or detailed
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THE FISHES, AMPHIBIANS, REPTILES, BIRDS, AND MAMMALS. LET'S TAKE A TOUR OF THE FIVE MAIN VERTEBRATE GROUPS ALIVE TODAY: SEVERAL GROUPS OF VERTEBRATES INHABIT PLANET EARTH.
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these adjectives refer to what animals? They travel in packs: lupine When you spot someone tricky in the forest: vulpine Bald is one variety: aquiline For the king of the jungle: leonine When something slithers past: serpentine Smokey or Winnie the Pooh: ursine It may be a farm animal or a fool: asinine When there’s something squeaking in the wall: murine A group of them is called a murder: corvine You can find them on mountains, meadows, and farms: caprine
S A N S W E R S & M E A N I N G lupine any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Lupinus, of the legume family, as L. albus(white lupine ), of Europe, bearing edible seeds, or L. perennis, of the eastern U.S., having tall, dense clusters of blue, pink, or white flowers. vulpine of or resembling a fox. cunning or crafty. aquiline (of the nose) shaped like an eagle's beak; hooked. of or like the eagle. leonine of or relating to the lion: resembling or suggestive of a lion serpentine of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement. having a winding course, as a road; sinuous. a device on a harquebus lock for holding the match. a cannon having any of various bore sizes, used from the 15th to the 17th century. to make or follow a winding course 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. adjective 1. 2. noun 1. 2. verb (used without object),ser·pen·tined, ser·pen·tin·ing. 1.
ursine of or relating to a bear or bears. bearlike. asinine foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid of or like an ass murine belonging or pertaining to the rodent subfamily Murinae, which includes more than 500 species of mice and rats a murine rodent corvine pertaining to or resembling a crow. belonging or pertaining to the Corvidae, a family of birds including the crows, ravens, and jays. caprine of or relating to goats. 1. 2. 3. 4. adjective 1. noun 1. 2. 3. 4.
Animal idioms 01 02 the elephant in the room a sensitive issue or problem that everyone is aware of but no one wants to discuss openly. a dark horse to be mysterious or unknown in terms of abilities or intentions. a whale of a time 03 to have a very enjoyable or exciting time. 04 05 butterflies in your stomach to feel nervous or anxious, especially before a performance or event. as free as a bird to be carefree and unrestricted. a bull in a china shop to be clumsy or careless in delicate or sensitive 06 situations.
Animal idioms 07 08 kill two birds with one stone to accomplish two things at the same time with a single action. make a mountain out of a molehill to exaggerate or make a big deal out of 09 something that is trivial. 10 11 a bee in your bonnet to be obsessed with an idea which you can’t stop thinking about. a deer in the headlights to be frozen with fear or shock in a difficult or unexpected situation. to be a chicken 12 to be cowardly or afraid to take risks. let the cat out of the bag to reveal a secret or information that was supposed to be kept hidden.
WE SHOULD LIKE ANIMALS WHY? Nothing compares to the joy of coming home to a loyal companion. The unconditional love of a ANIMAL can do more than keep you company. ANIMALS may also decrease stress, improve heart health, and even help children with their emotional and social skills.
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