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Which term refers to the ability of animals to move on their own?
Which term refers to the ability of animals to move on their own?
What are some examples of locomotion mentioned in the text?
What are some examples of locomotion mentioned in the text?
How do animals with long and slender legs move?
How do animals with long and slender legs move?
How do animals with legs move?
How do animals with legs move?
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Which body part do insects, birds, and bats use for locomotion?
Which body part do insects, birds, and bats use for locomotion?
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How do animals without legs move?
How do animals without legs move?
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Which animals use their tentacles for swimming?
Which animals use their tentacles for swimming?
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What enables an insect's wings to go up and down for flying?
What enables an insect's wings to go up and down for flying?
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Study Notes
Locomotion in Animals
- Locomotion refers to the ability of animals to move on their own.
Types of Locomotion
- Examples of locomotion include walking, running, jumping, flying, swimming, and crawling.
Movement in Different Animals
- Animals with long and slender legs, such as horses and deer, use a gait, or a specific pattern of movement, to move.
- Animals with legs, such as humans and animals, move by contracting and relaxing muscles to bend and straighten their legs.
- Insects, birds, and bats use their wings for locomotion.
- Animals without legs, such as snakes and worms, move by contracting and relaxing their muscles to make wavelike movements.
Specialized Locomotion
- Octopuses and squids use their tentacles for swimming.
- The movement of an insect's wings up and down for flying is enabled by the contraction and relaxation of muscles attached to the wing.
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Test your knowledge of animal locomotion with this quiz! Explore how different animals use their body parts to walk, run, gallop, jump, and hop. See if you can identify which animals move fast with long legs and which move slowly with short legs.
