7th Grade -Ch 3 - Classifying Animals

Front

Vertebrate and Invertebrate - Compare and Contrast the two

Back

Compare:

They both live in water or land, they are both living things, both have body structure

Contrast:

Vertebrates - have a skeleton and backbone

Invertebrates - have no backbone

Front

Why is it important to classify living things?

Back

To be able to study and understand living things according to their characteristics.

Front

Name the 8 levels of classification

Back

1. 1. Domain

2. 2. Kingdom

3. 3. Phylum

4. 4. Class

5. 5. Order

6. 6. Family

7. 7. Genus

8. 8. Species

Front

Amphibian

Back

• - Lives in water, then land

• - Goes through metamorphosis (gills to lungs)

• -lays eggs

Front

Bird

Back

Has feathers, hollow bones, hard shelled eggs, warm blooded, has lungs

Front

Insect

Back

Segmented body, exoskeleton, invertebrates, metamorphosis

Front

Mammal

Back

Warm blooded, live birth, hair or fur that covers the body, they nurse their young, they have lungs

Front

Reptile

Back

Live on land or water, lay eggs, scaly skin or shell, cold-blooded

Front

What two parts make up a scientific name?

Back

The Genus and Species

Front

Taxonomy

Back

Study of classification of living things