Shared Animal Characteristics

Shared Animal Characteristics

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Kingdom,

, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Multiple Choice

Ectothermic (cold-blooded)

• Mammalia

• Reptilia

Reptilia Class

Ectothermic (cold-blooded)

That means they cannot regulate their body temperature.

Multiple Choice

Frogs and earthworms can...

• take in air through their nostrils.

  
  

  (el orificio nasal)

• take in air through their gills.

  
  

  (la branquia o la agalla)

• take in air through their lungs.

  
  

  (el pulmón)

• take in air through their skin.

  
  

  (el piel)

Multiple Choice

Why are dolphins mammals?

• Dolphins breathe oxygen.

• Dolphins have more developed brains.

• Dolphins provide milk for their young.

• Dolphins learn and adapt quickly to different environments.

Mammalia Class

All mammals give live birth to young, and provide milk to the young.

Open Ended

What are some other unique characteristics of Mammals?

(Escriba las características de los mamíferos/Mammals)

Multiple Select

Select all the common characteristics of the organisms in the Animal Kingdom.

• Multicellular

• Omnivore

• Vertebrate

• Intervebrate

• Heterotroph

Animal Kingdom characteristics

• Eukaryotes (cells contain a nucleus)

• Multicellular (more than once cell)

• Heterotroph (get food from other source)

Multiple Choice

Human, Dog, Mouse, Horse

• Vertebrates

  
  

  Chordata Class

  Mammalia Class

• Invertebrates

  
  

  Chordata Phylum

  Mammalia Class

• Vertebrates

  
  

  Chordata Phylum

  Mammalia Class

• Vertebrates

  
  

  Chordata Kingdom

  Mammalia Phylum

Multiple Choice

Why would you group a crab, fish, and clam together?

• presence of an exoskeleton for structure

• presence of a shell for protection

• presence of jointed limbs to move

• presence of gills to obtain oxygen

Exoskeleton

Present in Arthropods (insects, crabs, etc.)

Jointed Appendages/Limbs

Present in Arthropods