Sorting Animals - Six Basic Groups

Sorting Animals - Six Basic Groups

by Fadhilah Ismail;

Why do we have animals groups?

• ​Sorting animals into groups help us to:

  • ​Understand the animals better

  • ​Making sense of relationship between living things

• ​There are six (6) basic groups of animals

  1. ​Fish

  2. ​Amphibians

  3. ​Reptiles

  4. ​Mammals

  5. ​Birds

  6. ​Invertebrates (Insect, etc)

Multiple Choice

How many basics groups of animals are there?

• Seven

• Six

• Eight

• Nine

​Fish

• ​A fish body is covered by scales

• ​Fish use their fins to help them move.

• ​Fish breathe through gills.

• Some fish lay eggs (goldfish) while some give birth (some sharks, guppy)​

• ​Some can live in fresh water or salt water.

• ​Fish are cold-blooded

​Amphibians

• ​Amphibians have moist skin

• ​They can breathe through their lungs and moist skin.

• ​They can live on land and underwater

• ​They lay eggs

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• ​Amphibians are cold-blooded.

• ​Some examples of amphibians are:

  • ​Frog

  • ​Toad

  • ​Salamander

  • ​Newt

Multiple Select

Which animals are fish?

Multiple Select

Which animals are amphibians?

Multiple Select

Which of the following are the similarities between a fish and an amphibian?

• They can breathe using lungs.

• They can live under water.

• They are cold blooded

• Their bodies are covered by scales.

​Reptiles

• ​Reptiles bodies are covered by tough, dry scales.

• ​Reptiles reproduce by laying eggs.

• ​They can live on land and in water

• ​They are cold blooded.

Multiple Select

Which animals are reptiles?

Multiple Select

How are reptiles different from amphibians?

• Their bodies are covered by scales

• They have fur

• They lay eggs

• Their bodies are usually dry

​Mammals

• Mammals are covered by hair or fur.

• ​They give birth to live young.

• ​Female mammals provide milk for their young.

• ​These mammals lay eggs:

  • ​Platypus

  • ​Spiny anteater

• ​They are warm blooded.

• ​Whales and dolphins are mammals.

• ​Mammals breathe through lungs

Multiple Select

Mammals are different from other groups because 

• They are covered by fur or hair

• They give birth

• They breathe through lungs

• Female mammals produce milk for their youngs

Multiple Select

Which animals are mammals?

​Birds

• ​Birds are covered by feathers.

• ​All birds have wings.

• ​NOT all birds can fly.

• ​They lay eggs.

• ​They have beak.

• They breathe through lungs.​

• ​Birds are warm-blooded.

Multiple Select

Which features can you find on birds only?

• Beak

• Ears

• Feathers

• Mouth

​Invertebrates

• Most animals are invertebrates (90%)

• Invertebrates do not have internal skeleton or backbone.

• They might have external skeleton and shells

• They can be divided into different groups.​

​Invertebrates - Insects

• Insects body are divided into three parts : head, thorax and abdomen

• ​They have six legs

• ​They have a pair of feelers or antenna

• ​They lay eggs

• ​Some insects have wings

• ​They are protected by external skeleton

• ​They breathe through spiracles in their abdomen.

Multiple Select

Which of the following animals are invertebrates?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about insects?

• They lay eggs

• All insects can fly

• They have beaks

• They are warm blooded

Multiple Select

Which animals DO NOT breathe through lungs?

Open Ended

Name ONE mammal.

Open Ended

Name ONE reptile.

Open Ended

Name ONE amphibian

Open Ended

Name ONE insect

Open Ended

Name ONE invertebrate.

Open Ended

List down the SIX (6) basic groups