Classification of Animals

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An animal has fur and feeds milk to its young. How should this animal be classified?

• As an invertebrate

• As an amphibian

• As a mammal

• As a reptile

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Which statement is true about vertebrates?

• Vertebrates do not have a backbone

• Most of the animals on Earth are vertebrates

• Vertebrates have backbones

• Vertebrates only live on land

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How do scientists classify humans?

• As vertebrates and as amphibians

• As invertebrates and as mammals

• As vertebrates and as mammals

• As vascular and as mammals

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Scientists classify animals by their...

• Color

• Size

• Characteristics

• Sound

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Birds are known for:

• Having scales.

• Having fur.

• Living partly in water and partly on land.

• Having feathers and laying eggs.

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How many different classifications of vertabrates did we learn about?

• 0

• 2

• 3

• 5

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Reptiles are known for:

• Having fur.

• Having feathers.

• Having scales and laying eggs.

• Feeding their young with milk.

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Fish are known for:

• Living entirely underwater.

• Having fur.

• Having feathers.

• Feeding their young with milk.

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Amphibians are known for:

• Being cold blooded and living partly on land and partly in the water.

• Having fur.

• Being warm blooded.

• Having feathers.

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An example of an amphibian is a:

• cat

• frog

• goldfish

• eagle

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An example of a mammal is a:

• rattle snake

• clown fish

• zebra

• toad

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An example of a fish is a:

• dog

• dolphin

• trout

• copperhead snake

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An example of a bird is a:

• platypus

• cat

• flying squirrel

• penguin

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An example of a reptile is a:

• cobra

• toad

• elephant

• robin

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An animal that can control its own body temperature is called:

• cold blooded

• warm blooded

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An animal that's body temperature is controlled by the outside temperature is called:

• cold blooded

• warm blooded

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Which of these is NOT a vertebrate?

• Grasshopper

• Penguin

• Salamander

• Mouse

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A student develops a model for grouping animals that she observes in a park.

What are MOST LIKELY the names of the animal groups?

• fish and reptiles

• reptiles and birds

• fish and mammals

• reptiles and amphibians

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A student sorts animals into groups. He draws the animals in one group.

Which animal should the student remove from this group?

• fox

• bear

• hawk

• mouse

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Which features can a scientist use to identify an amphibian? Select 3

• has a backbone

• has no backbone

• has smooth, moist skin

• has scales or plates on skin

• breathes first with gills and then with lungs

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Which animal is a bird?
Animal 1: backbone/feathers/warm-blooded
Animal 2: backbone/scales/gills/cold-blooded
Animal 3: cold-blooded
Animal 4: backbone/hair

• Animal 1

• Animal 2

• Animal 3

• Animal 4

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Asia keeps seeing a small animal in her backyard.  She observed the animal has a backbone, four legs and a long tail, and its body is covered with scales.  What is the classification for this animal?

• bird

• mammal

• reptile

• amphibian

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Why do scientists classify animals?

• to organize information

• to show relationships

• to learn more about animals

• all of the above