Classification of Vertebrates

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According to the classification key, what characteristic does a wolf have in common with a caribou? (DOK2)

• Backbone

• Flat tails

• Hooves

• Teeth

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What is the definition of vertebrate?

• Animals without a backbone

• Animals with a backbone

• Animals that live in water

• Animals that are mammals

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What do each of these animals have in common?

• They are vertebrates.

• They are invertebrates.

• They belong to the plant kingdom.

• They are autotrophs.

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Fish will take in _______ through their gills

• Carbon Dioxide

• Nitrogen

• Hydrogen

• Oxygen

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What fish is this?

• stingray

• puffer fish

• salmon

• shark

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How are amphibians and reptiles different?

• Amphibians lay eggs in water, reptiles lay eggs on land.

• Amphibians have scales, reptiles have smooth skin.

• Amphibians breathe with lungs, reptiles breathe with gills.

• Amphibians spend their whole lives in water and reptiles spend their whole lives on land.

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How are snakes different than most reptiles?

• snakes have a two chambered heart.

• they have no legs

• they have moist skin

• they do not have lungs

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Which of the following animals is classified as a reptile?

• Alligator

• Newt

• Mudpuppy

• Salamander

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Frogs and Salamanders are examples of _________________.

• reptiles

• amphibians

• fish

• insects

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What are three characteristics of birds?

• They have wings

• They lay eggs

• They have fur

• They breathe with gills

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Which of the following is not a trait by which birds are organized into their orders?

• Size
• Behaviors
• Songs
• Anatomical Differences

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What is a common characteristic of mammals?

• Lay eggs

• Have scales

• Have fur or hair

• Cold-blooded

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Which of the following animals is a mammal?

• Crocodile

• Frog

• Dolphin

• Lizard

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What is a key difference between reptiles and mammals?

• Reptiles have fur, mammals have scales

• Reptiles are warm-blooded, mammals are cold-blooded

• Reptiles lay eggs, mammals give live birth

• Reptiles nurse their young, mammals do not

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Mammals are vertebrates. They have...

• feathers

• gills

• antennaes

• a backbone

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What are some characteristics of a mammal?

• They have fur or hair and a vertebrate.

• They look like their parents and depend on them to survive.

• They are warm blooded.

• All of the above.

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Which two types of animals share these characteristics?

warm-blooded

breathe with lungs

vertebrates

• fish and amphibians

• mammals and fish

• reptiles and birds

• birds and mammals

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Which two types of animals share these characteristics?

cold-blooded

hatch from eggs

born with gills

• insect and fish

• amphibians and reptiles

• fish and amphibians

• reptiles and insects

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Groups of Animals

Group 1: giraffe, elephant, tiger

Group 2: penguin, ostrich, eagle

Group 3: crocodile, alligator, lizard

Group 4: flea, butterfly, bee

Group 5: tree frog, toad, salamander

Which group of animals contains warm-blooded vertebrates that lay eggs and have feathers?

• Group 1

• Group 3

• Group 5

• Group 2

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Scientists sort animals into two groups, vertebrate and invertebrate. They discovered a new organism. Its babies are born alive, drink milk from the mother's body, and have fur on their bodies. They are warm-blooded and breathe with lungs. How would these animals be classified?

• as a vertebrate and a reptile

• as a vertebrate and a fish

• as a vertebrate and a mammal

• as an invertebrate and a mammal