Classifying Animals

What are the two major groups that animals are classified into?

• Invertebrates and Anthropods
• Mammals and Fish
• Birds and Reptiles
• Invertebrates and Vertebrates

Vertebrates that have feathers, wings, and two feet are called

• Reptiles
• Birds
• Mammals
• Amphibians

Vertebrates that drink milk from their mothers when they are young, have lungs, and have hair or fur are called

• Fish
• Amphibians
• Reptiles
• Mammals

Vertebrates that can live in the water and on land, lay soft eggs in the water, as adults live on land, and are cold blooded are called

• Reptiles
• Amphibians
• Fish
• Mammals

Which are two examples of reptiles?

• Turtles and Dolphins
• Alligators and Turtles
• Snakes and Rats
• Giraffes and Lizards

An invertebrate is an animal with no spine or backbone.

• True
• False

Which of these are invertebrates?

• Snakes and Centipedes
• Spiders and Centipedes
• Giraffes and Lobsters
• Jellyfish and Dolphins

Which of the following best describes classification?

• Sorting organisms into groups with structures in common
• Naming types of animals
• Grouping students into rooms
• Deciding if an animal has gills

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Vertebrates that live in water, have gills that help them breathe, take oxygen in through the water and mostly have scales are

• Mammals
• Birds
• Fish
• Reptiles

When you classify you sort objects into groups based on how they are alike.

• True
• False