Animal Classification 1 M

Animals that have no backbone are called ______________.

• Invertebrates
• Vertebrates
• Exoskeleton

Which organisms belong in the same kingdom as a wolf?

• Mushrooms and lichens
• Dandelion and daisy
• lady bug and octopus

Why do scientists classify living things?

• to help keep information about organisms
• to make it easy to find information about an unknown species
• to communicate clearly with other scientists about organisms
• all of the above

What would help you determine if an organism is in kingdom Animalia?

• Chloroplasts
• Unicellular
• Heterotroph

A goldfish's scientific name is Carassius auratus.  What would a scientist in Germany call a goldfish?

• Goldfisch
• Carassius auratus
• Schnell fishy

True or False: most animals are invertebrates.

• True
• False

Humans belong to the Class ____ because we are warm-blooded, have hair, and give birth to live young.

• Mammalia
• Reptilia
• Amphibia

The study of how scientists classify organisms is called_____.

• Classification
• Taxonomy
• Kingdom

Organisms are placed into this classification based on the number of cells in their body and their ability to move and eat

• Kingdom
• Class
• Order

The first major division for a kingdom (comes after kingdom)

• Phylum
• Class
• Genus