Classifying Animals

What does it mean to classify animals?

• to capture it for scientific research

• to put into a group with other animals that are similar

• to release it into the wild

• to study it in its natural environment

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What is an example of an invertebrate?

• Turtle

• Frog

• Snail

• Owl

What are vertebrates?

• Animals with a backbone
• Animals without a backbone

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My body is moist and smooth, I lay eggs, and live in or near the water.  What am I?

• Amphibian
• Reptile
• Bird
• Fish

Which best describes the animal in the picture above?

• Reptile

• Amphibian

• Mammal

• Bird

My body is warm and covered in feathers.  I lay eggs which hatch into chickens.  What am I?

• Reptile
• Amphibian
• Mammal
• Bird

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I am covered in dry scales and I lay eggs. I am warm blooded. What am I?

• Mammal

• Fish

• Amphibian

• Reptile

My body is cold, am covered in scales, use gills to breathe under water, and I lay eggs.  What am I?

• Fish
• Mammal
• Reptile
• Amphibian

Which best describes the animal in the picture above?

• Reptile

• Amphibian

• Mammal

• Bird

What is an invertebrate?

• An animal with a backbone
• a mammal
• An animal without a backbone
• birds