TOES Animal Classification

A vertebrate that lives part of its life on land and part of its life in water

• reptile

• reproducer

• amphibian

• mammal

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

An animal that has a spine or backbone

• invertebrate

• vertebrate

• producer

• decomposer

These are warmblooded, lay eggs, have feathers, and may or may not fly

• fish

• reptile

• mammal

• bird

To arrange or group by classes or categories

• calcify

• classify

• calculate

• contribute

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Having a body temperature that changes along with the temperature of surroundings

• cold-blooded

• warm-blooded

• cold-hearted

• warm-hearted

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.L.5.4A

An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms

• producer

• consumer

• production

• conservation

An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms

• consumer

• contribute

• decline

• decomposer

A cold-blooded vertebrate with gills and fins

• mammal

• amphibian

• fish

• reptile

An animal that does not have a backbone

• vertebrate

• invertebrate

• fish

• mammal

Animals that are warm-blooded, have hair or fur, and produce milk for their young

• invertebrates

• mammal

• vertebrates

• reptile