Classifying Living Things

Which of these is NOT a trait of this bird?

• red feathers

• sharp beak

• black feathers

• large feet

What do scientific names help scientists do?

• talk about different kinds of living things

• show the color of an animal

• tell where the animal's food comes from

• understand where animals live

What do all spiders have in common?

• making orb webs

• living in holes

• making silk

• using nets

When you put things into groups based on how they are alike

• classify

• kingdom

• species

• trait

The top level of the scientific classification system

• species

• kingdom

• order

• trait

The bottom level of the scientific classification system

• kingdom

• order

• trait

• species

A feature of a living thing, like eye color

• trait

• species

• classify

• kingdom

a name used to classify a kind of loving thing

• trait

• classify

• scientific name

• species

Which of these is NOT a trait of the spider?

• It has an abdomen

• it makes silk

• it has 8 legs

• it has 6 eyes

Which question will NOT help a scientist classify an animal?

• how does the animal get its food?

• What color is the animal?

• How large is the population of the animal (how many of the animal are there)?

• How does the animal reproduce?