Animal Classification Review

I am a cold-blooded animal that lays eggs. I can live in water or on land. I have moist skin. What type of animal am I?

• amphibian

• reptile

• bird

• mammal

I am a cold-blooded animal that lays eggs. I live in water all the time. I use gills to breathe underwater. Most of the time I have fins to help me swim. What type of animal am I?

• bird

• reptile

• fish

• insect

I am a cold-blooded animal that lays eggs. I have scaly skin and spend some time in water looking for food. I live on land. My eggs have a tough shell to protect it from enemies. What type of animal am I?

• reptile

• amphibian

• mammal

• fish

I am a warm-blooded animal that gives live birth. I have 4 limbs and fur to keep me warm and cool. I live on land. What type of animal am I?

• insect

• mammal

• bird

• reptile

Which group of animals does NOT have backbones?

• vertebrates

• invertebrates

• mammals

• fish

How are insects different from reptiles?

• They do not have a backbone.

• They use gills to breathe.

• They have moist skin.

• They are born alive.

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Why do mammal parents stay with their young?

• Because their eggs need to be protected.

• Because their young need them to survive.

• Because their young sleep through the long winter.

• Because their young cannot walk.

How are young mammals different from young reptiles?

• They are covered in feathers.

• They are born alive.

• They cannot hear sounds.

• They do not have a backbone.

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What do fish, amphibians, birds, reptiles, and mammals have in common?

• They live on land.

• They all have backbones.

• They all have 4 legs.

• They all are born in eggs.

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Which group of animals has dry, scaly skin? .

• mammals

• insects

• reptiles

• amphibians