Animal classification

Which word has the closest meaning to the word classify?

• look through

• mix up

• sort

• find

What are the 2 largest groups of animals called?

• vertices and invertices

• vertebrates and invertebrates

• victories and invictories

which group has a spine (or backbone)?

• vertebrates

• invertebrates

most of the animals in the world are.......?

• invertebrates

• vertebrates

Which of the following is NOT an invertebrate?

• clams

• squid

• mice

• spiders

• insects

Why are invertebrates in the water able to grow much larger than invertebrates on land?

• because the water makes them healthier

• because they get eaten on land before they can grow big

• because the water supports their weight even without a skeleton

Vertebrates make up less than ___ % of the animals on earth.

• 20 %

• 10%

• 5%

• 2%

How many groups of vertebrates are there?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Tick the 5 groups/classes of vertebrates

• fish, amphibians, reptiles, insects, birds

• mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, birds

• fish, amphibians, reptiles, insects, birds

• birds, anamammals, reptiles, insects, fish

Which of these have gills to breathe, scales and live in the water?

• fish

• mammals

• amphibians

• birds

• reptiles