Animal Classification

How do scientists classify organisms?

• Classify according

  to smell.

• Classify according

  to sounds they make.

• Classify according

  similarities such as

  appearance, cell structure

  heredity material, and

  means of getting food, and

  reproducing..

• Classify according to

  their environment.

What are the seven levels of classification?

• kingdom, plants, class,

  order, animal, species,

  genus

• B. kingdom, phylum, class,

  order, family, genus, and

  species

• C. kingdom, phylum, class,

  order, animal, plant,

  and genus

• D. kingdom, phylum, class,

  order, family, species, and

  genus

What is an animal with a backbone called?

• A. Invertebrate

• B. Abvertebrate

• C. Vertebrate

• D. Opvertebrate

A vertebrate that lives at first in the water and then

on land is called?

• A. An amphibian

• B. A Bird

• C. Animal Adaptation

• D. Snake

Having a body temperature that changes with

the temperature of its surroundings is

an example of a?

• A. warm-blooded animal

• B. small-bodied animal

• C. long-bodied animal.

• D. cold-blooded animal

An animal that does not have a backbone is called?

• A. Invertebrate

• B. Abvertebrate

• C. Vertebrate

• D. Opvertebrate

What do you think an arthropod is?

• A. A member of the

  mammal group.

• B. A member of the largest

  group of invertebrates.

  Insects are included in

  this group.

• C. A spiny-skinned animal.

• D. An animal with

  a tube foot.

A crane is a member of what family?

• A. birds

• B. Reptile

• C. Amphibian

• D. Mammals

A platypus is a member of what family?

• A. mammal

• B. reptile

• C. fish

• D. insects

What is a hard covering that protects

an invertebrate's body called?

• A. shell

• B. head

• C. exoskeleton

• D. thorax