Animal Classification and Life Cycles

George wants to teach his friends what he learned in school about different groups of animals. He tells them about an animal that has scales, must live in the water, and breathes through gills. What group does this animal belong to?

• Amphibian

• Fish

• Bird

• Reptile

Which one of these animals does not lay eggs?

• Chickens

• Dogs

• Frogs

• Turtles

The picture above shows the life cycle of a lady beetle. Which of the following represents the beginning stage of the life cycle of the lady beetle?

• Egg

• Larva

• Nymph

• Pupa

Maria has a pet cat and a pet parrot. Although the two pets look very different, they have some things in common. Describe two characteristics that they have in common.

• Both have fur and claws

• Both have feathers and lungs

• Both lay eggs and have feathers

• Both have lungs and are warm blooded

Vertebrates do not have a backbone

• True

• False

During incomplete metamorphosis, insects go through 3 stages. What are those stages?

• egg, larva, adult

• nymph, adult, pupa

• egg, pupa, nymph, adult

• egg, nymph, adult

Which characteristic is true ONLY of mammals?

• They have scales

• They nurse their young

• They have backbones

• They look like their parents

3. Rats, crabs and spiders are organisms that have some similar structures. Which of the following structures is NOT found in all three of these organisms?

• Bones

• Eyes

• Heart

• Lungs

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Which is not true of all Reptiles?

• Cold-Blooded

• Have scales

• lay jelly-like eggs

• have lungs

Which animal can be classified as laying hard shelled eggs?

• Reptile

• Amphibian

• Fish

• Bird