Animal Classification

Which of the following animals is a mammal?

• Turle

• Spider

• Monkey

• Trout

All of the following are TRUE of an amphibian EXCEPT

• Live half their life in water and half their life on land

• Wet, slimy skin

• Warm blooded animals

• Born with gills that develop into lungs

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What organ allows a fish to breathe under water?

• Liver

• Gills

• Heart

• Lungs

An alligator is an example of a reptile because it has all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

• Gives live birth

• Dry, scaly skin

• Cold blooded

• Lays eggs

Choose the best description of a BIRD

• Warm blooded, fur, gives live birth

• Cold blooded, wet and slimy ski

• Cold blooded, dry and scaly skin

• Warm blooded, has wings, lays eggs. has feathers

How are an amphibian and a fish ALIKE

• They grow legs when they get older

• Their body temperature changes with the surrounding air

• They have fins to help keep them upright in the water

• They lose their tail as they grow

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What is the name for the group of animals that have a BACKBONE

• Pride

• Colony

• Vertebrates

• Invertebrates

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Name the animal group that is being described:

Animals with a backbone, that live half their live in water and half in land, have wet and slimy skin, breathe with gills that develop into lungs

• Fish

• Amphibian

• Mammal

• Bird

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Name the animal group that is being described:

Animals with a backbone, that have fur or hair, give birth to live babies, and feed milk to their babies

• Bird

• Fish

• Reptile

• Mammal

Name the animal group being described:

Animals with a backbone, have dry and scaly skin, and usually lay eggs

• Reptile

• Bird

• Mammal

• Amphibian