Classifying Animals

Select THREE ways which scientists classify animals into groups

• how much they weigh

• their body covering

• whether they are cold-blooded or warm-blooded

• whether they are vertebrates or invertebrates

Out of all the animals classifications _____________ are the largest.

• Mammals

• Insects

• Reptiles

• Birds

Select THREE animals that are cold-blooded?

• Fish

• Reptile

• Amphibian

• Mammal

An animal without a backbone is classified as an ________.

• Mammal

• Insect

• Invertebrate

• Vertebrate

An animal with a backbone is classified as a ________.

• Bird

• Amphibian

• Invertebrate

• Vertebrate

Select THREE of the following animals are warm-blooded animals

• Cat

• Cow

• crocodile

• human

Select THREE of the following that are example of a vertebrate

• fish

• ostrich

• lobster

• lizard

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Which animal does not belong?

• Ant

• lobster

• Bunny

• Snail

Invertebrate animals are divided into INSECTS.

ARACHNIDS and ARTHROPODS. Invertebrate animals are divided into these groups based on __________.

• what kinds of foods the animals eat

• the color of the animals and how they breathe

• the body structures of the animals

• whether they are warm-blooded or cold-blooded

How do some cold-blooded animals keep their body temperatures constant

when their surroundings are warm?

• basking on a rock in the sun

• going into the shade

• migrating