Animal Classifications

Which of the following statements is true?

• Vertebrates all breathe with lungs

• Invertebrates have fewer animals

• Vertebrates all have a backbone, while invertebrates do not

• Vertebrates do not have skeletons, but some invertebrates do

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How are birds similar to reptiles?

• They both have scales

• They both have feathers

• Birds and reptiles do not have anything in common

• They both lay eggs

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What do all mammals have in common? Select all that apply.

• They have scales

• They give live birth

• They live only on land

• They are covered in hair or fur

• They breathe with lungs

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An animal is cold-blooded, has scaly skin, and breathes only with lungs. To which classification group would it belong?

• Mammal

• Bird

• Amphibian

• Reptiles

• Fish

An animal is cold-blooded. It has smooth, moist skin. It breathes with gills when it is young and develops lungs later in its life cycle. To which classification group would it belong?

• Mammal

• Bird

• Amphibian

• Reptiles

• Fish

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Which animal doesn't belong?

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Name the 5 groups that we use to classify animals

• Goats, Sharks, Amphibians, Lions, Pandas

• Reptiles, Dogs, Insects, Cats, and Mammals

• Mammal, Fish, Reptile, Insect, and Bird

• Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, Amphibians, Birds

Which group of animals are warm blooded?

• Birds and Mammals

• Reptiles and Amphibians

• Mammals and Fish

Select all the animal groups that are cold blooded

• Reptiles

• Mammals

• Amphibians

• Fish

• Bird

Which animal group drinks its mother's milk?

• Reptiles

• Birds

• Mammals