Classification of Animals Review

What type of animal is listed in the box?

• fish

• amphibian

• reptile

• mammal

What characteristics do all amphibians share?

• four-chambered heart

• moist skin

• scales and claws

• eggs with hard shells

What do all mammals have in common?

• four legs

• gills

• fur or hair

• feathers or scales

How are animals classified as a vertebrate or an invertebrate?

• Animals who have warm blood are called vertebrates, and animals with cold blood are called invertebrates.

• Animals that have lungs are called vertebrates, and animals that have gills are called invertebrates.

• Animals who have legs are called vertebrates, and animals that do not have legs are called invertebrates.

• Animals with a backbone are called vertebrates, and animals without a backbone are called invertebrates.

Which of the following animals is an invertebrate?

• butterfly

• snake

• deer

• robin

Pigeons lay eggs, have feathers, and make a crop of milk for their young. To which group of animals do pigeons belong?

• amphibians

• birds

• mammals

• reptiles

The platypus has hair and makes milk for its young. To which group of animals does the platypus belong?

• amphibians

• birds

• mammals

• reptiles

When trying to classify an animal into a group, what is NOT a good question to ask?

• Does it have a backbone?

• Does it have feathers?

• Does it lay eggs?

• Does it move quickly?

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What type of vertebrate has smooth, moist skin, several glands, four limbs, and lays jellylike eggs in water?

• reptile

• bird

• mammal

• amphibian

Which of the following correctly matches each vertebrate to its classification?

• bird → Y, fish → W, mammal → Z, reptile → X

• bird → Z, fish → Y, mammal → W, reptile → X

• bird → X, fish → Z, mammal → W, reptile → Y

• bird → W, fish → X, mammal → Y, reptile → Z

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2