Topic 2 Classification

Which of the following is an example of a vertebrate animal?

• fly

• worm

• bird

• starfish

Most fish have _________________ to protect their bodies.

• hair

• scales

• feathers

• skin

Which of the following statements is true of reptiles?

• They are cold-blooded.

• They have gills.

• Their babies drink their mother's milk.

• They spend part of their lives in the water and part of their lives on land.

Asia keeps seeing a small animal in her backyard. She observed the animal has a backbone, four legs and a long tail, and its body is covered with scales. What is the classification for this animal?

• bird

• mammal

• reptile

• amphibian

What type of animal is a whale?

• amphibian

• fish

• mammal

• reptile

An animal's qualities are listed below:

ANIMAL'S QUALITIES

● Moist skin

● Has four legs

● Lays eggs

● Breathes with lungs and gills

● Cold blooded

What type of animal is described in the box?

• amphibian

• fish

• mammal

• reptile

• bird

What trait do all mammals share?

• walk upright

• have an opposable thumb

• have large brains

• nurse their young with milk

There are five categories of vertebrates.  Which one is not a vertebrate?

• Mammals
• Birds
• Arthropods
• Reptiles

My body is warm and covered in feathers.  I lay eggs which hatch into chickens.  What am I?

• Reptile
• Amphibian
• Mammal
• Bird

I am covered in dry scales and I lay eggs.  What am I?

• Mammal
• Fish
• Amphibian
• Reptile