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5th Sci Unit 2
Animal Classification
Question | Answer |
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Animal with a backbone | vertebrate |
Animal without a backbone | invertebrate |
Sorting of living things in to groups in order to understand how they compare with each other | Classifiacation |
The 5 groups vertebrates are sorted into | F (fish) A (amphibians) R (reptiles) M (mammals) B (birds) - FARM B |
I give live birth, produce milk for my young, am warm-blooded, and am covered in hair or fur. What type of vertebrate am I? | Mammal |
I live in water, breathe through gills, am covered in scales, reproduce by laying many eggs, and am cold-blooded. What type of vertebrate am I? | Fish |
I live on land, breathe through lungs, am covered in scales, reproduce by laying eggs, and am cold-blooded. What type of vertebrate am I? | Reptile |
I live in water and breathe through gills when I am young, but as I grow I live on land and breathe through lungs. I am cold-blooded. What type of vertebrate am I? | Amphibian |
I breathe through lungs, am cold-blooded, covered in feathers and reproduce by laying eggs. What type of vertebrate am I? | Bird |
90% of all animals on Earth are classified in this group | Invertebrates |
Newts, frogs, toads, salamanders are an example of this group of vertebrates | Amphibians |
Snakes, lizards, turtles, alligators, and crocodiles belong to this group of vertebrates | Reptiles |
An animal produces own body heat is | warm-blooded |
An animal's body temp that is the same as its surroundings | cold-blooded |
Insects, spiders, crabs, snails and clams are belong to this group of animals | Invertebrates |