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Classification of Animals

Classification of Animals by Diane Hawkins

Scientists have divided the Animal Kingdom into two main groups:

Vertebrates (animals with a backbone)

and

Invertebrates (animals without a backbone)

Vertebrates are

Animals with backbones can be divided into five more groups:

Mammals, Birds, Fish, Reptile, Amphibians

Invertebrates are

Animals without a backbone. 

   

   

     

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Vertebrates

Animals with a backbone

Mammals

Give birth to live young.
Feed their babies with their own milk.

Are more or less covered with hair.
Are warm-blooded.

Birds

Have feathers.
Lay eggs.
Are warm-blooded.

Reptiles

Are cold-blooded.
Lay eggs.
Have a dry skin covered with scales.

Amphibians

Are cold-blooded.
Lay eggs.
Have a smooth, moist skin.
Are able to live on land as well as in the water.

Fish

Are cold-blooded.
Lay eggs (but some do give birth to live young).
Have a moist skin covered in scales.
Breathe through gills.

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"What am I?"

A quiz based on the
Classification of Vertebrates

What am I?

Mammal, Bird, Fish, Amphibian or Reptile?

I am a mammal. My body is warm and furry. I feed my babies on milk. I give birth to live young.

What am I? 

Mammal, Bird, Fish, Amphibian or Reptile?

I am a mammal. My body is covered in hair, or fur. I feed my babies on milk. I give birth to live young.

What am I? 

Mammal, Bird, Fish, Amphibian or Reptile?

I am an amphibian. My body is moist and smooth. I lay eggs. I like to live in or near to water.

What am I? 

Mammal, Bird, Fish, Amphibian or Reptile?

I am a bird. My body is warm and covered with feathers. I lay eggs which hatch out into chicks.

What am I? 

Mammal, Bird, Fish, Amphibian or Reptile?

Although I have wings, I am in fact a mammal. My body is covered in hair, not feathers. I feed my babies on milk. I do not lay eggs.

What am I? 

Mammal, Bird, Fish, Amphibian or Reptile

 

I am a mammal. If you stand very close to me, you will see I have hairs on my body. I feed my babies on milk. I do not lay eggs.

What am I? 

Mammal, Bird, Fish, Amphibian or Reptile?

I am a reptile. My body is covered in dry scales. I lay eggs.

What am I? 

Mammal, Bird, Fish, Amphibian or Reptile?

I am a bird. My body is warm and covered with feathers. I lay eggs which hatch out into chicks.

What am I? 

Mammal, Bird, Fish, Amphibian or Reptile?

I am a fish. My body is cold to touch and is covered in scales. I lay eggs. I use gills to breathe with under water.

What am I? 

Mammal, Bird, Fish, Amphibian or Reptile?

I am a reptile. My body is covered in dry scales. I lay eggs.

What am I? 

Mammal, Bird, Fish, Amphibian or Reptile?

I am a reptile. My body is covered in dry scales. I lay eggs.

Well done - that concludes our quiz!