Mammals
This animal is the only one in the list that is a mammal:
Whale shark, dog, spider, gecko
What is a dog?
This animal is the only one in the list that is a amphibian:
Cat, alligator, parrot, frog
What is a frog?
This animal is the only one that is a fish:
Tuna, crow, bearded dragon, sea otter
What is a tuna?
This animal is the only one in the list that is a reptile:
Snake, seahorse, elephant, salamander
What is a snake?
This animal is the only one that is a bird:
Cow, gerbil, penguin, lizard
What is a penguin?
This is a defining physical trait of a mammal & this trait is used to keep them warm!
What is fur, hair and/or fat?
This is a defining physical trait of an amphibian, and this trait allows it to absorb water and oxygen directly through its skin!
What is its thin, smooth, moist, and scaleless skin?
This is a defining physical trait of a fish, and this trait allows it to absorb oxygen directly from the water!
What are gills?
This is a defining physical trait of a reptile & this trait is used to retain body moisture and prevent dehydration on land!
What is dry, scaly skin?
This is a physical defining trait of the bird & this trait allows them to fly more easily (or utilise their wings more easily, in the case of flightless birds)!
What are hollow bones?
These mammals belong to this family:
Kangaroos, koalas, wombats, opposums
What is the marsupial family?
These amphibians belong to this family:
Red-eyed tree frog, cane toad, American bullfrog, Suriname toad
What is the frog family?
These fish belong to this family:
Goldfish, koi fish, rudd, grass carp
What is the carp family?
These reptiles belong to this family:
Tokay gecko, Komodo dragon, chameleon, green iguana
What is the lizard family?
These birds belong to this family:
crows, ravens, magpies, choughs
What is the corvidae family?
This phrase is one of the criteria used to classify mammals and is defined as: a creature that can keep a steady internal body temperature no matter how hot or cold the outside weather is
What is warm-blooded (or warm-blooded animals)?
This phrase is one of the criteria used to classify (certain) amphibians and is defined as: an animal's ability to regrow lost or damaged limbs
What is limb regeneration?
This phrase is one of the criteria used to classify fish and is defined as: the special row of _____ scales which detect movement in the water located along their body.
What are sensory scales (fill in the blank) and the lateral line?
This phrase is one of the criteria used to classify reptiles and is defined as: an animal whose body temperature changes with its surroundings
What is cold-blooded (or cold-blooded animals)?
This phrase is one of the criteria used to classify birds and is defined as: an external anatomical structure made of two bony jaws covered by a hard, keratinised sheath called the rhamphotheca.
What is a beak?
This mammal is the smallest mammal in the world!
What is the bumblebee bat?
This amphibian is the smallest amphibian in the world!
What is the Brazilian flea toad?
This fish is the largest fish in the world!
What is the whale shark?
This reptile is the smallest reptile in the world!
What is the nano-chameleon?
This bird is the smallest bird is the world!
What is the bee hummingbird?