Vocabulary
A group of animals with backbones
vertebrates
What is the largest grouping of organisms within a kingdom?
phylum
Name three characteristics of a mammal.
Gives birth to live young.
Have fur/hair.
Provide milk for their young.
Have a four chambered heart.
Which phylum of Invertebrates does the butterfly, ladybug, bee, crab, tarantula, and woodtick belong?
Arthropod
Which two animals are invertebrates:
snail-zebrafish-robin-angelfish-starfish-sea horse
snail and starfish
A group of animals without backbones
invertebrates
What is the largest phylum of invertebrates?
Arthropods
Lay eggs - Have feathers - most fly
Which phyla of invertebrates include a tapeworm, leech, and earthworm?
worms
Name the largest group of amimals and tell what percent of the animal kingdom it represents.
invertebrates-97%
The largest group for classifying things
kingdom
Name the three classifications of arthropods.
insects, arachnids, crustaceans
Name three types of reptiles.
snake, turtle, alligator, crocodile, Gila monster, Komodo dragon, lizard
Which phyla of invertebrates include a sea urchin, a starfish and a sand dollar?
echinoderm
List the classifications of animals starting with the largest-kingdom.
kingdom-phylum-class-order-family-genus-species
The smallest group for classifying living things
species
Name one way to classify the students in your class.
hair color - height - gender - eye color - age
Which phylum of vertebrates have scales and live their entire life in water?
fish
Which phyla of invertebrates include a cuttlefish, clam, squid and a snail?
mollusks
What is the main difference between members of the plant kingdom and members of the animal kingdom?
plants make their own food and animals eat living or once living organisms
Organizing things into groups based on how they are alike.
classifying
An exoskeleton and a skeleton both support the structure of a living organism. Explain the difference.
An exoskeleton is made of many layers of skin and is found in invertebrates. A skeleton is made of bone and is found on the inside of vertebrates.
Name three amphibians.
frog, toad, newt, salamander, poison dart frog, American Bullfrog, caecilians , Colorado River Toad
Which phyla of invertebrates include coral, jellyfish and sea anemones?
sponges
Name three ways that scientists classify plants.
vascular/nonvascular
flowering/nonflowering
cones/spores/seeds