Classification
what are the 5 main kingdoms?
prokaryotes, protists, fungi, plants, and animals.
what does warm-blooded mean?
Animals that can regulate their internal body temperature regardless of the environment.
What class has these characteristics in the vertebrate group of animals?
-Covered in hair or fur
-Warm-blooded
-Babies drink mothers’ milk
Mammals
The highest or most general group of organisms
Kingdom
What two groups is Kingdom Animalia split into?
Vertebrates and invertebrates
What class has these characteristics in the vertebrate group of animals?
-Covered in scales
-Cold-blooded
-Does not feed young
Reptiles
What is the name of the Swedish scientist who created a naming system for living things?
Carl Linnaeus
What 3 classes of vertebrate animals are cold-blooded?
Fish, reptiles, and amphibians.
What class has these characteristics in the vertebrate group of animals?
-Covered in feathers
-Warm-blooded
-Feeds young
Birds
The lowest level of classification; also the most specific.
Species
Can you give an example of an invertebrate?
Insects, spiders, snails, worms, shellfish
What class has these characteristics in the vertebrate group of animals?
-Soft, wet, smooth skin
-Cold-blooded
-Does not feed young
Amphibians
because it helps scientists identify unknown living organisms and to classify them according to their physical traits.
List the 5 classes under the vertebrates group
fish, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians
What class has these characteristics in the vertebrate group of animals?
-Usually covered in scales
-Cold-blooded
-Does not feed young
-Has gills
Fish