Animal Classification 1
What do carnivores eat?
Only meat
What are cold-blooded animals with rough skin that sheds, or molts, called?
Reptiles
What is it called when an animals body temperature changes with its environment?
a cold-blooded animal
What is an animal that can live on both land and in water?
An amphibian
What is a spine?
A backbone.
What is a characteristic?
A trait that describes things.
What is an animal with a backbone called?
A vertebrate
Where do amphibians live?
On land and in the water
What is an aquatic animal with gills, fins, and scales?
Fish
What are animals with lungs, a backbone, and hair called?
Mammals
What do herbivores eat?
Only plants
What do you call an animal that keeps its body temperature constant?
Warm blooded
Do tropical fish live in fresh water or salt water?
Salt water
What do we call a group of fish?
A school of fish
What does classify mean?
To divide into groups based on shared characteristics.
What do omnivores eat?
Plants and animals
What is an invertebrate?
An animal without a backbone
How are reptiles different from amphibians? Give 2 reasons.
Amphibians breathe with gills. Reptiles breathe with lungs. Amphibians have smooth skin. Reptiles have scales.
What is a tadpole?
A baby frog
What king of scientists classify animals?
zoologists
Name an animal that is an omnivore.
Human, birds, bears, pigs, foxes, etc.
What is the largest group of invertebrates?
Insects
What is taxonomy?
The science and practice of naming, describing, and classifying organisms or other things into an organized system based on shared characteristics
Name 1 animal that is nocturnal.
Bats, moths, foxes, leopards, raccoon, owl, etc.
What does nonthreatening mean? What is a nonthreatening animal? Why?
Not scary or harmful