Animal Classification
How are animals classified?
By if the animal has a backbone.
Plants that have fruit, acorns, and cones are what?
Seed producing
What are the characteristics of a mammal?
warm-blooded, fur/hair, live birth, lungs
what is an organism?
a living thing
Bear
mammal
These animals have backbones
Vertebrates
How do non-seed producing plant make new plant?
with spores
what are the characteristics of a bird?
warm-blooded, hard-shell eggs, lungs, feathers
what does it mean to classify organisms?
to group organisms.
Snake
These animals do not have backbones
invertebrates
how would a fern be classified?
non-seed producing
cold-blooded, wet scales, gills, soft-shell eggs
I have scales, gills, and soft eggs, what am I?
a fish
Owl
bird
How many types of vertebrates are there?
5 types
What are 3 characteristics of a vascular plant?
tall, flower, leaves, stem, roots, tubes.
what are the characteristics of an anphibian?
cold-blooded, slippery wet skin, Soft-shell eggs, lungs and gills
I have gills, slippery skin, and soft eggs, what am I?
an amphibian.
Jellyfish
invertebrate
Can an animals be in 2 catagories?
No, each animal can only go in 1 category.
How do non-vascular plants get water?
by absorbing it from the ground or other plants.
what are the characteristics of a repile?
Cold-blooded, dry scales, soft-shell eggs, lungs
I have lungs, soft eggs and slippery skin, what am I?
an amphibian
apple tree
vascular, seed producing