Animal Classification

Animal Classification 1

100

A salamander should be classified as which type of vertebrate?

Amphibian

200

I am a cold- blooded animal that has rough scaly skin. 

What is a reptile?

300

I am a vertebrate animal whose body is covered in feathers, has wings for flying, and lays eggs in a nest I make for my young.

What is a bird?

400

I am an animal group that has hair or fur.

What is a mammal?

500

I an the largest group of invertebrate animals.

What is an insect?

Animal Classification 2

100

What is the process of organizing items into groups based on particular characteristics.

classification

200

I am an animal whose body temperature is changed based on their surroundings. 

What is a cold-blooded animal?

300

I am an animal whose body temperature is a constant temperature and does not depend on the temperature of my surroundings.

What is a warm-blooded animal?

400

I am an animal with a backbone.

What is a vertbrate?

500

I am a animal without a backbone.

What is an invertebrate?

Animal Classification 3

100

I am an aquatic animal with gills and fins, and I have a body covered in scales.

What is a fish?

200

I am a animal that can live on both land and in water and breathe with gills and lungs.

What is an amphibian?

300

Which vertebrate group goes through metamorphosis? 

What are amphibians?

400

After amphibians become adults and live on dry land, why do they go back to the water later?

To lay eggs

500

What is the difference between a vertebrate and invertebrate?

Vertebrates have a backbone, invertebrates do not

Animal Classification 4

100

Is a squid a vertebrate or invertebrate?

Invertebrate

200

Name the 5 vertebrate groups

Mammal, fish, amphibians, reptiles and birds.

300

Which vertebrate groups are warm blooded?

Mammals and birds

400

Is a bat a vertebrate or invertebrate?

Vertebrate

500

Is a butterfly a vertebrate or invertebrate?

Invertebrate