True or False
Humans share the same phylum known as chordata with Rattenborough.
True
Most animals in phylum chordata are vertebrates. A vertebrate has a __________________.
backbone
*I have fur or hair.
*I give birth to live babies.
*I am warm-blooded.
*What vertebrate animal group am I?
mammal
What are the two kingdoms in taxonomy?
plants and animals
True or False
Animals in the animal kingdom are divided into smaller and smaller groups.
True.
*I lay eggs and live and out of water.
*I have wet, moist skin.
*I am cold-blooded?
*What vertebrate animal group am I?
amphibian
The science of classifying organisms (living things) is called:
a. classology
b. anthropology
c. taxonomy
c. taxonomy
What is an invertebrate?
It is an animal without a backbone.
*I have fins and gills.
*I live in the water.
*What vertebrate animal group am I?
fish
Animals are grouped or classified together by their shared:
a. organism
b. taxonomy
c. characteristics
c. characteristics
95% of all animals on Earth are:
a. vertebrates
b. invertebrates
b. invertebrates
*I have dry, scaly skin.
*I like to warm myself in the sun.
* I am cold-blooded.
*What vertebrate animal group am I?
reptile
Carolus Linnaeus created a way to classify . . . .
animals.
How many vertebrate groups are there?
five
*I have feathers.
*I have wings that allow me to fly.
*I am warm-blooded.
*What vertebrate animal group am I?
birds