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5 Vertebrate Groups
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True or False

Humans share the same phylum known as chordata with Rattenborough.

True

100

Most animals in phylum chordata are vertebrates. A vertebrate has a __________________.

backbone

100

*I have fur or hair.

*I give birth to live babies.

*I am warm-blooded.

*What vertebrate animal group am I?

mammal

200

What are the two kingdoms in taxonomy?

plants and animals

200

True or False

Animals in the animal kingdom are divided into smaller and smaller groups.

True.

200

*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

300

The science of classifying organisms (living things) is called:

a. classology

b. anthropology

c. taxonomy

c. taxonomy

300

What is an invertebrate?

It is an animal without a backbone.

300

*I have fins and gills.

*I live in the water.

*What vertebrate animal group am I?

fish

400

Animals are grouped or classified together by their shared:

a. organism

b. taxonomy

c. characteristics

c. characteristics

400

95% of all animals on Earth are:

a. vertebrates

b. invertebrates

b. invertebrates

400

*I have dry, scaly skin.

*I like to warm myself in the sun.

* I am cold-blooded.

*What vertebrate animal group am I?

reptile

500

Carolus Linnaeus created a way to classify . . . .

animals.

500

How many vertebrate groups are there?

five

500

*I have feathers.

*I have wings that allow me to fly.

*I am warm-blooded.

*What vertebrate animal group am I?

birds