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Order of Classification
Animal Kingdom
Vertebrates
Invertebrates
Examples
100

What is kingdom?

The largest order of classification.

100

What are the two phyla of the animal kingdom?

Vertebrates and invertebrates

100
What do scientists say classifies a mammal? (4 characteristics)
Mammals have hair, live babies, are warm blooded, and produce milk for their young.
100

What is one example of a mollusk?

Mollusks have soft bodies and some have shells. Octopus, squids, snails, clams, and oysters are examples of mollusks.

100

What are two examples of crustaceans?

Crab, lobsters, and shrimp are all examples of crustaceans.

200

What is the smallest order of classification?

Species

200

What is invertebrate?

Does not have a backbone

200
What are the 4 characteristics of reptiles?
Reptiles have scales, dry skin, are cold blooded, and lay eggs.
200

What is one example of an echinoderm?

Sea stars, sea urchin, and sand dollars are all echinoderms.

200

What are some examples of arachnids?

Spiders, mites, ticks, and scorpions are all arachnids.

300

How many taxonomic categories are there in the Taxonomic triangle?

7

300

What are the five classes of the vertebrate phylum? hint: 2 are mammals and reptiles

mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and birds

300
What are the 3 characteristics of birds?
Birds have feather, are warm blooded, and lay eggs.
300

What arthropod class do silver fish belong to?

Insects

300

What is an insect?

Any animal with 6 legs and 3 body parts are insects.

400

How many kingdoms of living things are there?

5

400

Which is bigger group of classification of the animal kingdom?

invertebrates

400
What lives part of its life in water and part on land, has smooth, moist skin, and is cold blooded and lays eggs?
Amphibians
400

What has an exoskeleton and sheds the skeleton as it grows?

An arthropod has an exoskeleton (external skeleton) and shed the skeleton.

400

What are at least 3 examples of an insect?

Beetles, mosquitoes, butterflies, roaches, and bees are all examples of insects.

500

List the order of classification from largest to smallest.

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family Genus Species

500
What is a mammal that swims like a fish?
Dolphin
500

What are 5 characteristics of fish?

Fish have scales, live in the water, are cold blooded, breathe through gills, and lay eggs.

500

What are three classes of arthropod phyla?

Crustaceans, arachnids, and insects are all arthropods.

500

Name two animals that are closely related because they share the same GENUS classification Canis?

Wolf: (Canis lupus) 

Domestic dog :(Canis lupus familiaris) 

(or any other examples)