Living vs Non-Living
I am the process of organizing animal groups based on particular characteristics.
What is animal classification?
What happens if animals’ needs are not met?
They will die.
What is an organism?
An organism is a living thing.
Name the 5 groups of animals that are vertebrates.
Fish, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians
This group of animals' is covered with fur or hair.
Mammals
How do plants reproduce?
Plants reproduce with seeds.
What are the 4 basic needs of all animals?
Air, food, water, and shelter.
What is a consumer?
An animal that eats other living things for energy.
Fish use this to breathe underwater.
Gills
This group of animals' uses a beak to eat.
Birds
Animals breathe in ______________. Plants take in ____________________.
Where do bats find shelter?
In caves.
What is reproduction?
What are the 3 things feathers help birds with?
Feathers keep birds dry, warm, and helps them fly.
This group of animals' is covered in moist skin.
Amphibians
Give an example of how organisms react to change.
Answers may vary.
What is one reason why animals need water?
Water helps the body use food, keeps animals cool, and gets rid of waste.
What is migration?
Which groups of animals lay eggs?
This group of animals' lays eggs with a soft shell.
Reptiles
What are the 6 characteristics of living things?
Living things breathe, grow, reproduce, move by themselves, respond to their environment, take in energy, and excrete.
What is energy?
Energy is the ability to do work.
What is development?
The way a living thing changes.
Which groups of animals are cold-blooded?
Fish, amphibians, reptiles
This group of animals' is covered in wet scales.
Fish