Ch. 2 Lesson 1 How are animals grouped?

1. water

2. oxygen

3. food

4. shelter4. shelter

vertebrate•animal with a backbone

trait• body feature passed on to an animal from it’s parents

• ex: fish’s gills

fishfish• have fins & scales• breathe thru. gills

mammalsmammals

• feed milk to their young• have hair or fur• ex: dog, cat

reptilereptile• dry, scaly skin• ex: snake

amphibianamphibian

• born in water & most adults live on land • smooth, moist skin• ex: frog

birdbird• hollow bones- help make birds light enough to fly

Kid's Corner - Animal Characteristics Game

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Needs of animals

water foodoxygen shelter

vertebrate

• animal with a backbone

mammalmammal

•Has fins & scales

fishfish

birdbird•Hollow bones help them to fly

birdbird

mammalmammal•feed milk to their young

amphibianamphibian

•lives in water after hatching from an egg and then lives on land

reptilereptile•dry, scaly skin

Vertebratesanimals with a backbone

amphibian-frog reptile-iguana

mammal-hamster fish-shark bird-penguin

invertebrate

• animal without a backbone

sea jellies• soft bodies• long, stinging body parts

• jellyfish

worms• long soft bodies• no legs• earthworm

mollusks• soft bodies• many have hard shells• octopus, snail, clam

arthropods• legs with joints• wear skeletons on outside• insect, crab

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Pod.

sea jellies• soft bodies• long, stinging body parts

worms• long soft bodies• no legs

worms

• earthworm

sea jellies

arthropods

arthropods

• legs with joints• wear skeletons on outside

mollusks

mollusks• soft bodies• many have hard shells

Draw and label 2 pictures of each type of vertebrate.

Fish Amphibian Reptile Bird Mammal

newtseahorse

fish frog

vertebrates invertebrates