Beaconhouse School System

Mirpur SGO 2
Classifying plants and animals
Science VII-B
Name: ______________________________
Date: ________________
Classifying Vertebrates
Vertebrates all have similarities and differences. This makes grouping clearer. Answer the question first then list animals at the zoo that belong to each
group.
What is my body

What do I use to

How do I have

Am I warm-blooded

Covering?

Breathe?

babies?

Or cold-blooded?

Animals of this group

Fish

Amphibian

Reptile

Bird

Mammal

Fur, feathers, skin or scales?

Draw lines to connect animal coverings with animal groups and animals.

Fur Feathers
Skin

fish

reptile

amphibia
n

Scales

mammal

bird

What group do I come from?

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Mamm
als

I have a
backbone

I carry
babies
in my

I can be
covered in
fur/wool/hai
r
stomach

Babies are
fed milk

Most
I am warm
I have ear
animals I am warm
in this
I have lungs
group
to touch
blooded
flaps
live on land

Birds

I am
I have a
covered
backbone in feathers

I am warm
I lay eggs
blooded

My eggs I am warm
have
to
I have lungs Most in this
hard shells
touch
group can

fly
Classification

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What group do I come from?

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Reptile
s
Most in
this
group live
on

I have a

I am cool to

backbone

touch

I have lungs covered in

leathery
scales

land

Amphibi
ans

My eggs are

I have a
backbone

I lay eggs leathery to

touch
My body is

I am cold
blooded

My eggs are

I lay eggs

soft jelly
covered

Young have
gills

Adults
have
lungs

Young live
in
Most do not I am cold to I am cold
water
have scales
touch
blooded
Classification

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What group do I come from?

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Fish

I have a
backbone

I am
covered
in scales

I have fins

Live in
water

I lay eggs I have gills

I am cold

My eggs are

blooded

soft

I have
cartilage
skeleton
instead
of bone
I have

Invertebr
ates

I have no I can have 6 I can have

or more
hemolymph
backbone
legs
many eyes instead of
blood

I can have
feelers,

I can be
brightly

Some in
this
group can fly

I can be
tiny

but dont get

antennae

colored

very big

Observing animals
Use this table to observe the animals while at the zoo and then find ways to group
them.

ANIMAL COVERING
human
giraffe
ostrich
tiger
kea
gecko
rhino
frog
fish
chimp

skin, hair

FOOD
plants,
meat

wet scales

insects
plants,
meat

LIMBS

TAIL

SIZE

2 arms, 2
legs

no

medium

adults no
none

yes

mainly
small

Looking at the characteristics of the animals above can you find different ways to
group the animals? What would your groups be?
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Classification

Bird, reptile, mammal, amphibian

or fish?
Can you find the following animals? Look at their body coverings and
complete the sentences.

A gecko is a ____________, it is covered in

__________.

A tuatara is a

A capuchin is a ___________, it is covered

in __________.

covered in __________. A

A tiger is a ____________, it is covered in

__________.

it is covered in

A red panda is a __________, it is covered

in __________.
A kaka is a ____________, it is covered in
__________.
A turtle is a ____________, it is covered in
__________.
A frog is an ____________, it is covered in
__________.
An ostrich is a ____________, it is covered
in __________.

____________, it is

rhino is a ____________,

__________.

One type of animal group you may not

have seen.
Which group of animals is this?
A lemur is a ____________, it is covered in __________.

___________
Draw one below.