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Animal Classification

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  • Which classification group includes animals that have gills and spend their whole lives in water?
    fish
  • Animals that have fur or hair and feed their babies milk are called what?
    mammals
  • What do we call animals that live part of their life in water and part on land?
    amphibians
  • A bat is a mammal, not a bird. What main characteristic does a bat have that puts it in the mammal group?
    hair/fur
  • Which group of animals has feathers and lays eggs?
    Birds
  • What characteristic tells us that a penguin belongs to the bird group?
    feathers
  • A snail, a spider, and a worm are all examples of animals without a backbone. What are they called?
    invertebrates
  • Which two animal groups are the only ones whose members are naturally warm-blooded (their body temperature stays the same)?
    birds and mammals
  • What special body feature do all reptiles have to help protect their skin and keep them from drying out?
    scales