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Animal Classification

Animal Classification. Animals are separated into groups or categories so that they are more easily studied and discussed by scientists and others. Animal Classification. Mammals Fish Birds Reptiles Amphibians. Mammals. Characteristics: Have teeth Have hair Are warm blooded

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Animal Classification

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  2. Animal Classification • Animals are separated into groups or categories so that they are more easily studied and discussed by scientists and others. www.assignmentpoint.com

  3. Animal Classification • Mammals • Fish • Birds • Reptiles • Amphibians www.assignmentpoint.com

  4. Mammals Characteristics: • Have teeth • Have hair • Are warm blooded • Have a single jaw bone • Have inner ear bones • Produce milk for their young www.assignmentpoint.com

  5. Mammals • Mammals have larger brains and seem to be the most capable learners.  • All mammalian mothers nourish  their babies with milk. www.assignmentpoint.com

  6. Fish Characteristics: • Are cold-blooded vertebrate (backbone) • Live in water • Usually have paired fins, gills, and scales www.assignmentpoint.com

  7. Fish • Most fish lay large numbers of eggs, but some have live birth. • Most fish breathe by drawing water over four or five pairs of gills. www.assignmentpoint.com

  8. Amphibians Characteristics: • Are cold-blooded vertebrate (backbone) • Lay their eggs in water • Lack any skin coverings such as fur, scales or feathers www.assignmentpoint.com

  9. Amphibians • Young amphibians tend to resemble small fish. • Amphibian means "two lives," a reference to the change that frogs go through as they move from egg to tadpole to frog.  • Even as adults, most frogs and other amphibians must stay close to water.  www.assignmentpoint.com

  10. Birds Characteristics: • Have feathers • Lay eggs • Have bodies specially adapted for flight • Have a beak rather than teeth www.assignmentpoint.com

  11. Birds • Their nearly hollow bones provide lightweight strength. • Birds now live almost everywhere on Earth. www.assignmentpoint.com

  12. Reptiles Characteristics: • Have scales • Lay leathery eggs on land • Are often called cold-blooded because they can't regulate their own body temperature www.assignmentpoint.com

  13. Reptiles • Reptiles do not use energy to fuel internal "furnaces" • Although reptiles breathe through lungs, some reptiles can also absorb oxygen in water through their mouth. www.assignmentpoint.com

  14. Resources • Quia Classification Quiz • Charts: Animal classification, Fish, Bird, Amphibian, Animals, • The Animal Kingdom www.assignmentpoint.com

  15. Resources http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/ http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/vertebrates.htm http://www.edhelper.com/AnimalReadingComprehension_1_1.html http://www.edhelper.com/animals.htm http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html http://anthro.palomar.edu/animal/links.htm http://www.dowslane.org/reptile.html http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-bytes/index.htm http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/critters/critters.html http://www.quia.com/servlets/quia.activities.common.ActivityPlayer?AP_rand=785616651&AP_activityType=14&AP_urlId=1130&AP_continuePlay=true&id=1130 www.assignmentpoint.com

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