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Finish. Classify This!. Reptiles. Birds. Mammals. Amphibians. Invertebrates. Fish. Start. Welcome to The Game!.

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  1. Finish Classify This! Reptiles Birds Mammals Amphibians Invertebrates Fish Start

  2. Welcome to The Game! This game will take you through the process scientists use to classify animals . Click on the first box. Read through the information on the screen, and click on the BEST of the choices. Be careful, though. If you choose the wrong answer, you’ll be taken back to the initial screen, and you’ll have to start over! HAVE FUN! Click here to go back and get started.

  3. Invertebrates Invertebrates are animals without a … Backbone Brain

  4. Invertebrates With bright blue coloring along its frontal area, its obvious where this crustacean gets its name… Painted Bunting Blue Crab

  5. Invertebrates This insect is also called the velvet ant… Cow Killer Sand Gnat

  6. Invertebrates “Housed” in Georgia’s state seashell, this gastropod grows to a length of nine inches… Knobbed Whelk Ghost Shrimp

  7. Invertebrates This shy underwater cephalopod has eight tentacles and the ability to change colors… Octopus Plankton

  8. Great work! Now move on to the next step. Go to Mammals.

  9. Mammals Animals that have a backbone, hair, produce live offspring, and produce milk to feed their young are called… Good Parents Mammals Vertebrates

  10. Mammals This marine mammal has its own language – echolocation. Bottlenose Dolphin Cabbagehead Jellyfish Tiger Shark

  11. Mammals This member of the canine family is the “top dog” on the food chain on the Georgia Coast. Coyote Florida Panther Georgia Bulldog

  12. Mammals This nocturnal mammal doesn’t really fly at all, it glides from tree to tree. Flying Squirrel Armadillo Short-Eared Owl

  13. Mammals This member of the weasel family can be found in a variety of Coastal Georgia’s aquatic habitats. River Otter Southern Stingray Alligator

  14. Great work! Now move on to the next step. Go to Reptiles.

  15. Reptiles Cold-blooded vertebrates that lay eggs and have scales or plates on their skin are called… Reptiles Amphibians

  16. Reptiles The world’s largest sea turtle… Leatherback Sea Turtle Kemp’s Ridley

  17. Reptiles This long, slender, legless creature can reach a length of 20 inches, most of which is tail. Island Glass Lizard Earth Worm

  18. Reptiles When threatened, this reptile may imitate a cobra or just play dead. Grass Snake Hognose Snake

  19. Reptiles Diamondback Rattlesnake Georgia’s State Reptile Eastern Indigo Snake Gopher Tortoise Gopher Frog

  20. Great work! Now move on to the next step. Go to Amphibians.

  21. Amphibians Animals with smooth, moist skin; they take in oxygen with gills when young, but then develop ______ when older. Lungs Spots Wings

  22. Amphibians This coastal Georgia amphibian has sticky pads on its toes used for climbing. Only 1 ½ “ – 2” long, it can jump distances of up to 10’. Gopher Tortoise Green Tree Frog Blue Dart Frog

  23. Amphibians This shy creature looks similar to a bull frog, but makes a sound more like a hog – oink! Pig Salamander Pig Frog Pig Trout

  24. Amphibians This amphibian only emerges from its burrow once a year (at night). Gopher Tortoise Tiger Salamander Pig Frog

  25. Amphibians Amphibians cannot survive in a salt marsh due to the _________. Pollution Salinity Predators

  26. Amphibians Amphibians ____________. Give birth to live young. Lay eggs.

  27. Great work! Now move on to the next step. Go to Fish.

  28. Fish These vertebrates has fins, scales, and take in oxygen with their… B A Lungs Gills

  29. Fish This fish’s main diet is mosquito larva. B A Tiger Sand Shark Right Whale C Mosquito fish

  30. The male of this species incubates the inch-long eggs in his mouth until the young are about 3 inches long. Fish B Mosquito Fish A Gafftopsail Catfish C Blue Gill

  31. Fish Related to the seahorse, the male of this species also has a brood pouch to incubate Its young. B Star Fish A Pipefish C Octopus

  32. This strange fish has a prehensile tail, which it uses to cling to grasses and corals. Fish A Octopus D Sea Horse B Clown Fish C Star Fish

  33. Great work! Now move on to the next step. Go to After the Birds.

  34. Birds These vertebrates have feathers and lay eggs. Most can also ________. Talk Fly Swim

  35. Birds North America’s only native stork. Blue Stork Sea Stork Wood Stork

  36. Birds Also known as a “Marsh Hen”, this bird is more often heard than seen. Wild Turkey Clapper Rail Marsh Heron

  37. Birds This magnificent, fish-eating bird of prey builds its nests at the extreme tip of a tree or pole. Painted Bunting Osprey Chachalaca

  38. Great work! Now move on to the Finish

  39. Congratulations! Now you are ready to explore Georgia’s Amazing Coast … If you use what you have learned here, you should have a better chance of identifying all classes of amazing creatures... Thank you for playing!

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