Identification keys

Which of the following animals are NOT classified as an amphibian?

• lizard
• toad
• frog
• salamander

What class of animal is seen here.  What is your evidence?

• mammal - it has fur
• fish - it lives in the water
• amphibian - lives on land and in water
• reptile - it is ectothermic

Which animal would be in the same class as the animal in this picture?

• shark
• snail
• lobster
• whale

Which of the following animals has a backbone?

• toad
• dragonfly
• earthworm
• scorpion

What adaptation helps the bird in the picture to seize and hold on to its prey?

• eyesight
• talons (sharp claws)
• wingspan
• sharp, hooked beak

What do giraffes have all over their bodies?

• horns
• spots
• wings
• fur

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Where do snow leopards live?

• forests
• desert
• grasslands
• cold mountains

Camels keep their water in _________

• the ground
• in their fur
• humps
• grasslands

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Vocabulary: This is an animals long nose.

• trunk
• horn
• tail
• wings

Where do Kangaroos keep their babies?

• back
• pouch
• in the ground
• in a nest