Animal Groups

What are two characteristics of a bird?

• feathers

  gills

  lungs

• bill

  feathers

  lays eggs

• fur

  lives in water

  live babies

• dry scaly skin

  lays eggs

  feeds babies milk

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If you saw an animal you had never seen before, what would you look at to decide what animal group it belonged to?

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What are the five main vertebrate animal groups?

• cats

  dogs

  hamsters

  fish

  snakes

• spiders

  snakes

  lizards

  bobcats

  tigers

• mammals

  reptiles

  amphibians

  fish

  birds

• humans

  monkeys

  lions

  bears

  koalas

An amphibian lives part of its life in the ______ and part of its life on _____

What group of animals does a shark belong to?

• fish

• amphibian

• reptile

• mammal

What group of animals does a frog belong to?

• mammal

• reptile

• fish

• amphibian

A bat is a mammal, but it is sometimes mistaken for a bird because it has _____

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People sometimes think dolphins are fish because they live in the water, but they are really ______

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