Classification & the Animal Kingdom

________________ are animals without a backbone.

A/an _____ is a cold-blooded vertebrate that begins with gills, but later developes lungs.

Which is the broadest category into which all living organisms are grouped?

Which statement describes why a snake is classified as animal instead of a plant?

________________ is grouping things together based on their similarities.

Mammals are the largest class of animals.

Which class best describes a bear. warm-blooded; vertebrate; live birth; hair?

A bird is a warm-blooded vertebrate that has feathers; it gives birth by laying eggs

An organism that can produce its own food is called a heterotroph. (True/False)

An organism that cannot produce its own food can be called a consumer or a/an ________________.

Unicellular organisms like E. Coli, Staph, and Salmonella belong to the Bacteria Kingdom.

What is a 2-parent reproduction via male and female sex cells?

Which correctly lists the levels of classification from the broadest to the most narrow?

The Plant Kingdom is the largest kingdom.

Reptiles are cold-blooded, egg-laying vertebrates; they have scales and breathe with lungs.

Mold, mushrooms, and ringworms belong to this kingdom.

What tool can help you identify an unknown organism?

Multi-celled organisms that can make their own food belong to the Animal Kingdom.

The butterfly is divided into left and right sides that are mirror images. What is this called?

Animals that have an exoskeleton and bilateral symmetry (like insects), belong to which class?

A cold-blooded vertebrate having gills, and a body covered with scales is a fish.

Animals with a backbone are called _________________.