Standard 11B Nick and Alex
Classifying Animals Classify animals according to type of… Skeletal structure Method of fertilization and reproduction Body Symmetry Body Coverings Locomotion Physical Characteristics
Skeletal Structure Vertebrates – Animals that have a backbone. Includes mammals, birds, fish, and reptiles. Invertebrates – Animals without a backbone. Includes bacteria, protists, crabs, worms, cnidarians (jellyfishes, corals, and sea anemones), echinoderms (sea stars), and insects.
Method of Fertilization and Reproduction Asexual reproduction – One parent, meiosis does not occur
Body Symmetry
Body Coverings
Type of Locomotion
Physical Characteristics
StudentBody Covering Body Temperature 1 Dry scalesExothermic 2 HairEndothermic 3 FeathersEndothermic 4 Moist skinExothermic Four students each examine different animals and report their information in the table below. Which student correctly identified two characteristics of an amphibian? A.Student 1 B. Student 2 C. Student 3 D. Student 4