1. Grouping & Identifying Living Things
Classification
Grouping & Identifying Living Things
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2. Why classify? Think of three examples where we group things.
Why do we group these things?

3. Classifying Living Things
We put livings things into two large groups:
Animals
Plants

4. Animals Animals are spilt into two major groups: Vertebrates
Invertebrates

5. Vertebrates These are animals with a backbone.
There are five groups of vertebrates:
Amphibians
Birds
Fish
Mammals
Reptiles

6. Amphibians Have moist skin Lay jelly coated eggs in water
Lives on land and water

7. Birds Have feathers and hollow bones Lay hard shelled eggs
Warm blooded

8. Fish
Have wet scales
Lays eggs in water
Lives in water

9. Mammals Have hair and produce milk
Give birth to live offspring (no eggs)
Warm blooded

10. Reptiles
Have dry scales
Lay leathery shelled eggs
Cold blooded