Classifying Living Things

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Classifying Living Things
Vocabulary

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Vertebrates
Vertebrate or Invertebrate
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Final Jeopardy
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• What do scientists look for when classifying
  living things?
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• traits they have in common
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• Do scientists group animals according to their
  color?
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• No
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Molluscs, sponges, clams, spiders, sea urchins
are all examples of what class of animal?Answer
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invertebratesClassifying Living Things
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Name the two kingdoms of living things.Answer
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plant kingdom and animal kingdomClassifying
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True or False Having jointed legs helps a
scientist classify it as an arthropod.Answer
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True! Classifying Living Things
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Who am I? I am cold blooded, and I breathe with
gills for my whole lifeAnswer
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a fishClassifying Living Things
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Who am I? I am cold blooded and I have dry, scaly
skin.Answer
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a reptile Classifying Living Things
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Who am I? I am warm blooded and I lay eggs and
care for my young. Answer
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a bird Classifying Living Things
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Who am I? I am warm blooded and I have fur or
hair on my body.Answer
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a mammal Classifying Living Things
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Who am I? I am cold blooded and I lay eggs and I
breathe with gills when I am young but have lungs
when I am an adult.Answer
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an amphibian Classifying Living Things
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What does vertebrate mean?Answer
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having a backbone Classifying Living Things
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What does invertebrate mean?Answer
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not having a backboneClassifying Living Things
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What does warm blooded mean? Answer
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having the same body temperature all the time
even if you go somewhere hot or cold
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What does cold blooded mean?Answer
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having a body temperature that changes with the
environmentClassifying Living Things
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What is a trait?Answer
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a physical characteristic or behavior that an
animal has or shows Classifying Living Things
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Vertebrate or invertebrate? octopus Answer
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invertebrate Classifying Living Things

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Vertebrate or invertebrate? butterfly Answer
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invertebrateClassifying Living Things
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Vertebrate or invertebrate? human Answer
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vertebrate Classifying Living Things
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Vertebrate or invertebrate? snake Answer
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vertebrateClassifying Living Things
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Vertebrate or invertebrate? chicken Answer
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vertebrate Classifying Living Things
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Final JeopardyQuestion
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Pick one vertebrate and one invertebrate and
complete the chart below
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Vertebrate Invertebrate
Animals Name
Animals Phylum or Group
Trait 1
Trait 2
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Sample Answer (answers will vary)
Vertebrate Invertebrate
Animals Name horse clam
Animals Phylum or Group mammal mollusc
Trait 1 hair Muscular body
Trait 2 Live birth Outer shell
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