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

Student Body Covering

Body Temperature

1 Dry scales Exothermic

2 Hair Endothermic

3 Feathers Endothermic

4 Moist skin Exothermic

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