CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMALS
• Learning Objectives : To explain how animals
are classified into groups.
• How do we identify living from non living?
7A Signs of life – The meaning of life
There are seven essential life processes.
To remember these processes meet
our little blue woman MS. R. NERG…
What do all the letters in her name stand for?
7A Signs of life - The meaning of life
M = MOVEMENT
Living things are able to move about.
Animals move from place to place.
Plants move by responding to light.
S = SENSITIVITY
Living things notice and react to changes in
their surroundings. They can respond to light,
heat, sound, taste, sight or touch.
R = RESPIRATION
Living things need energy to carry out the
functions that keep them alive.
7A Signs of life - The meaning of life
N = NUTRITION
Living things need to take in food.
E = EXCRETION
Living things have to get rid of unwanted
waste products.
R = REPRODUCTION
Living things produce offspring.
G = GROWTH
Living things grow, increasing in size and
complexity.
Classification is sorting out all organisms into groups
according to the similarities between them.
Organisms are divided into two main kingdoms: the
animal kingdom and the plant kingdom.
The Classification System
All living things are classified into five main groups called
kingdoms.
living things
Bacteria
Plants(plantae) animals fungi Protoctista
(prokaryotes)
Most living things belong to the animal kingdom or the plant
kingdom.
Animal Kingdom
Vertebrates Invertebrates
Cnidarians
Mammals
Flatworms
Fish
True worms
Reptiles
Molluscs
Amphibians Echinoderms
Birds Arthropods
7D Classification - Vertebrates
Classifying Vertebrates
Vertebrates are classified into 5 groups.
Complete the table of features for each type of vertebrate.
mammals birds reptiles amphibians fish
hairy or tough skin soft, moist skin scales
body covering feathers
furry skin with scales (no scales)
how it lungs lungs lungs gills
lungs
breathes
mostly on mostly on on land and
where it lives on land in water
land land in water
how offspring most young lay eggs lay eggs lay eggs lay eggs
are produced born alive (in water)
All ____________ are put into one of five _____________ The
____________ and kingdoms are divided into ____________
The kingdom is divided into (vvhich
all have backbones) and (animals vvithout backbones).
The group is divided into ______ more groups.
Mammals have ______ , give birth to live ____________ and produce ______
Birds have ___________ and lay eggs vvith
Reptiles have ____________ and la� eggs vvith
Amphibians have __________________ and La!:J eggs in vvater.
Fish have and la� eggs in vvater.
Examples
Invertebrates include: Vertebrates include:
• • (a mammal)
• • (a bird)
• • _________________ (a reptile)
• • ----------------- (an amphibian)
• • ---------------- (a fish)
animal dry scales feathers five frog goldfish groups
guinea pig hair hard shells invertebrates jelly shells jellyfish
kingdoms leathery shells milk moist skin offspring
organisms parrot plant snails snake spiders starfish
vertebrate vertebrates wet sea Les worms
Animals Jellyfish, worms, arthropods, molluscs,
echinoderms, amphibians, fish,
reptiles, birds and mammals.
flowering plants and non-flowering
Plants bearing plants
Organisms Prokaryotes
Protists
Fungi
Animals
Vertebrates Invertebrates
Mammals
Vertebrates
Have body hair or fur
Have mammary glands that produce milk
Warm blooded
Fish
Vertebrates
Live in water
Breathe with gills
Streamlined bodies
Have cartilage or bony skeleton
Cold blooded
Mostly lay eggs
Reptiles
Vertebrates
Have dry, scaly skins
Egg laying
Breathe with lungs
Cold blooded
Amphibians
Vertebrates
Moist skin
Lay their eggs in water
Larvae have gills and live in water
Adults have lungs and live on land
Cold blooded
Birds
Vertebrates
Have feathers and wings
Lay eggs with hard shells
Breathe with lungs
Warm blooded
Animals
Vertebrates Invertebrates
Animals
Vertebrates Invertebrates
Cnidarians
Mammals
Flatworms
Fish
True worms
Reptiles Molluscs
Amphibians Echinoderms
Birds Arthropods
Use the key below to help you decide which group to put the animal into.
Does it have a backbone at
any stage in its life cycle?
If Yes If No
Vertebrate Invertebrate
Vertebrate Key
Does it have scales?
Yes No
Does it have feathers?
Does it have fins and gills.
It lays eggs in water?
Yes No Yes No
REPTILE BIRD Does it lay eggs in
Has lungs and lays water and have two
eggs on land stages in its life
cycle? Damp Skin?
FISH
No
Yes
MAMMAL
AMPHIBIANS
Young are born alive and
fed on milk. Has steady
body temperature
Try making your own key by asking different questions.
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Groups of Animals – Classification
Animals without backbones - Invertebrates
Animals with backbones - Vertebrates
Vertebrate Groups
FEATURE FISH AMPHIBIANS REPTILES BIRDS MAMMALS
backbone
fins
scales
lay eggs in water
lay eggs on land or in a nest
have live babies
hair/fur
damp skin
feathers
mammary glands – feed young with milk
gills
lungs
have steady body temperature, “warm blood”
Animal Classification 5
Use the table above to help you write paragraphs in your books Copy these sentences into your book and fill the gaps from the
about each group of vertebrate animals. e.g. FISH information in the table
Fish have a backbone,____________________ and
_______________________. AMPHIBIANS
They________________ eggs in ________________. Amphibians have a __________________.
They live in ____________ and use __________ to get They __________ eggs in _______________. During
oxygen from the water. their life cycle they change from a stage when they live
They do not have a _____________ ______________ entirely in water to a stage when they can live in
temperature. ____________ . They do not have a ______________
Examples of fish: _______________ , ____________ temperature.
________________ , _________________ . Examples: ___________________,
Now write paragraphs about Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds and ___________________, ___________
Mammals. Include as much information as you can.
Animal Classification 6
Copy these sentences into your book and fill the gaps from the Copy these sentences into your book and fill the gaps from the
information in the table information in the table
Reptiles Birds
Reptiles have a ____________________. They have a Birds have a ___________________. They have
____________ skin. They lay eggs _____ _____________. ____________________.
They _____________ eggs in a ________________.
They have _____________ to breathe but they do not have a The eggs have a _________________* shell.
_______________ _______________ temperature. They have a _______________ ________________
Examples: _________________ , _________________ , temperature.
___________________ . *hard / soft
Examples: _________________, ___________________,
__________________
Animal Classification 7
Copy these sentences into your book and fill the gaps
from the information in the table
.Mammals
Mammals have a ______________________ .
They have __________________ or fur on their bodies.
They have live ________________ and feed their babies with
________________ .
They use _______________ to breathe.
They have ‘warm blood’ which means they have a
________________ _______________
temperature.
Examples: ________________,______________,___________.
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