Clasificación de los animales Flashcards
What is the primary purpose of classifying animals?
To organize and categorize animal species based on shared characteristics.
True or False: Animals are classified only based on their physical traits.
False
Fill in the blank: The scientific study of classifying organisms is called _____.
taxonomy
What are the two main groups of animals?
Vertebrates and invertebrates.
Which of the following is a characteristic of vertebrates? (a) No backbone (b) Backbone (c) Exoskeleton
b) Backbone
What classification level comes after ‘phylum’?
Class
True or False: All mammals lay eggs.
False
What is the largest phylum in the animal kingdom?
Arthropoda
Name one example of a marine mammal.
Dolphin
Fill in the blank: Animals that are warm-blooded and have feathers are classified as _____.
birds
Which class do amphibians belong to?
Amphibia
True or False: All reptiles are cold-blooded.
True
What is the primary characteristic of invertebrates?
They lack a backbone.
Which type of animal is classified as a cnidarian?
Jellyfish
Name one characteristic that distinguishes mammals from other animal classes.
Mammary glands
What is the classification level directly above ‘species’?
Genus
Which of the following is NOT a type of fish? (a) Salmon (b) Shark (c) Octopus
c) Octopus
Fill in the blank: Animals that primarily live on land are generally classified as _____.
terrestrial
What do we call animals that can live both in water and on land?
Amphibians
Which class includes animals such as frogs and toads?
Amphibia
True or False: Birds are classified under the phylum Chordata.
True
What is one example of an invertebrate?
Earthworm
Which class of animals is known for having scales?
Reptiles
Fill in the blank: The classification system used today is based on a hierarchy called _____.
Linnaean taxonomy
What type of symmetry do most animals exhibit?
Bilateral symmetry
What is the smallest unit of classification?
Species
