How do you find names of organisms Flashcards
What are characteristics?
Features of an organism with which you can recognize it; you use the characteristics when classifying organisms.
Animals with a backbone (spine) are called what?
vertebrates
Animals without a backbone are called?
invertebrates.
What are the five groups of vertebrates?
Mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish
Offer some characteristics of a bird.
feathers, lay eggs, born from a mother animal, strong lightweight skeleton.
what are some of the invertebrates groups?
insects, spiders, crustaceans, worms
what is a crustacean?
animals with an external skeleton
Arranging organisms into groups is called what?
classification
Name an invertebrates that has a long small body without a skeleton
worm
Name three animals that belong to the arthropods group.
insects, spiders, crustaceans