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Final Jeopardy
What do scientists look for What do scientists look for when classifying living when classifying living things?things?
Answer Classifying Living Things
traits they have traits they have in commonin common
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Do scientists group Do scientists group animals according to animals according to their color?their color?
Answer
NoNoClassifying Living Things
Molluscs, sponges, Molluscs, sponges, clams, spiders, sea clams, spiders, sea urchins are all examples urchins are all examples of what class of animal?of what class of animal?
Answer
invertebratesinvertebratesClassifying Living Things
Name the two Name the two kingdoms of living kingdoms of living
things.things.Answer
plant kingdom and plant kingdom and animal kingdomanimal kingdomClassifying Living Things
True or FalseTrue or False
Having jointed legs Having jointed legs helps a scientist classify helps a scientist classify
it as an arthropod.it as an arthropod.Answer
True!True!
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Who am I?Who am I?I am cold blooded, I am cold blooded, and I breathe with and I breathe with
gills for my whole lifegills for my whole lifeAnswer
a fisha fishClassifying Living Things
Who am I?Who am I?I am cold blooded I am cold blooded
and I have dry, scaly and I have dry, scaly skin.skin.Answer
a reptilea reptile
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Who am I?Who am I?I am warm blooded I am warm blooded and I lay eggs and and I lay eggs and care for my young.care for my young.
Answer
a birda bird
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Who am I?Who am I?I am warm blooded I am warm blooded
and I have fur or and I have fur or hair on my body.hair on my body.
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a mammala mammalClassifying Living Things
Who am I?Who am I?I am cold blooded and I I am cold blooded and I lay eggs and I breathe lay eggs and I breathe
with gills when I am with gills when I am young but have lungs young but have lungs when I am an adult.when I am an adult.
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an amphibianan amphibian
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What does vertebrate What does vertebrate mean?mean?
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having a backbonehaving a backbone Classifying Living Things
What does What does invertebrate mean?invertebrate mean?
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not having a not having a backbonebackboneClassifying Living Things
What does warm What does warm blooded mean?blooded mean?
Answer
having the same body having the same body temperature all the time temperature all the time
even if you go somewhere even if you go somewhere hot or coldhot or cold
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What does cold What does cold blooded mean?blooded mean?
Answer
having a body having a body temperature that temperature that changes with the changes with the
environmentenvironment
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What is a trait?What is a trait?Answer
a physical characteristic or a physical characteristic or behavior that an animal has behavior that an animal has
or shows or shows Classifying Living Things
Vertebrate or invertebrate?Vertebrate or invertebrate?
octopusoctopusAnswer
invertebrateinvertebrate
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Classifying Living ThingsClassifying Living Things
Vertebrate or invertebrate?Vertebrate or invertebrate?
butterflybutterflyAnswerAnswer
invertebrateinvertebrateClassifying Living ThingsClassifying Living Things
Vertebrate or invertebrate?Vertebrate or invertebrate?
human human AnswerAnswer
vertebratevertebrateClassifying Living ThingsClassifying Living Things
Vertebrate or invertebrate?Vertebrate or invertebrate?snakesnake AnswerAnswer
vertebratevertebrateClassifying Living ThingsClassifying Living Things
Vertebrate or invertebrate?Vertebrate or invertebrate?
chickenchicken
AnswerAnswer
vertebratevertebrate
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Final JeopardyFinal Jeopardy
QuestionQuestion
AnswerAnswer
Vertebrate Invertebrate
Animal’s Name
Animal’s Phylum or Group
Trait 1
Trait 2
Pick one vertebrate and one Pick one vertebrate and one invertebrate and complete the invertebrate and complete the chart belowchart below
Sample Answer: (answers will vary)
Classifying Living ThingsClassifying Living Things
Vertebrate Invertebrate
Animal’s Name horse clam
Animal’s Phylum or Group
mammal mollusc
Trait 1 hair Muscular body
Trait 2 Live birth Outer shell
