Classification of Living Things

Animals

Vetebrates

Mammals

-have hair on their bodies
-feed their young with milk
breathe with lungs

e.g., monkeys, bats, dogs, whales

Amphibians

-have moist skin
-do not have scales
-the young live in water; adults mainly live on land
adults breathe with lungs and skin

e.g., frogs, salamanders, toads

Reptiles

-have dry skin
-have dry and hard scales on their bodies
-breathe with lungs

e.g., tortoises, snakes, lizards

Birds

-have feathers
-have a beak
-have a pair of wings and a pair of legs
-breathe with lungs

e.g., pigeons, ducks, penguins

Fish

-have wet skin
-are usually covered with scales
-have fins for swimming and keeping balance
-breathe with gills

e.g., clown fish, sharks, salmon

Invertebrates

Insects

-have 3 pairs of legs
-bodies made up of 3 parts : head, thorax and abdomen
-have a pair of antennae on their heads
-some have 1 or 2 pairs of wings

e.g., bees, ants, butterflies

Plants

flowering plants

e.g., daffodils, roses, sunflowers

non-flowering plants

e.g., mosses, ferns, pines