Concept Mapping: Animal Kingdom Classification

Animal Kingdom Classification

I. Mammals
are vertebrates that have hair, and the females have mammary glands that produce milk for their young. Mammals are also warm-blooded.
A. Elephants
B. Dogs
II. Reptiles
are cold-blooded vertebrates that breathe with lungs and have skin covered in scales. They are amniotic egg layers, though some give birth to their young.
A. Alligators
1. Alligators love to sunbathe!
2. Alligators are meat eaters!!
B. Turtles
III. Amphibians
generally spend part of their lives in water and part on dry land. Their skin has no scales but it is soft and moist. They are cold-blooded.
A. Frogs
B. Toads
IV. Birds
are the largest number of tetrapod vertebrates, are warm-blooded egg layers and are unique in their covering of feathers. Believe it or not, some birds are flightless. For example, the penguin and ostrich.
A. Bluebirds
B. Doves
V. Fish
most are cold-blooded, entirely aquatic vertebrates that have paired fins, torpedo-like bodies, and lay eggs.
A. Goldfish
B. Tropical Fish
VI. Insects
are animals that have exoskeletons. They have six legs that are in pairs and most have wings. An external skeleton of chitin supports their body structure, which is comprised of three parts: head, thorax, and abdomen.
A. Insects
B. Beetles
VII. Arachnids
are insect-like arthropods with bodies comprised of two parts, the abdomen and the cephalothorax, which contains the head and thorax. They have four pairs of legs. They do not have an antennae or wings.
A. Spiders
B. Scorpions