9
Classification of living things
2
UNIT
1
Complete the the text with these words:
mammals
●
amphibians
●
fish
●
vertebrates
●
multicellular
●
invertebrates
The Animal kingdom includes all the animals on Earth. Animals share characteristics, for example,
they are all
. To study them, scientists classify them into groups according to their
different characteristics. The two main groups are
if they have a spinal column
and
if they don’t. Vertebrates are classified into
, reptiles,
, birds and
. And although we know less about invertebrates, there
are more of them.
2
Complete the information for the animals in the pictures.
Group:
.
Name:
Gorilla
.
Body covering:
.
Limbs:
.
Respiration:
.
Reproduction:
.
Food:
.
Group:
.
Name:
Chameleon
.
Body covering:
.
Limbs:
.
Respiration:
.
Reproduction:
.
Food:
.
