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All living organisms can be
classified into five groups called Kingdoms.
The
Animal Kingdom is one of these groups. It is sub-divided into
groups called phyla (sing : phylum). Animals with the same
characteristics are placed in the same phylum.
One
way of deciding which phylum an animal belongs to is by using
a key. by observing the animal and seeing whether or not it
has the characteristics listed for the phyla you can place it
in its correct group.
In
this quiz you are asked to classify twenty different animals.
You can use the key shown in the next column to help you.
There table includes some hyperlinks to websites which help
describe certain phyla and certain characteristics.
Click
on the Wise Owl to start the quiz.
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| KEY |
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1.
Vertebrate (has a backbone)
*GO TO 2*
Invertebrate
(does not have a backbone)
*GO TO 7* |
2. Body covered with hair or fur
MAMMAL
Body not covered with hair or fur
*GO TO 3* |
3. Body covered with feathers
BIRD
Body not covered with feathers
*GO TO 4* |
4.
Body covered with
leathery, hairless skin
REPTILE
Body not covered with leathery, hairless skin
*GO TO 5* |
5. Has gills
FISH
Does not have gills
*GO TO 6* |
6.
Naked, wet
body.
Webbed
feet.
AMPHIBIAN |
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7.
Has an
exoskeleton
- arthropod
*GO TO 8*
Does not have an exoskeleton
*GO TO 12* |
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8.
Has six
legs
and three
parts to the body
INSECT
Does not have six legs
*GO TO 9* |
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9.
Has eight legs and two parts to the body
SPIDER
Does not have eight legs
*GO TO 10* |
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10.
Many pairs of legs, some
'feathery' and used as gills
CRUSTACEAN
Many pairs of legs. No gills. Long,
segmented
body
*GO TO 11* |
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11.
One pair of legs on each
segment.
CENTIPEDE
Two pairs of legs on each segment
MILLIPEDE |
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12.
Star-shaped with five
'arms'
STARFISH
Does not have five 'arms'
*GO TO 13* |
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13.
Long, soft body; sometimes segmented; no legs or
antennae
WORM
Soft body, sometimes protected by a
shell.
May have eight 'arms'; may have antennae
MOLLUSC |
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