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Classifying Organisms Learning Objective: To explore ways of distinguishing between organisms that have similar characteristics. www.planbee.com How many different groups can you remember that are used to classify animals? www.planbee.com


  1. Classifying Organisms Learning Objective: To explore ways of distinguishing between organisms that have similar characteristics. www.planbee.com

  2. How many different groups can you remember that are used to classify animals? www.planbee.com

  3. Did you think of these groups? mammal bird reptile amphibian fish crustacean insect mollusc arachnid echinoderm annelid myriapod www.planbee.com

  4. wolf dog tiger lion dolphin squirrel badger goat gazelle rabbit panda monkey These animals all belong to the same group. They are mammals. What do they have in common? How are they different from each other? www.planbee.com

  5. There are millions of different species of animals in the world. Splitting them into groups such as mammal, amphibian, reptile or insect does help to identify them but there are also other ways of classifying animals within each group according to their characteristics. Even though all mammals have some things in • Aquatic common, some, for example, • Carnivore • No legs are aquatic while others live • Fins dolphin entirely on land. Some are carnivores while others are • Lives on land herbivores. Some have long • Herbivore legs, some have short legs. • Four legs • Antlers There are many differences gazelle between mammals. www.planbee.com

  6. swan sparrow eagle robin penguin duck toucan flamingo macaw emu chicken owl Have a look at these birds. What criteria could you use to sort them into groups? www.planbee.com

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