Vertebrate classification

Grade 3 Science Worksheet

Animals with a backbone are called vertebrates.

Match the following animals to the class that they belong to.

Birds
feathers, lay eggs,
lungs, warm-blooded

chimpanzee fire belly newt

Mammals
skin/hair/fur, live
young that drink milk,
lungs, warm-blooded
bullfrog salmon

Reptiles
scales, lay eggs,
lungs, cold-blooded

rainbow trout vampire bat

Amphibians
skin, lay eggs, lungs or
gills, cold-blooded

barn owl rattlesnake

Fish
scales, lay eggs, gills,
cold-blooded

iguana emperor penguin

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Answers

Match the following animals to the class that they belong to.

Birds
feathers, lay eggs,
lungs, warm-blooded

chimpanzee fire belly newt

Mammals
skin/hair/fur, live
young that drink milk,
lungs, warm-blooded
bullfrog salmon

Reptiles
scales, lay eggs,
lungs, cold-blooded

rainbow trout vampire bat

Amphibians
skin, lay eggs, lungs or
gills, cold-blooded

barn owl rattlesnake

Fish
scales, lay eggs, gills,
cold-blooded

iguana emperor penguin

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