Animal groups

Science 2nd gradeUNIT 4

VERTEBRATES INVERTEBRATES(have backbones) (don’t have backbones)

Animals look different

centipede

snake

0 legs 2 legs

4 legs many legs

The body can be…scales

skin

a shell

feathers hair

cat

Animals can be wild or domestic

Where do animals live?

bird

Animals can…• Walk

• Fly

• Swim

• Jump

What do different animals eat?Zebras are HERBIVORES because they only eat PLANTS. Also cows, sheeps, horses or elephants are hervibores.

Lions are CARNIVORES because they only eat OTHER ANIMALS. Also dogs,

tigers, foxes or wolves are carnivores.

Chimpanzees are OMNIVORES because they eat PLANTS AND OTHER ANIMALS. Also pigs, bears or mice are omnivores.

How are different animals born?

VIVIPAROUS OVIPAROUS

Summary: classification according to…• Backbone: vertebrates or invertebrates.

• How they look: different legs and body (shell, hair, feathers, skin…)

• How they related to people: Wild or domestic.

• Where they live: land, air or water

• How they move: walk, fly, swim or jump.

• What they eat: herbivores, carnivores or omnivores.

• How they are born: viviparous or oviparous.