How Are Animals Grouped?

Bolt Simons Lisa M.

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Eagles, bees and bats all fly. But a bee is an insect. A bat is a mammal. And an eagle is a bird! Why are these animals sorted into different groups? Let's investigate animal classification!

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• Publié par: Capstone Global Library
• Date de parution: 03 mars 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781398225237
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Science Enquiry
How are Animals Grouped?
How Are Animals Grouped?
Lisa M. Bolt Simons
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CONTENTS
INVESTIGATION: HOW DO WE GROUP? . . . . . . . . . 4
WHY DO SCIENTISTS GROUP ANIMALS? . . . . . . . 8
HOW DO SCIENTISTS GROUP ANIMALS? . . . . . . . 12
WHICH ANIMALS ARE VERTEBRATES? . . . . . . . . . 14
WHICH ANIMALS ARE INVERTEBRATES? . . . . . . . 24
GLOSSARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
FIND OUT MORE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Words in bold are in the glossary.