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Classification
Key for Extinct Vertebrate Animals Utah Lake Sculpin; Passenger Pigeon, Oregon Bison, Dodo, Eastern Elk, Texas Red Wolf, Domed Tortoise, Round Island Boa, Palestinian Painted Frog, New Zealand Grayling |
1a Is endothermic (warm-blooded)................................................................. GOTO 2
1b Is ectothermic (cold-blooded)...................................................................GOTO 6
2a Has feathers..................................................................................... GOTO 3
2b Has hair or fur...................................................................................GOTO 4
3a Has narrow, straight beak It is the ___________________________________
3b Has wide, crooked beak It is the ____________________________________
4a Has horns or antlers..............................................................................GOTO 5
4b Has no horns or antlers It is the ____________________________________
5a Horns or antlers have many branches It is the __________________________
5b Horns or antlers have no branches It is the ____________________________
6a Breathes with gills................................................................................GOTO 7
6b Breathes with lings................................................................................GOTO 8
7a Has larger, fan-shaped fin just behind head It is the ____________________
7b Has small pectoral fin just behind head It is the ________________________
8a Has scaly skin....................................................................................GOTO 9
8b Has smooth skin It is the _________________________________________
9a Has front and hind legs It is the ___________________________________
9b Has no legs It is the ____________________________________________
Extra Credit:
If you classify yourself what number and letter would you write your name at? _____