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Article: Classifying animals.(Science)
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- Fun For Kidz
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- May 1, 2004
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In order to study living things, scientists have organized them into five groups; this is called classification. Plants and animals are two examples of such groups. But how can scientists organize the groups. Just think of all the animals you know about: tigers, frogs, parrots, horses, crocodiles, cows, goldfish, lizards, snakes, hummingbirds, and many more. They are all animals, but they are all so different!
All animals have three things in common: they all need to eat to live, they can all move around, and they can sense their surroundings. For example, they know when food is nearby.
The animal kingdom is divided into two subgroups or smaller groups. ...