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Reptiles
Mammals
Amphibians
Invertebrates
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Birds
Fish
This game will take you through the process
scientists use to classify animals . Click on the first
box. Read through the information on the screen,
and click on the BEST of the choices. Be careful,
though. If you choose the wrong answer, you’ll be
taken back to the initial screen, and you’ll have to
start over!
HAVE FUN!
Click here to go back
and get started.
Invertebrates are animals without a …
Backbone
Brain
With bright blue coloring along its frontal
area, its obvious where this crustacean gets its
name…
Painted Bunting
Blue Crab
This insect is also called the velvet ant…
Cow Killer
Sand Gnat
“Housed” in Georgia’s state seashell, this
gastropod grows to a length of nine inches…
Knobbed Whelk
Ghost Shrimp
This shy underwater cephalopod has eight
tentacles and the ability to change colors…
Octopus
Plankton
Go to Mammals.
Animals that have a backbone, hair,
produce live offspring, and produce milk
to feed their young are called…
Good Parents
Mammals
Vertebrates
This marine mammal has its own language
– echolocation.
Bottlenose
Dolphin
Cabbagehead
Jellyfish
Tiger Shark
This member of the canine family is the
“top dog” on the food chain on the Georgia
Coast.
Florida
Panther
Coyote
Georgia
Bulldog
This nocturnal mammal doesn’t really fly
at all, it glides from tree to tree.
Flying
Squirrel
Armadillo
Short-Eared
Owl
This member of the weasel family can be
found in a variety of Coastal Georgia’s
aquatic habitats.
River
Otter
Southern
Stingray
Alligator
Go to
Reptiles.
Cold-blooded vertebrates that lay eggs and
have scales or plates on their skin are
called…
Reptiles
Amphibians
The world’s largest sea turtle…
Leatherback
Sea Turtle
Kemp’s Ridley
This long, slender, legless creature can
reach a length of 20 inches, most of which
is tail.
Island Glass
Lizard
Earth Worm
When threatened, this reptile may imitate
a cobra or just play dead.
Grass
Snake
Hognose
Snake
Georgia’s State
Reptile
Eastern
Indigo
Snake
Diamondback
Rattlesnake
Gopher
Tortoise
Gopher
Frog
Go to
Amphibians.
Animals with smooth, moist skin; they
take in oxygen with gills when young, but
then develop ______ when older.
Lungs
Spots
Wings
This coastal Georgia amphibian has sticky
pads on its toes used for climbing. Only 1 ½ “
– 2” long, it can jump distances of up to 10’.
Gopher
Tortoise
Green
Tree
Frog
Blue
Dart
Frog
This shy creature looks similar to a bull frog,
but makes a sound more like a hog – oink!
Pig
Salamander
Pig
Frog
Pig
Trout
This amphibian only emerges from
its burrow once a year (at night).
Gopher
Tortoise
Tiger
Salamander
Pig
Frog
Amphibians cannot survive in a salt
marsh due to the _________.
Pollution
Salinity
Predators
Amphibians ____________.
Give birth to
live young.
Lay eggs.
Go to
Fish.
These vertebrates has fins, scales, and take
in oxygen with their…
A
B
Lungs
Gills
This fish’s main diet is mosquito larva.
A
Tiger Sand Shark
C
Mosquito fish
B
Right Whale
The male of this species incubates the
inch-long eggs in his mouth until the
young are about 3 inches long.
B
A
Mosquito Fish
Gafftopsail Catfish
C
Blue Gill
Related to the seahorse, the male of this
species also has a brood pouch to incubate
Its young.
B
A
Star Fish
Pipefish
C
Octopus
This strange fish has a prehensile tail,
which it uses to cling to grasses and corals.
A
Octopus
D
B
Clown Fish
C
Star Fish
Sea Horse
Go to After the
Birds.
These vertebrates have feathers and
lay eggs. Most can also ________.
Talk
Fly
Swim
North America’s only native stork.
Blue
Stork
Sea
Stork
Wood
Stork
Also known as a “Marsh Hen”, this
bird is more often heard than seen.
Wild
Turkey
Clapper
Rail
Marsh
Heron
This magnificent, fish-eating bird of
prey builds its nests at the extreme
tip of a tree or pole.
Painted
Bunting
Osprey
Chachalaca
Finish
Now you are ready to explore Georgia’s
Amazing Coast …
If you use what you have learned here,
you should have a better chance of
identifying all classes of amazing
creatures...