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Andrew Aderhold

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PART 3: VERTEBRATES

Photo by VinothChandar

VERTEBRATES ARE ANIMALS WITH A SPINAL COLUMN

THAT MEANS THAT WE ARE VERTEBRATES, TOO

VERTEBRATES ARE DIVIDED INTO 5 GROUPS

  • Fish
  • Amphibians
  • Reptiles
  • Birds
  • Mammals
Photo by marfis75

THE FIRST GROUP IS FISH

FISH ARE THE LARGEST GROUP OF ANIMALS

SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF FISH ARE...

  • Most are saltwater while some are freshwater
  • All are either carnivorous, herbivorous, or omnivorous
  • Most are cold-blooded while some are warm-blooded
Photo by Bidwell, Coby

SOME BODY STRUCTURES OF FISH ARE...

  • All have fins to move
  • Most have gills, but some have lungs and gills
  • All have a 1-way digestion
Photo by nattu

FISH REPRODUCE...

  • Sexually
  • By laying eggs
Photo by Leo Reynolds

FISH ARE CATEGORIZED BY...

  • Bony Fish
  • Cartilaginous Fish
  • Jawless Fish
Photo by harold.lloyd

THE NEXT CATEGORY IS AMPHIBIANS

FROGS AND TOADS AND NEWTS (OH MY!)
Photo by ggallice

SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF AMPHIBIANS ARE...

  • They live in the water and on land
  • All are cold-blooded
  • They go through metamorphosis

SOME BODY STRUCTURES OF AMPHIBIANS ARE...

  • They breathe through gills, then grow lungs
  • Slimy, breathable skin
  • A swimming bladder
Photo by Austin & Zak

AMPHIBIANS REPRODUCE...

  • Sexually
  • Most by laying eggs, some give birth

AMPHIBIANS ARE CATEGORIZED BY...

  • Frogs/Toads
  • Newts
  • Salamanders
  • Caecilians

THE NEXT CATEGORY IS REPTILES

SCALY CRITTERS!

SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF REPTILES ARE...

  • Cold-blooded
  • Shedding
Photo by bsmith4815

SOME BODY STRUCTURES OF REPTILES ARE...

  • Scales
  • Lungs to breathe
  • They store fat in their tails for hibernation
Photo by spencer77

REPTILES REPRODUCE...

  • Sexually
  • By laying eggs
Photo by frogthroat

REPTILES ARE CATEGORIZED BY...

  • Dinosaurs
  • Alligators/Crocodiles
  • Snakes
  • Lizards
  • Turtles/Tortoises

THE NEXT GROUP IS MAMMALS

WE'RE IN THIS GROUP

SOME CARACTERISTICS OF MAMMALS ARE...

  • Warm-blooded
  • Strong sense of smell
  • Some are nocturnal

SOME BODY STRUCTURES OF MAMMALS ARE...

  • Hair
  • Lungs to breathe
  • Head, trunk, and 2 pairs of limbs
Photo by angela7dreams

MAMMALS REPRODUCE...

  • Sexually
  • By producing milk for their young
  • Most give live birth, some lay eggs

MAMMALS ARE CATEGORIZED BY...

  • Eutheria
  • Metatheria
  • Prototheria
Photo by lalo_pangue

THE FINAL CATEGORY IS BIRDS

IT'S A CLOUD, IT'S A PLANE! NO, IT'S...
Photo by VinothChandar

SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF BIRDS ARE...

  • Warm-blooded
  • Live in nests
  • Some migrate

SOME BODY STRUCTURES OF BIRDS ARE...

  • Feathers
  • Wings/flippers
  • Hollow skeleton

BIRDS REPRODUCE...

  • Sexually
  • By laying eggs
  • By raising young in nest
Photo by oldbilluk

BIRDS ARE CATEGORIZED BY...

  • Land Birds
  • Water Birds
  • Air Birds (Birds that fly)
Photo by Wade Brooks