Vertebrates

Which class of animals have scales and lay eggs?

• Birds 
• Amphibians
• Reptiles
• Mammals

We are ectothermic. We live in the water and breathe with gills. Our parents live on land and breathe with lungs. Who are we?

• Amphibians

• Reptiles

• Mammals

• Birds

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Which animal is an ectotherm?

• Penguin
• Deer
• Whale
• Snake

Birds eat every day, twice a day.   A lizard will eat only one meal every few weeks.  Why?

• Birds need more food to have energy to maintain their body heat. 
• Lizards are small and get full quicker than a bird.   
• Birds have larger stomachs and can hold more food. 
• Lizards are picky eaters.  

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Which animals are endothermic?

• whales and eagles

• sharks and alligators

• hawks and frogs

• goldfish and salamanders

Which of the following is a characteristic of an amphibian?

• They give live births and feed their young with milk.
• They live on land and have fur.  
• They have feathers and breathe with lungs. 
• They have two stages to their life cycle. 

Which of the following animals are mammals?

• Salamander and frog
• Whale and dolphin
• snake and lizard
• eagle and penguin

Which class of vertebrate is a turtle?

• Fish
• Amphibian
• reptile
• Mammal

What are the five classes of vertebrates?

• fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals
• Sponges, Arthropoda, mammals, birds, fish
• Fish, amphibians, rocks, birds, mollusks
• Flowers, trees, grass, monocots, dicots

Phyla are broken into which two groups?

• Class and order
• genus and species
•  Kingdom and phylum
• Vertebrate and invertebrate