Vertebrates Vocabulary

A physical feature that helps identify a thing or group of things

• characteristic

• feature

• vertebrate

A tough, rubbery tissue found in vertebrates

• bone

• skeleton

• cartilage

To put into a category

• feature

• vertebrate

• classify

Having a constant body temperature

• warm-blooded

• cold-blooded

• vertebrate

An organ that fish use for breathing

• gills

• lungs

• kidneys

Hard parts of a body that gives it shape

• cartilage

• bones

• feet

A vertebrate that lives in water and is usually covered with scales, swims and has gills

• fish

• amphibians

• reptiles

A vertebrate with a beak, wings and feathers

• bird

• unicorn

• mamal

A body part that helps identify a thing or group of things

• classify

• feature

• skin

What could be the prey of an eagle?

• lion

• mouse

• whale