Classifying Animals: Vertebrates & Invertebrates

What do all vertebrates have?

• Tail

• Backbone

• Heart

Do invertebrates have a backbone?

• Yes

• No

How many vertebrate groups are there?

• 5

• 3

• 2

Click all the vertebrate groups

• Birds

• Mammals

• Fish

• Reptiles

Are amphibians a type of vertebrate?

• Yes

• No

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These vertebrates have soft, moist skin. They have 4 legs & webbed feet. They are cold blooded & lay eggs. Theys start their life with gills & develop lungs to live on land

• Amphibians

• Mammals

• Birds

• Fish

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These vertebrates are warm blooded. They have hair or fur. They give life birth and breathe with lungs.

• Mammals

• Fish

• Birds

• Reptiles

These vertebrates breathe from their lungs. They are warm bloooded. They have feathers & lay eggs.

• Birds

• Fish

• Mammals

• Amphibians

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None of us have a backbone. Some of us have exoskeletons. Most of us live in water. What are we?

• Vertebrates

• Birds

• Mammals

• Invertebrates

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We lay eggs. Most of us have 4 legs, some of us don't have any. We are cold blooded. We have dry skin covered with scales. What are we?

• Fish

• Reptiles

• Birds

• Mammals