Vertebrates

There are five categories of vertebrates.  Which one is not a vertebrate?

• Mammals
• Birds
• Arthropods
• Reptiles

What are vertebrates?

• Animals with a backbone
• Animals without a backbone

My body is covered with hair or fur, I have live babies, and I maintain a constant body temperature. What am I?

• Bird
• Reptile
• Mammal
• Echinoderm

I live part of my life in water, leave, then return to the water. What am I?

• Mammal
• Arthropod
• Reptile
• Amphibian

What kind of animal changes their temperature with the environment?

• Mammal
• Ectotherm
• Endotherm
• Bird

What is one way an endotherm keeps his body warm?

• Jogging
• Sweating
• Shivering
• Hiding

What covers a reptile and a fish's body?

• Scales
• Fur/hair
• Feathers
• Spines

What happens when an ectothermic animal gets cold?

• It shivers
• It exercises
• It slows down
• It eats more

Fish utilize this organ to change their buoyancy. 

• Lateral Line
• Gills
• Swim Bladder
• Caudal fin

Why do amphibian eggs have to be in water?

• They do not have shells
• They are encased in jelly
• They are released easier in water
• To protect young from terrestrial predators