Vertebrates

How are vertebrates different from invertebrates?

• Vertebrates have lungs and invertebrates have gills.

• Vertebrates have a backbone and all invertebrates have an exoskeleton.

• Vertebrates have a backbone and invertebrates do not.

Which of these animal is NOT a vertebrate?

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What group of vertebrates can breathe through their smooth, moist skin?

• fish

• reptiles

• amphibians

Which groups of vertebrates are warm-blooded?

• mammals and reptiles

• mammals and birds

• mammals and fish

If a bird flies from a warm area to a cold area, its body temperature would get colder.

• True

• False

Animals that live part of their life in water and part of their life on land are called ____________.

• mammals

• amphibians

• fish

• reptiles

A characteristic that is similar between birds and reptiles is?

• They are both warm-blooded.

• They both live in nests.

• They are both cold-blooded.

• They both begin their life cycle as an egg.

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What helps reptiles hold in moisture in their skin?

• feathers

• scales

• gills

• hair

Which vertebrates have hair or fur?

• mammals

• birds

• reptiles

• amphibians

A characteristic that is similar between fish and reptiles is?

• They are both warm-blooded.

• They both lay jelly-like eggs.

• They both lay eggs in water.

• They both have scales.

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