Vertebrate Animals True or False

All vertebrates have a backbone.

• Some vertebrates lack a backbone

• All vertebrates are mammals

• Only fish have a backbone

• True

Mammals are warm-blooded animals.

• True

• Mammals are cold-blooded animals.

• All mammals lay eggs.

• Mammals are exclusively aquatic animals.

Birds can live in water and on land.

• True

• Birds are exclusively land animals.

• Birds can only live in water.

• Birds cannot survive in both environments.

Reptiles lay eggs and some give birth to live young.

• Reptiles only lay eggs and cannot give birth.

• Reptiles can lay eggs or give birth to live young.

• All reptiles give birth to live young.

• Reptiles exclusively reproduce through live birth.

Fish breathe air through lungs.

• Fish breathe through gills.

• All fish have lungs for breathing.

• False

• Fish can breathe air like mammals.

Mammals usually have fur or hair on their bodies.

• Mammals usually have fur or hair on their bodies.

• Mammals have scales instead of fur or hair.

• Mammals lay eggs instead of giving birth.

• Mammals are cold-blooded animals.

Birds are known for their ability to fly only.

• Birds are mammals.

• False

• All birds are flightless.

• Birds can only swim.

Most fish are carnivorous and eat other fish.

• True

• Most fish are herbivorous and eat plants.

• All fish are omnivorous and eat both plants and animals.

• Some fish only eat plankton and small organisms.