Vertebrates

Which of the following best describes this graph?

• The mammal keeps a steady body temperature. The amphibian changes its body temperature.

• The mammal changes its body temperature. The reptile keeps a steady body temperature.

• The mammal keeps a steady body temperature. The reptile changes its body temperature.

• The mammal and the reptile both keep a steady body temperature.

Phyla are broken into which two groups?

• Class and order

• genus and species

•  Kingdom and phylum

• Vertebrate and invertebrate

Because they live in the ocean, many people confuse dolphins for fish. What characteristics classify dolphins as mammals rather than fish?

• Dolphins lay eggs and breathe with gills

• Dolphins are cold-blooded and have scales

• Dolphins are warm-blooded, feed their young with milk and breathe with lungs

• Dolphins are warm blooded, lay eggs and breathe with gills

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My body is covered with HAIR or FUR, I have LIVE YOUNG, and I feed them with MILK. What am I?

• amphibian

• bird

• fish

• mammal

I have MOIST SKIN. I LAY EGGS. I begin my life in the water and later live on land. What am I?

• amphibian

• bird

• fish

• reptile

I LAY EGGS. I breathe with my LUNGS. My body is dry and covered with SCALES. What am I?

• amphibian

• bird

• reptile

• mammal

My body is covered with FEATHERS. I LAY EGGS and hatch my young. What am I?

• amphibian

• bird

• reptile

• mammal

What type of vertebrate are humans?

• amphibian

• bird

• reptile

• mammal

Which of the following animal has the characteristics of a crocodile?

• Animal A

• Animal B

• Animal C

• Animal D

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TRUE OR FALSE: Fish, amphibians and reptiles are cold-blooded.

• TRUE

• FALSE