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Chapter 3
Vertebrates
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Vertebrate | An animal with a backbone |
| Types of Vertebrates | 1.mammal 3. reptile 5. fish 2. bird 4. amphibian |
| Mammal | a type of vertebrate that has hair or fur and feeds its young with milk from mother |
| Bird | A type of vertebrate that has feathers |
| Reptile | A type of vertebrate that has dry skin covered with scales |
| Amphibian | A type of vertebrate that has moist skin, begins its life in water with gills and develops lungs as an adult to live on land |
| Fish | A type of vertebrate that breathes through gills and spends its life in water |
| Vertebrates have backbones that you can feel in the center of the back | like monkeys, birds, snakes, frogs and fish are all vertebrates |
| What traits do all vertebrates have? | All vertebrates have a backbone |
| Five major groups of vertebrates | 1. mammal 3. reptiles 5. fish 2. birds 4. amphibian |
| Most vertebrates have: | 1. large brains 2. sharp senses |
| How do scientist classify vertebrates into groups? | Scientist classify vertebrates into their groups based on their traits |
| Examples of Mammals | 1. people 2. horses 2. Mice 3. bats |
| mammals | vertebrates that have hair or fur |
| What are three traits of all kind of mammals? | 1. they have hair or fur 2. Mammals have lungs to breathe 3. Young mammals drink milk made by their mothers |
| What are some traits of birds? | 1. Birds have feathers 2. Birds lay eggs, birds don't give birth to their young 3. Young birds hatch from eggs 4. Mother birds don't feed milk to their young. |
| Are snakes slimy? | No, snakes have dry skin covered with scales. |
| How do reptiles breathe? | Reptiles breathe with lungs |
| How are reptiles born? | Most reptiles hatch from eggs laid on land |
| What are some traits of reptiles? | 1. Reptiles have lungs 2. Reptiles have dry skin covered with scales 3. Reptiles lay eggs |
| Young frogs are called | Tadpoles |
| Tadpoles don't get oxygen from air | Tadpoles have gills that get oxygen from water |
| As a tadpole grow.... | they develop lungs and can then live on land |
| Amphibians | Amphibians are vertebrates that have moist skin as adults |
| What are 3 traits of amphibians? | 1. Most amphibians lay their eggs in water 2. Most amphibians have legs and usually stay close to the water 3. Amphibians are vertebrates that have moist skin as adults |
| What are some traits of fish? | 1. Fish take in oxygen through gills in the water 2. Fish don't have arms of legs, instead fish have fins to help them swim 3. Most fish lay eggs and have scales |
| Three traits of fish | Fish have scales, gills and they all live in water |
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