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Animal science Y6
Animal classes, invertebrates and vertebrates
Question | Answer |
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A vertebrate is... | ...an animal WITH a spine or backbone |
An invertebrate is... | ...an animal WITHOUT a spine or backbone |
Animal classes are... | ...a series of different classes that different groups of animals are sorted into (e.g. birds, mammals, fish...) |
A mammal is... | ...a vertebrate, normally doesn’t lay eggs (but sometimes it does). It is also warm blooded and has skin that is covered by hair (fur) |
A fish is... | ...a vertebrate, mostly lays eggs (but sometimes doesn’t). It is cold blooded and also has scales. |
A reptile is... | ...a vertebrate. It ALWAYS lays eggs. It has scales and is cold blooded |
An amphibian is... | ...a vertebrate. It ALWAYS lays eggs. It had moist skin and is cold blooded |
A bird is... | ...a vertebrate. It ALWAYS lays eggs. It has fur and is warm blooded. |
An insect/arthropod is... | ...an invertebrate. It’s has chitin, is cold blooded and MOSTLY lays eggs (sometimes it doesn’t) |