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Grade 4 Vertebrates
Vertebrates Terms for Midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Vertebrates | Animals with backbones |
| Endoskeleton | Skeleton inside |
| Exoskeleton | Skeleton outside |
| Cold-blooded | Get heat from outside body |
| Warm-blooded | Keep the same body temperature most of the time |
| Jawless fish | Don't have jaws, cold-blooded (lampreys) |
| Cartilaginous fish | Have skeletons made of cartilage, cold-blooded (sharks) |
| Bony fish | Have a skeleton made of bones, cold-blooded (fish you eat) |
| Amphibians | Live on land and in water, cold-blooded (frogs) |
| Reptiles | Have dry skin, cold-blooded (snakes) |
| Birds | Have wings and hollow bones, lay eggs, warm-blooded (penguin) |
| Mammals | Have fur, most don't lay eggs, warm-blooded (tigers) |
| 3 types of mammals | Mammals that lay eggs, mammals with pouches, mammals whose babies grow inside |