Vertebrate Trading Cards Annie Sexton 4th Hour 3/13/09
Sea Lamprey Petromyzon marinus Sea Lamprey Agnatha
Sea Lamprey Sea Lampreys are cold-blooded They have 3 heart chamber Their method of fertilization is internal They can live in fresh or salt water They have no jaw Interesting Facts: Some of the Sea Lamprey’s fossils date back to over 500 million years! Most of the Sea Lampreys are extinct
Whale Shark Rhincodon typus Whale Shark Chordata
Whale Shark Whale Sharks are cold-blooded They have 2 heart chambers Their method of fertilization is external They mostly live in oceans (salt water) They have a cartilaginous skeleton They have a ventral mouth Interesting Facts: If they stopped moving, they would sink to the bottom of the ocean! The average size of a Whale Shark’s mouth is 5 feet, but they only eat plankton!
Clown Fish Amphiprion ocellaris Clown Fish Osteichthyes
Clown Fish Clown fish are cold-blooded They have 2 heart chambers Their method of fertilization is external They live in the oceans (salt water) They have bony skeletons They have bilateral symetry Interesting Facts: The male clown fish are smaller than the females Favorite movie: Finding Nemo
newt Triturus vulgaris Newt Amphibia
Newts Newts are cold-blooded They have 3 heart chambers Their method of fertilization is external They live in moist areas, like swamps They have webbed feet They have bilateral symmetry Interesting Facts: They are important component of the global ecosystem They have been around since the dinosaurs
cobra Naja naja Cobra Reptilia
Cobra Cobras are cold-blooded They have 4 heart chambers Their method of fertilization is internal Their habitat is usually dry, like a desert They have ribs They have scales Interesting facts: Favorite instrument: flute
Ostrich Struthio camelus Ostrich Aves
Ostrich Ostriches are warm blooded They have 4 heart chambers Their method of fertilization is internal Desert or jungle regions Long necks They have beaks but no teeth Interesting Facts: They have many forms of transportation: flying, swimming, climbing, crawling and running
Platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus Platypus Mammalia
Platypus Platypuses are warm blooded They have a 4 chambered heart Their method of fertilization is internal They can live in water or land (semi-aquatic mammals) They have body hair Interesting Facts: They are the only mammals who lay eggs Favorite Super Hero: Perry the Platypus