1. Vertebrate animals
By: Ms. Sara

2. Characteristics of vertebrate animals
Animals with a backbone or vertebral column.
There are 5 major subgroups of vertebrate animals.

3. Vertebrate animals: Mammals
Rabbit

4. Vertebrate animals: Fish

5. Vertebrate animals: Reptiles
Turtle

6. Vertebrate animals: Amphibians
Toad

7. Vertebrate animals: Birds
Hummingbird

8. Terms You Need to Know Mammals Birds Fish Amphibians Reptiles
Hair, Lungs, Milk, Warm-blooded, Viviparous
Birds
Feathers, Oviparous, Lungs, Warm-blooded, Lightweight, Wings
Fish
Oviparaous, Gills, Scales, Fins, Cold-blooded
Amphibians
Methamorphosis, Moist and smooth skin, Lungs, Cold-blooded
Reptiles
Scales, Oviparous, Cold-blooded

9. Mammals Mammal mothers nurse their young with milk Have hair or fur
Give birth
Have lungs and need air to breathe
Live on land, have 4 legs and ears
Warm-blooded

10. Birds Have feathers and wings Lag eggs Have 2 legs
Have ear holes instead of ears
Warm-blooded

11. Reptiles Usually lay eggs, sometime live young Have scales, not fur
Have dry skin
Have ear holes instead of ears
Have 4 legs or no legs
Cold-blooded

12. Amphibians Have moist, smooth skin (No hair or fur)
Live on land and in water
Have webbed feet
Breathe with lungs and gills
Cold-blooded
Have 4 legs or none
Lay many eggs

13. Fish Breathe underwater using gills, not lungs
Have scales and fins (No hair or fur)
Live in water
Cold-blooded
-Lay many eggs

14. Web illustration of vertebrate animals example
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