2. Vertebrates By: Dana Foster

3. Animals with Backbones are called Vertebrates.

4. There are five groups of Vertebrates: Fish Amphibians Birds Mammals Reptiles

5. Fish Have gills and scales Are cold-blooded Live in water Have a Backbone

6. These are Fish

7. Fish have Backbones

8. Reptiles Have scales Live on land Are cold-blooded Usually lay eggs Have a Backbone

9. These are Reptiles

10. Reptiles have Backbones

11. Amphibians Live in water and on land Are cold blooded Have smooth skin Lay eggs Have a Backbone

12. These are Amphibians

13. Amphibians have Backbones

14. Birds Have feathers Are warm-blooded Have hollow bones and most can fly Lay eggs Have a Backbone

15. These are Birds

16. Birds have Backbones

17. Mammals Have hair or fur Are warm-blooded Feed milk to their young Bear live young (except monotremes) Have a Backbone

18. These are Mammals

19. Mammals have Backbones

20. Review Animals with backbones are called vertebrates: Fish Reptiles Amphibians Birds Mammals Continue

21. Sorting Activity On a separate piece of paper make a chart with two columns. Label one column Vertebrates and the other Invertebrates. Put the following items into the correct column in which it belongs: Amphibian, Arachnid, Bee, Bat, Bird, Cat, Clam, Crow, Dog, Fish, Grasshopper, Grass Snake, Horse, Human, Jellyfish, Lobster, Mammal, Rat, Reptile, Snail, Shark, Spotted Turtle, Shrimp, Squid, Spider, Worm Continue

22. Research Report 1.What do I look like? 2.What do I eat? 3.Am I a Vertebrate or Invertebrate? 4.Where do I live? 5.How long do I live? 6.What are the dangers in my life? 7.How do I reproduce? 8.Include a picture (photo, drawing, copy) Write a report on your favorite Vertebrate. Include the following information: Continue

23. Clip Art Photos http://clipartuniverse.com/free-animation.shtmlhttp://clipartuniverse.com/free-animation.shtml black widow, vulture, girl and horse, frog http://www.infohub.com/ARTICLES/platypus.htmlhttp://www.infohub.com/ARTICLES/platypus.html platypus http://www.herper.com/Waterspider.htmlhttp://www.herper.com/Waterspider.html water spider http://www.liveaquaria.com/http://www.liveaquaria.com/ starfish http://www.discoveryschools.com.au/guides/invertab/overview.htmlhttp://www.discoveryschools.com.au/guides/invertab/overview.html jellyfish bmp http://www.cockroaches.sf.cz/http://www.cockroaches.sf.cz/ roach http://www.antcontrols.com/carpenter1.jpghttp://www.antcontrols.com/carpenter1.jpg carpenter ant http://www.kwic.com/~pagodavista/schoolhouse/species/herps/turtle.htmhttp://www.kwic.com/~pagodavista/schoolhouse/species/herps/turtle.htm turtle skeleton http://encarta.msn.com/find/MediaMax.asp?pg=3&ti=761552814&idx=461518272http://encarta.msn.com/find/MediaMax.asp?pg=3&ti=761552814&idx=461518272 fish skeleton, http://www.zoology.ubc.ca/courses/bio204/lab7_photos.htmhttp://www.zoology.ubc.ca/courses/bio204/lab7_photos.htm frog, lizard, bird, rat, and porpoise skeletons http://dgl.microsoft.com/?CAG=1http://dgl.microsoft.com/?CAG=1 clips http://members.aol.com/loxocemus/snakepics/nonamer.jpghttp://members.aol.com/loxocemus/snakepics/nonamer.jpg garter snake http://www.versaquatics.com/angelfish.htmhttp://www.versaquatics.com/angelfish.htm fish photo, crab, nudibranch, sea turtle, http://www.montereybaywhalewatch.com/phharbp.htmhttp://www.montereybaywhalewatch.com/phharbp.htm porpoise photo http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/turtles/paint.htmhttp://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/turtles/paint.htm painted turtle http://artsci.wustl.edu/~reglor/salgall/myon2.jpghttp://artsci.wustl.edu/~reglor/salgall/myon2.jpg salamander http://radical-reptiles.herpetology.com/lizardgallery/collared4.jpghttp://radical-reptiles.herpetology.com/lizardgallery/collared4.jpg collard lizard http://www.cmycat.com/greatoutdoors.htmhttp://www.cmycat.com/greatoutdoors.htm cat photo http://www.cat.cc.md.us/courses/bio141/lecguide/unit1/shape/dkngon.htmlhttp://www.cat.cc.md.us/courses/bio141/lecguide/unit1/shape/dkngon.html coccus bacteria http://www.smithton.tco.asn.au/wildlife/lobster/lobster.htmlhttp://www.smithton.tco.asn.au/wildlife/lobster/lobster.html alligator skeleton

24. Photos continued http://jonahsaquarium.com/picpercaflaves02.htmhttp://jonahsaquarium.com/picpercaflaves02.htm perch http://new-brunswick.net/new-brunswick/sharks/species/tiger.html http://new-brunswick.net/new-brunswick/sharks/species/tiger.html tiger shark http://www.nsm.iup.edu/pha/photos/frogs/frogpics.html http://www.nsm.iup.edu/pha/photos/frogs/frogpics.html Fowler Toad, Bullfrog http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~eeob/anatomy/eeob512/shark/sharkskeletonindex.htmlhttp://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~eeob/anatomy/eeob512/shark/sharkskeletonindex.html shark skeleton http://www.hoothollow.com/hummingbirdpage2.html http://www.hoothollow.com/hummingbirdpage2.html hummingbird, bluejay http://www.skullsunlimited.com/lion.htmhttp://www.skullsunlimited.com/lion.htm Lion skeleton, platypus skeleton http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/beasts/build/jigsaw.htmlhttp://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/beasts/build/jigsaw.html Build a Prehistoric Beast Game http://www.hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk/skeletons/http://www.hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk/skeletons/ - boa skeleton http://www.exploratorium.edu/frogs/http://www.exploratorium.edu/frogs/ wax frog http://www.photo.net/summer94/new-orleans-zoo-birds.htmlhttp://www.photo.net/summer94/new-orleans-zoo-birds.html - pelican, http://encarta.msn.com/find/MediaMax.asp?pg=3&ti=761552814&idx=461518580http://encarta.msn.com/find/MediaMax.asp?pg=3&ti=761552814&idx=461518580 - full cat skeleton, http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/bufo/b._americanus$narrative.htmlhttp://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/bufo/b._americanus$narrative.html - American toad http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/mammalogy/rano.htmlhttp://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/mammalogy/rano.html - Norway rat http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/nature/wild/birds/rockdove.htmhttp://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/nature/wild/birds/rockdove.htm - Rock Dove http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/ambystoma/a._maculatum$narrative.htmlhttp://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/ambystoma/a._maculatum$narrative.html - Spotted Salamander http://thescienceworkshop.com/protista/algae_photos.htmhttp://thescienceworkshop.com/protista/algae_photos.htm - volvox, euglena, http://www.ext.colostate.edu/psel/ps9802a.htmlhttp://www.ext.colostate.edu/psel/ps9802a.html -daisy photo http://www.forestry.auburn.edu/samuelson/dendrology/pinaceae_pg/eastern_hemlock.htmhttp://www.forestry.auburn.edu/samuelson/dendrology/pinaceae_pg/eastern_hemlock.htm -Hemlock http://www.personal.u-net.com/~chilton/fungi.htm-http://www.personal.u-net.com/~chilton/fungi.htm- fungi photos http://www.photos-2000.com/http://www.photos-2000.com/ - orchid, pinkthum, http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/ferns/cystopterisbulb.htmlhttp://www.ct-botanical-society.org/ferns/cystopterisbulb.html fern

25. Photos continued http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboraquatics.com%2Fsponge01.htmlhttp://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboraquatics.com%2Fsponge01.html - sponges http://www.underwatercolours.com/bvi/ss5.htmlhttp://www.underwatercolours.com/bvi/ss5.html -Anemone http://www.meer.org/M31.htmhttp://www.meer.org/M31.htm platyhelminthes http://users.htcomp.net/weis/worms.htmlhttp://users.htcomp.net/weis/worms.html -earthworm http://www.smithton.tco.asn.au/wildlife/lobster/lobster.htmlhttp://www.smithton.tco.asn.au/wildlife/lobster/lobster.html lobster http://www.mermaid1.demon.co.uk/body_molluscs.htmhttp://www.mermaid1.demon.co.uk/body_molluscs.htm snail, limpet, cuttlefish http://www.mermaid1.demon.co.uk/body_worms.htmhttp://www.mermaid1.demon.co.uk/body_worms.htm - fanworm http://www.versaquatics.com/octopus_photos.htmhttp://www.versaquatics.com/octopus_photos.htm octopus http://www.mermaid1.demon.co.uk/body_echinoderms.htmhttp://www.mermaid1.demon.co.uk/body_echinoderms.htm urchin, starfish http://www.dudak.baka.com/is373.htmlhttp://www.dudak.baka.com/is373.html grasshopper on goldenrod Back to Start Back to Start