1. Teacher Page
The learner will be able to classify living things into groups based on structure.
The learner will be able to understand that organisms are classified according to their structural similarities which mirror their evolutionary relationships.
The teacher can use this production to show similarities and differences in vertebrates.
The students should use science journals to write in answers as the teacher proceeds through the program.
The teacher should use this as an introduction to vertebrates and seize the opportunities to have class participation by leading a guided discussion.

2. CLASSIFICATION
OF VERTEBRATES
Teacher Page
Activity

3. Pre AP Biology May 3 and 4
Kingdom Animalia:
Phylum Chordata:
Subphylum vertabrata
Seastar dissection continued
Homework:
SG no change
Optional Flower Dissection due May 7 and 8
Benchmark coming up

4. CLASSIFICATION
OF VERTEBRATES
Activity

5. VERTEBRATE CLASSIFICATION Write these questions and try to answer them to the best of your ability in your lab notebook!
1. What is the kingdom in which all vertebrates are classified?
2. What is the phylum in which all vertebrates are classified?
3. What is the subphylum in which all vertebrates are classified?

6. Why am I a vertebrate, and how am I like fish, amphibians, birds, and mammals?
BEARDED DRAGON

7. ALL VERTEBRATES BELONG TO THESE CATEGORIES:
KINGDOM ANIMALIA
PHYLUM CHORDATA
SUBPHYLUM VERTEBRATA
TALKING IGUANA

8. that Vertebrates share. They are:
As a green iguana, let me
tell you all the
characteristics
that Vertebrates share.
They are:
backbone
bilateral symmetry
coelomate animals that have endoskeleton
closed circulatory system
efficient respiratory system
complex brain and nervous system
5 Major Groups

9. FIVE MAJOR GROUPS OF VERTEBRATAES
Create a chart with Fish, Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles, and Mammals at the top in your science journal. Under each heading write their characteristics!Click on each underlined group to learn more!
Fish
Amphibians
Birds
Reptiles
Mammals

10. Fish 3 Types 1.Jawless (ex.-Lamprey, hagfish)
2.Cartlaginous Fishes(ex.-shark)
3.Bony Fishes(ex.-tuna, jack)
Ectotherms- body temperature is dependent on the surroundings.
2 chambered heart
Have gills

11. Amphibians “DOUBLE-LIFE”
Examples- Frogs, Toads, Salamanders.
As adults, they live on land, but rely on water for breeding and egg development.
All go through metamorphosis, in which the young gradually lose their tails and gills and develop legs, lungs, and other adult structures.
Ectotherms- body temperature is dependent on the surroundings.
3 chambered heart

12. Reptiles
Examples-snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodiles, and alligators.
Ectotherms- body temperature is dependent on the surroundings.
Most have 3 chambered heart, but crocodiles have a 4 chambered heart.
Have lungs
scaly skin reduces loss of body moisture on land.
Have amniotic egg- embryo in amniotic fluid.

13. Birds Have feathers. Forelimbs modified into wings.
Have amniotic egg- embryo in amniotic fluid.
Incubate eggs in nests.
Endotherms-animals that maintain a constant body temperature.
Have thin hollow bones enabling flight.
Have lungs.

14. Mammals Examples- Humans, Dogs, Cats, Kangaroo ect.
Endotherms-animals that maintain a constant body temperature.
4 chambered heart
Have mammary glands
Have lungs
Have hair for insulation
3 Types of Mammals
3 Types of Mammals

15. 3 Types of Mammals Monotremes- lay eggs (example-platypus)
Marsupials- young develop in pouch of mother.(example-kangaroo, koala)
Placental-carry young inside the uterus until development is nearly complete.
(example-humans, dogs, cats)
REVIEW

16. As an amphibian, an Argentine Horned Frog, let’s review the
characteristics of
vertebrates!
ARE YOU READY?
BEGIN REVIEW

17. Please write in your lab notebook
Please write in your lab notebook! What are the characteristics of all vertebrates (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals)?
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MORE REVIEW !

18. A Review of Vertebrates Write the answers in your lab notebook!
What kingdom do all vertebrates belong?
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What phylum?
What subphylum?
THE LAST REVIEW PAGE!

19. PLEASE WRITE THE ANSWERS IN your lab notebook!
What is a characteristic that birds and mammals share?
What are three major differences between birds and reptiles?
How would you compare and contrast fish, the most primitive vertebrate, and mammals, the most complex vertebrate?