Vertebrate Animals

Are animals that have a backbone or spinal column, also called vertebrae

• Worms

• Cells

• Vertebrates

• Virus

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Vertebrates are only around 3% of all the animals on Earth

• True

• False

Are animals that live in the water. They have gills that allow them to breathe under water

• Birds

• Mammals

• Reptiles

• Fish

Are animals that have feathers, wings, and lay eggs.

• Fish

• Amphibians

• Mammals

• Birds

Are warm-blooded animals that nurse their young with milk and have fur or hair.

• Fish

• Mammals

• Reptiles

• Birds

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They start out their lives living in the water with gills just like fish.

• Mammals

• Birds

• Amphibians

• Reptiles

Their skin is covered with hard and dry scales.

• Mammals

• Birds

• Fish

• Reptiles

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A cold-blooded animal cannot maintain a constant body temperature.

• True

• False

Is the largest vertebrate that exist.

• The elephant

• The blue whale

• The anaconda

• The giraffe

The only mammals that lay eggs are monotremes such as the platypus and spiny anteater.

• True

• False