Vertebrates and Invertebrates

What are the five main groups of vertebrates?

• birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, invertebrates

• mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish

• mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates

• insects, arachnids, crustaceans, mollusks, annelids

What are the characteristics of invertebrate animals?

• Live in water

• Do not have a backbone or spinal column

• Can fly

• Have a backbone or spinal column

Name three types of fish.

• Salmon, Tuna, Cod

• Apple, Banana, Orange

• Chicken, Beef, Pork

• Dog, Cat, Bird

What are the distinguishing features of amphibians?

• Ability to live both on land and in water, moist skin, presence of larval stage

• Dry and scaly skin

• Ability to fly and swim

• Presence of feathers and beak

List two examples of reptiles.

• Turtles, frogs

• Birds, fish

• Dogs, cats

• Snakes, lizards

What are the key features of birds?

• Feathers, eggs, beak, warm-blooded

• Gills, fins, cold-blooded, live birth

• Antennae, exoskeleton, six legs, wings

• Scales, fur, cold-blooded, lay eggs

Name two types of mammals and their defining characteristics.

• Elephant (characteristics: large size, trunk, tusks) and Dolphin (characteristics: streamlined body, blowhole for breathing)

• Giraffe (characteristics: long neck, spots)

• Lion (characteristics: mane, roar)

• Whale (characteristics: gills, fins)

What are the three main groups of invertebrates?

• Arthropods, Mollusks, Echinoderms

• Fish, Birds, Reptiles

• Amphibians, Mammals, Insects

• Crustaceans, Cnidarians, Annelids

Describe the characteristics of arthropods.

• Smooth skin, round body, no limbs

• Hard shell, soft body, no limbs

• Exoskeleton, segmented body, jointed appendages

• Feathers, scales, no exoskeleton

What are the distinguishing features of mollusks?

• Soft body, hard shell, muscular foot

• Feathers, beak, wings

• Scales, fins, gills

• Exoskeleton, antennae, jointed legs