Classification of vertebrate animals

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Classification of vertebrate animals

Is this animal a bird or a reptile?

How do you know? What makes this animal a bird?

It’s a bird!

Is this animal a bird or a reptile?

Where does it live?

Does it lay eggs?

How does it move around?

It lives on land

Yes! It lays eggs

It uses its wings

Is this animal a bird or a reptile?

How does it breathe?

What is its skin like?

It uses its lungs

It has feathers

Is this animal a bird or a reptile?

How do you know What makes this animal a reptile?

It’s a reptile!

Is this animal a bird or a reptile?

Where does it live?

Does it lay eggs?

How does it move around?

Yes! It lays eggs

It lives on land

It uses its legs

Is this animal a bird or a reptile?

How does it breathe?

What is its skin like?

It uses its lungs

It has scales

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What makes a mammal a mammal? They live on land They are viviparous They use legs to move around They breathe using their lungs They have fur or hair

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Birds

What makes a bird a bird? They live on land They are oviparous They use wings to move around They breathe using their lungs They have feathers

Reptiles

What makes a reptile a reptile? They live on land They are oviparous They use legs to move around They breathe using their lungs They have scales

What we’ve learnedMammals

Birds Reptiles What do the three

have in common?

What aspect is different for all three?

Fur or Hair

Feathers

Scales

Land Land LandViviparous

Land LandLand

Legs LegsWingsFur or

HairFeathers

Scales

Oviparous

Oviparous

Where they live:

Their skin:

What can you remember?

What is the difference between mammals and reptiles? (hint: there are 2)

Mammals: are viviparous have fur or hair

Reptiles: are oviparous have scales

Amphibians

What makes an amphibian an amphibian? They live on land and water They are oviparous They use legs to move around They breathe using their lungs or skin They have bare skin

Fish

What makes a fish a fish? They live in water They are oviparous They use fins to move around They breathe using their gills They have shiny scales

And the differences?Wherethey live

How they havetheir young

How they movearound

How they breathe

Their skin:

Mammal Land Viviparous Use legs Lungs Fur/ Hair

Bird Land Oviparous Use wings Lungs Feathers

Reptile Land Oviparous Use legs or slither

Lungs Scales

Amphibian Land/Water

Oviparous Use legs Lungs or through skin

Bare

Fish Water Oviparous Fins and tail Oxygen from water

Scales

And the differences?Wherethey live

How they havetheir young

How they movearound

How they breathe

Their skin:

Mammal Use

Bird

Reptile Use or slither

Amphibian / or

Fish

Land

Land

Land

LandWater

Viviparous

Oviparous

Oviparous

Oviparous

OviparousWater

legs

legs

legs

wings

Fins

Lungs

Lungs

Lungs

Lungs

through skin

Gills

Fur/ Hair

Feathers

Scales

Scales

Bare skin

Use

Use

and tail

Which is unique in where it lives?

Wherethey live

Mammal Land

Bird Land

Reptile Land

Amphibian Land/Water

Fish Water

Which is unique in how it has their young?

How they havetheir young

Mammal

Bird Oviparous

Reptile Oviparous

Amphibian Oviparous

Fish Oviparous

Viviparous

What can you remember?

What is the difference between mammals and reptiles? (hint: there are 2)

Mammals: are viviparous have fur or hair

Reptiles: are oviparous have scales

What can you remember?

What is the difference between birds and fish? (hint: there are 4)

Birds: live on land use wings to move

around breathe using their

lungs have feathers

Fish: live in water use fins to move

around breathe using their

gills have shiny scales

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