VERTEBRATES

MAMMALSCharacteristics How are

they

born?

How

many

legs do

they

have?

How do

they

breathe?

Others Examples

Most mammals have

fur covering their

bodies.

They are

born live.

Most

mammals

have four

legs.

All

mammals

breathe

with their

lungs

All baby

mammals

drink their

mother's milk.

Dogs,

dolphins and

bats.

FISH

Characteristics How are

they born?

How

many

legs do

they

have?

How do they

breathe?

Others Examples

They have fins,

scales and gills.

Most fish

lay eggs.

None They

breathe

through

their gills.

They live in

water.

Shark,

swordfish,

pufferfish,

trout.

BIRDSCharacteristics How are

they

born?

How

many

legs do

they

have?

How do

they

breathe?

Others Examples

All birds have

feathers, a beak and

wings.

All birds

lay eggs.

They

have two

legs.

They

breathe

with their

lungs.

Most

birds can

fly, but

some can

swim or

run

Penguin, ostrich,

peacock, duck,

owl.

REPTILES

Characteristics How are

they

born?

How many

legs do

they

have?

How do they

breathe?

Others Examples

Some reptiles have

bodies covered in

scales but others have

a shell.

They lay

eggs.

Some

reptiles

have legs

and some

have no

legs.

They

breathe with

their lungs.

Most

reptiles live

on land.

Crocodile,

snake, lizard,

chameleon,

turtle.

AMPHIBIANSCharacteristics How are

they born?

How many

legs do

they

have?

How do

they

breathe?

Others Examples

They don't have fur,

scales or feathers.

They lay

eggs.

Adult

amphibian

s have

four legs.

The babies

breathe

through

their gills.

Adult

amphibians

breathe

through

their lungs

and moist

skin.

Their

babies

live in

water.

Adult

amphibian

s live on

land and

in water.

Frogs, toad,

axolotl.