VERTEBRATES

VERTEBRATES

1. MAMMALS

   • NUTRITION
     • Carnivores
       • They feed on meat from other animals
     • Herbivores
       • They feed on plants
     • Omnivorous
       • They eat meat, plants and other foods
   • REPRODUCTION
     • Mammals are viviparous
   • RESPIRATION
     • Mammals breathe through lungs
   • LIVING PLACE
     • They live on earth, except aquatic mammals such as whales and dolphins
   • EXAMPLES
     • Dog, horse, bear, dolphins
   • BLOOD TEMPERATURE
     • Warm-blooded
   • They feed their young with milk

2. AMPHIBIAN

   • NUTRITION
     • They feed on insects, slugs, worms and earthworms
   • REPRODUCTION
     • Oviparous
   • RESPIRATION
     • When they are born they breathe through the skin but when they grow they breathe through the lungs
   • LIVING PLACE
     • they live in the water and others on earth
   • EXAMPLES
     • Frog, toad
   • Blood temperature
     • They are cold blooded means that the temperature varies depending on the air temperature
   • There are frogs that freeze

3. Reptiles

   • NUTRITION
     • Omnivorous, insectivorous, carnivorous, herbivores
   • REPRODUCTION
     • Oviparous
   • RESPIRATION
     • they breathe with lungs
   • LIVING PLACE
     • Reptiles have adapted to terrestrial life, but it has been discovered that some live in water
   • EXAMPLES
     • snake crocodile tortoise
   • BLOOD TEMPERATURE
     • They are cold blooded means that the temperature varies depending on the air temperature
   • They are very old animals.

4. BIRDS

   • NUTRITION
     • insectivores omnivores carnivores herbivores
   • REPRODUCTION
     • oviparous
   • RESPIRATION
     • they breathe for lungs
   • LIVING PLACE
     • they live in jungle and coastal areas
   • EXAMPLES
     • Eagle, penguin, ostrich
   • BLOOD TEMPERATURE
     • Warm -blooded
   • Ostrich are the bigest bird in the wold

5. FISH

   • NUTRITION
     • Carnivores, herbivores, omnivore
   • REPRODUCTION
     • They are viviparous and oviparous
   • RESPIRATION
     • They breathe through gills
   • LIVING PLACE
     • they live in fresh water, in lakes, oceans and rivers
   • EXAMPLES
     • swordfish, shark
   • BLOOD TEMPERATURE
     • They are cold blooded, which means that the temperature varies according to the water temperature
   • They are affected by the noise of humans