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VERTEBRATES Characteristics of Vertebrates

VERTEBRATES The main characteristics are: Internal skeleton with spine.

VERTEBRATES They have three parts or regions: head, torso and tail.

VERTEBRATES The torso has four extremities which can be paws, wings and fins.

VERTEBRATES Their nervous system has an encephalon (brain) and a spinal cord. The encephalon is placed inside the skull and the spinal cord is placed inside the spine.

VERTEBRATES Sense organs are placed inside the head

VERTEBRATES Some characteristics of fish are:

VERTEBRATES Their skin has scales.

VERTEBRATES Their extremities are fins

VERTEBRATES Fish have gills

VERTEBRATES Some characteristics of Amphibians are:

VERTEBRATES Their skin is always moist

VERTEBRATES They have four extremities

VERTEBRATES They breathe using gills, lungs and skin.

VERTEBRATES Some characteristics of Reptiles are:

VERTEBRATES Their skin is dry and strong, it has scales.

VERTEBRATES They have four legs, which they use to run, climb and swim. Snakes don't have legs so they slither to move around.

VERTEBRATES Reptiles are cold-blooded

VERTEBRATES They lay eggs

VERTEBRATES Some of them have glands that produce venom to kill their prey.

VERTEBRATES Characteristics of Birds :

VERTEBRATES Birds don't have teeth, they have a beak

VERTEBRATES Their front legs become wings.

VERTEBRATES Their bodies are feathered

VERTEBRATES They are hot-blooded (endothermic).

VERTEBRATES They breathe with lungs

VERTEBRATES They lay eggs with shells

VERTEBRATES Characteristics of Mammals :

VERTEBRATES They are warm blooded (endothermic): they can maintain a constant body temperature.

VERTEBRATES They have hair

VERTEBRATES They have sudoriferous (sweat) glands

VERTEBRATES They have mammary (milk-secreting) glands. They produce milk to feed their young.

VERTEBRATES They have different types of teeth

VERTEBRATES They give birth to live young and provide protection and care for them before and after birth.