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Vertebrate Trading Cards. Annie Sexton 4 th Hour 3/13/09. Sea Lamprey. Petromyzon marinus Sea Lamprey Agnatha. Sea Lamprey. Sea Lampreys are cold-blooded They have 3 heart chamber Their method of fertilization is internal They can live in fresh or salt water They have no jaw
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Vertebrate Trading Cards Annie Sexton 4th Hour 3/13/09
Sea Lamprey Petromyzon marinusSea LampreyAgnatha
Sea Lamprey • Sea Lampreys are cold-blooded • They have 3 heart chamber • Their method of fertilization is internal • They can live in fresh or salt water • They have no jaw Interesting Facts: • Some of the Sea Lamprey’s fossils date back to over 500 million years! • Most of the Sea Lampreys are extinct
Whale Shark Rhincodontypus Whale Shark Chordata
Whale Shark • Whale Sharks are cold-blooded • They have 2 heart chambers • Their method of fertilization is external • They mostly live in oceans (salt water) • They have a cartilaginous skeleton • They have a ventral mouth Interesting Facts: • If they stopped moving, they would sink to the bottom of the ocean! • The average size of a Whale Shark’s mouth is 5 feet, but they only eat plankton!
Clown Fish Amphiprionocellaris Clown Fish Osteichthyes
Clown Fish • Clown fish are cold-blooded • They have 2 heart chambers • Their method of fertilization is external • They live in the oceans (salt water) • They have bony skeletons • They have bilateral symetry Interesting Facts: • The male clown fish are smaller than the females • Favorite movie: Finding Nemo
newt Triturus vulgaris Newt Amphibia
Newts • Newts are cold-blooded • They have 3 heart chambers • Their method of fertilization is external • They live in moist areas, like swamps • They have webbed feet • They have bilateral symmetry Interesting Facts: • They are important component of the global ecosystem • They have been around since the dinosaurs
cobra Najanaja Cobra Reptilia
Cobra • Cobras are cold-blooded • They have 4 heart chambers • Their method of fertilization is internal • Their habitat is usually dry, like a desert • They have ribs • They have scales Interesting facts: • Favorite instrument: flute
Ostrich Struthiocamelus Ostrich Aves
Ostrich • Ostriches are warm blooded • They have 4 heart chambers • Their method of fertilization is internal • Desert or jungle regions • Long necks • They have beaks but no teeth Interesting Facts: • They have many forms of transportation: flying, swimming, climbing, crawling and running
Platypus Ornithorhynchusanatinus Platypus Mammalia
Platypus • Platypuses are warm blooded • They have a 4 chambered heart • Their method of fertilization is internal • They can live in water or land (semi-aquatic mammals) • They have body hair Interesting Facts: • They are the only mammals who lay eggs • Favorite Super Hero: Perry the Platypus