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VERTEBRATES

VERTEBRATES. 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.

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VERTEBRATES

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  1. VERTEBRATES

  2. VERTEBRATES • Characteristics of Vertebrates

  3. VERTEBRATES • The main characteristics are: • Internal skeleton with spine.

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

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

  6. 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.

  7. VERTEBRATES • Sense organs are placed inside the head

  8. VERTEBRATES • Some characteristics of fish are:

  9. VERTEBRATES • Their skin has scales.

  10. VERTEBRATES • Their extremities are fins

  11. VERTEBRATES • Fish have gills

  12. VERTEBRATES • Some characteristics of Amphibians are:

  13. VERTEBRATES • Their skin is always moist

  14. VERTEBRATES • They have four extremities

  15. VERTEBRATES • They breathe using gills, lungs and skin.

  16. VERTEBRATES • Some characteristics of Reptiles are:

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

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

  19. VERTEBRATES • Reptiles are cold-blooded

  20. VERTEBRATES • They lay eggs

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

  22. VERTEBRATES • Characteristics of Birds :

  23. VERTEBRATES • Birds don't have teeth, they have a beak

  24. VERTEBRATES • Their front legs become wings.

  25. VERTEBRATES • Their bodies are feathered

  26. VERTEBRATES • They are hot-blooded (endothermic).

  27. VERTEBRATES • They breathe with lungs

  28. VERTEBRATES • They lay eggs with shells

  29. VERTEBRATES • Characteristics of Mammals :

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

  31. VERTEBRATES • They have hair

  32. VERTEBRATES • They have sudoriferous (sweat) glands

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

  34. VERTEBRATES • They have different types of teeth

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

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