Introduction to Animal Groups

1. Introduction to Animal Groups Amphibians, Fish, Mammals, Birds, Insects, Reptiles

2. Differentiating Animals Since there are so many animals they are put into different groups according to similar characteristics

3. Vertebrates vs. Invertebrates Vertebrates Animals with a backbone or spinal column Invertebrates Animals without a backbone or spinal column All of the groups we are looking at today are vertebrates except insects.

4. Amphibians • Cold-Blooded • Live both on land and in water • Skin is moist • Found in the tropics • They are vertebrates • Most live in or near water or damp places

5. Fish • Breathe through gills • Most lay eggs (although sharks give birth to live young) • Most are cold blooded • Covered with scales • Live in water

6. Mammals • The most intelligent animals • They have fur or hair • Have four limbs • Warm-Blooded • Breathe air through lungs

7. Birds • There are thousands of different kinds of birds • Have feathers • Have a beak or a bill • Lay eggs • Warm- Blooded

8. Insects • Have six legs when fully grown • The body of an insect has three parts • Head • Thorax • Abdomen • They have their skeletons on the outside of their body • Have small openings in their bodies to breathe • Most go through metamorphosis

9. Reptiles • Have dry, scaly skin • Cold-Blooded • Most lay eggs • Young look like their parents

10. What have you learned?

11. Activity

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