Vertebrates - Mammals

1. N AT U R A L S C I E N C E - U N I T 2 - PA RT 1
3 R D O F P R I M A RY
VERTEBRATE ANIMALS

2. CLASIFICATION
• There are two kinds of animals
• VERTEBRATES: they have skeleton
• INVERTEBRATES: they don’t have skeleton

3. VERTEBRATES ANIMALS
• There are 5 groups of vertebrates:
• MAMMALS
• BIRDS
• FISH
• REPTILES
• AMPHIBIAN

4. MAMMALS
 Mammals have HAIR in the body
 They have extremities:
- Legs – the dog
- Fins – the dolphin
- Wings – the bat
 Most of them are VIVIPAROUS
 They breath by LUNGS
 In the mouth, they have TEETH

5. MAMMALS
DOG CAT LION GIRAFFE
ELEPHANT DOLPHIN SHEEP
HORSE

6. BIRDS
Birds have FEATHERS in the body
PARROT CANARY EAGLE OSTRICH

7. FISH
Fish have SCALES in the body
SARDINE SHARK

8. REPTILES
Reptiles have SCALES IN THE BODY
SNAKE CROCODILE TURTLE

9. AMPHIBIAN
Amphibians have NUDE SKIN
FROG SALAMANDER

10. QUESTIONS
• Which group has FEATHERS in the body?
• Which groups has SCALES in the body?
• Which group is the dog in?
• Which group is the frog in?
• Which group has HAIR in the body?
• Which group is the snake in?

11. ACTIVITIES
1. Write two animals of each group:
 MAMMALS:
 BIRDS:
 FISH:
 REPTILES:
 AMPHIBIAN:

12. ACTIVITIES
2. Classify these animals in the correct
group:
FROG – TURTLE – DOG – BAT – SNAKE – CANARY – SARDINE –
SALAMANDER – DOLPHIN – SHARK – PARROT – CAT - CROCODILE
MAMMALS BIRDS FISH REPTILES AMPHIBIA
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13. JOURNAL
What’s your favourite animal? Make a
picture of it and write the name and its
group.