Vertebrates are characterized by having a well-developed brain and nervous system, an internal skeleton made of bone and cartilage, and the ability to live on land, in water, or air. They are heterotrophic, have respiratory and circulatory systems, protective skin, and bilateral symmetry. Reptiles are a group of vertebrates that are cold-blooded, have scales and lay eggs, do not require much food, and usually have four limbs.

1. General
characteristics of
vertebrates

2.  They have a highly developed brain.
Human´s brain Horse´s brain
 They have a well-developed internal skeleton of cartilage
and bone.
Human´s
skeleton
Cow´s
skeleton

3.  They have an advanced nervous system:
-They have well developed sensory organs.
-They can react very quickly to changes in their surroundings .
-These animals can learn from their mistakes.

4.  They can live in air, land or sea.
 They can move.

5.  They are heterotrophic.
 They have a respiratoriy system with
either gills or lungs.

6.  They have an outer covering of protective
cellular skin.
 They have bilateral symmetry
 plan.

7.  Vertebrates are only 2% of the animal species.
 Humans beings
are vertebrates.
Animal Kingdom
Vertebrates
Invertebrates

9. Reptiles are a group of animals that breathe air.
Their bodies are cold-blooded
They have scales on their bodies and they lay eggs.

10. They do not require as much food as warm-blooded animals.
They don´t have metamorphosis.
 They look like a miniature adult when they are born.

11. Reptiles usually have four limbs, but some reptiles have no limbs like the
snake. Scales are made of keratin, skin is found under the scales.
They have leathery eggs laid on land or they keep eggs in their bodies until
they hatch.
Their reproduction includes internal fertilization.
Reptiles have scales wich act as a sort of armor to physically defend their
body.

12. Comic life

16. The end