Classification
of vertebrate
animals
Is this animal a bird or a
reptile?
 How

do you know?
What makes this
animal a bird?

It’s a bird!
Is this animal a bird or a
reptile?
 Where

does it live?

It lives on land

 Does

it lay eggs?

Yes! It lays eggs

 How

does it move
around?
It uses its wings
Is this animal a bird or a
reptile?
 How

does it
breathe?
It uses its lungs

 What is its skin
It has feathers

like?
Is this animal a bird or a
reptile?
 How

do you know
What makes this
animal a reptile?

It’s a reptile!
Is this animal a bird or a
reptile?
 Where

does it live?

It lives on land

 Does

it lay eggs?

Yes! It lays eggs

 How

does it move
around?
It uses its legs
Is this animal a bird or a
reptile?
 How

does it
breathe?
It uses its lungs

 What is its
It has scales

skin like?
Mammals
Whatmakes a mammal a
mammal?
 They

live on land
 They are viviparous
 They use legs to move around
 They breathe using their lungs
 They have fur or hair
Birds
Whatmakes a bird a bird?
 They

live on land
 They are oviparous
 They use wings to move around
 They breathe using their lungs
 They have feathers
Reptiles
Whatmakes a reptile a reptile?
 They

live on land
 They are oviparous
 They use legs to move around
 They breathe using their lungs
 They have scales
What we’ve learned
Mammals Birds

Reptiles

 What

do the three
have in common?
Where they live:

Viviparous Oviparous Oviparous
Land
Land

Land

Land

Legs

Wings

Legs

Feathers

Scales

Fur or
Hair

Land

Land

 What

aspect is
different for all
three?
Their skin:

Fur or
Hair

Feathers Scales
What can you remember?
What is the difference between mammals
and reptiles? (hint: there are 2)
 Mammals:



are viviparous
have fur or hair

 Reptiles:



are oviparous
have scales
Amphibians
Whatmakesanamphibianana
mphibian?
 They

live on land and water
 They are oviparous
 They use legs to move around
 They breathe using their lungs or skin
 They have bare skin
Fish
Whatmakes a fish a fish?
 They

live in water
 They are oviparous
 They use fins to move around
 They breathe using their gills
 They have shiny scales
And the differences?
Where
they live

How they have
their young

How they move
around

How they
breathe

Their skin:

Mammal

Land

Viviparous

Use legs

Lungs

Fur/ Hair

Bird

Land

Oviparous

Use wings

Lungs

Feathers

Reptile

Land

Oviparous

Use legs or
slither

Lungs

Scales

Amphibian Land/W

Oviparous

Use legs

Lungs or
through
skin

Bare

Fish

Oviparous

Fins and tail

Oxygen
Scales
from water

ater

Water
And the differences?
Where
they live

Mammal

Bird
Reptile

How they have
their young

How they move
around

How they
breathe

Their skin:

Land

Viviparous

Use legs

Lungs

Fur/ Hair

Land

Oviparous

Use wings

Lungs

Feathers

Land

Oviparous

Lungs

Scales

/
Land
Amphibian Water
Fish

Water

Oviparous

Oviparous

Use legs slither
or
Use legs

Fins and tail

Lungs or

through
skin

Gills

Bare skin

Scales
Which is unique in where it lives?
Where
they live

Mammal

Land

Bird

Land

Reptile

Land

Amphibian

Land/Water

Fish

Water
Which is unique in how it has
their young?
How they have
their young

Mammal

Viviparous

Bird

Oviparous

Reptile

Oviparous

Amphibian

Oviparous

Fish

Oviparous
What can you remember?
What is the difference between mammals
and reptiles? (hint: there are 2)
 Mammals:



are viviparous
have fur or hair

 Reptiles:



are oviparous
have scales
What can you remember?
What is the difference between birds and
fish? (hint: there are 4)
 Birds:





live on land
use wings to move
around
breathe using their
lungs
have feathers

 Fish:





live in water
use fins to move
around
breathe using their
gills
have shiny scales

Classification of vertebrate animals

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  • 2.
    Is this animala bird or a reptile?  How do you know? What makes this animal a bird? It’s a bird!
  • 3.
    Is this animala bird or a reptile?  Where does it live? It lives on land  Does it lay eggs? Yes! It lays eggs  How does it move around? It uses its wings
  • 4.
    Is this animala bird or a reptile?  How does it breathe? It uses its lungs  What is its skin It has feathers like?
  • 5.
    Is this animala bird or a reptile?  How do you know What makes this animal a reptile? It’s a reptile!
  • 6.
    Is this animala bird or a reptile?  Where does it live? It lives on land  Does it lay eggs? Yes! It lays eggs  How does it move around? It uses its legs
  • 7.
    Is this animala bird or a reptile?  How does it breathe? It uses its lungs  What is its It has scales skin like?
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    Whatmakes a mammala mammal?  They live on land  They are viviparous  They use legs to move around  They breathe using their lungs  They have fur or hair
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    Whatmakes a birda bird?  They live on land  They are oviparous  They use wings to move around  They breathe using their lungs  They have feathers
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    Whatmakes a reptilea reptile?  They live on land  They are oviparous  They use legs to move around  They breathe using their lungs  They have scales
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    What we’ve learned MammalsBirds Reptiles  What do the three have in common? Where they live: Viviparous Oviparous Oviparous Land Land Land Land Legs Wings Legs Feathers Scales Fur or Hair Land Land  What aspect is different for all three? Their skin: Fur or Hair Feathers Scales
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    What can youremember? What is the difference between mammals and reptiles? (hint: there are 2)  Mammals:   are viviparous have fur or hair  Reptiles:   are oviparous have scales
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    Whatmakesanamphibianana mphibian?  They live onland and water  They are oviparous  They use legs to move around  They breathe using their lungs or skin  They have bare skin
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    Whatmakes a fisha fish?  They live in water  They are oviparous  They use fins to move around  They breathe using their gills  They have shiny scales
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    And the differences? Where theylive How they have their young How they move around How they breathe Their skin: Mammal Land Viviparous Use legs Lungs Fur/ Hair Bird Land Oviparous Use wings Lungs Feathers Reptile Land Oviparous Use legs or slither Lungs Scales Amphibian Land/W Oviparous Use legs Lungs or through skin Bare Fish Oviparous Fins and tail Oxygen Scales from water ater Water
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    And the differences? Where theylive Mammal Bird Reptile How they have their young How they move around How they breathe Their skin: Land Viviparous Use legs Lungs Fur/ Hair Land Oviparous Use wings Lungs Feathers Land Oviparous Lungs Scales / Land Amphibian Water Fish Water Oviparous Oviparous Use legs slither or Use legs Fins and tail Lungs or through skin Gills Bare skin Scales
  • 22.
    Which is uniquein where it lives? Where they live Mammal Land Bird Land Reptile Land Amphibian Land/Water Fish Water
  • 23.
    Which is uniquein how it has their young? How they have their young Mammal Viviparous Bird Oviparous Reptile Oviparous Amphibian Oviparous Fish Oviparous
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    What can youremember? What is the difference between mammals and reptiles? (hint: there are 2)  Mammals:   are viviparous have fur or hair  Reptiles:   are oviparous have scales
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    What can youremember? What is the difference between birds and fish? (hint: there are 4)  Birds:     live on land use wings to move around breathe using their lungs have feathers  Fish:     live in water use fins to move around breathe using their gills have shiny scales