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Vertebrates are animals that have a backbone. There are five main groups of vertebrates: mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, and amphibians. Each group has distinct characteristics such as how they reproduce, breathe, and their external cover or skin. Examples are given for each characteristic and vertebrate group.

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Vertebrates Worksheet

Vertebrates are animals that have a backbone. There are five main groups of vertebrates: mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, and amphibians. Each group has distinct characteristics such as how they reproduce, breathe, and their external cover or skin. Examples are given for each characteristic and vertebrate group.

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3EP SCIENCE NAME ____________________

VERTEBRATES REVISION

Vertebrate animals have a s_______________ made up of bones.


There are five groups of vertebrate animals.

1) MAMMALS Most mammals live on l__________ and use their l_________ to move

around. There are also mammals that live in the s_______ and other animals that

have w________ to fly.

a) How do mammals reproduce? They are ____________________

b) How do mammals breathe? They breathe through _______________

c) What is their external cover? They have __________ and _________ or _________

d) Give 2 examples of land mammals. __________________, __________________

e) Give 2 examples of marine mammals. __________________, __________________

f) Give 2 examples of primates. __________________, __________________

g) Give 1 example of a flying mammal. __________________

2) REPTILES Reptiles live on the l________ and some can live in w________ too.

a) How do reptiles reproduce? _____________________________________________

b) How do reptiles breathe? _______________________________________________

c) Can you write the names of the external cover of these reptiles?

d) Give 3 other examples of reptiles. ____________, ____________, ___________


3) BIRDS Birds have a b________ and their skin is covered with f____________.

They have two w____________ to fly

a) How do birds reproduce? __________________________________________________

b) How do birds breathe? ____________________________________________________

c) Can you think of a bird that cannot fly? ______________________

d) Give 3 more examples of birds. ______________, _____________, _____________

4) FISH Fish are a_________________; this means that they live in water.

a) Can you label the parts of this fish?

b) What do fish use to breathe in oxygen? ____________________________________

c) How do fish reproduce? ________________________________________________

5) AMPHIBIANS Amphibians are covered with s__________

a) How do amphibians reproduce? __________________________________________

b) How do amphibians breathe? Name 2 ways. ________________________________

c) A tadpole is a baby frog. How do tadpoles breathe? __________________________

Categorise these vertebrates.

hake salamander
MAMMALS toad
REPTILES bear shark
BIRDS flamingo
FISH tortoise AMPHIBIANS
rat

crocodile parrot snake whale penguin iguana kangaroo

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