Grade 5 Science

Objective: Describe characteristics of different animal groups. Vertebrates are divided into 5 main groups: mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians

Mammals

Birds

Fish

Reptiles

Amphibians

Habitat Body covering Respiration mode Body temperature Displacement mode Reproduction mode

Majority on land. In water (whales) In air (bat) Fur or hair Lungs

In air

In water

On land

Feathers Lungs

Scales Gills

Warm blooded Using legs

Warm blooded Can fly, have 2 legs

Cold blooded Use tail and fins to swim Lay eggs in which the embryo develops

Dry scales Lungs and through porous skin Cold blooded Crawl

Part of their lives in water and part on land Soft wet skin Gills (tadpole) then lungs

Cold blooded Tadpole swims then the adult amphibian develops legs Deposit eggs in water, then they are fertilized

Embryo develops inside the mothers body

Lay eggs in which the embryo develops

Lay eggs in which the embryo develops

The female produces Other characteristics milk to feed her young

Metamorphosis: change a lot throughout their life cycles