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VERTEBRATES

Vertebrates

• Animals with backbone


• Have two pairs of limbs
• Symmetrical bodies
• Sexual reproduction
Classified into five distinctive groups

Fishes Amphibians Reptiles Birds Mammals


Fishes Amphibians Reptiles Birds Mammals

Moist and Dry Scales or


Body Covering Scales Feathers Hair & Fur
Smooth Skin Shells
Body
Cold-Blooded Animals Warm-Blooded Animals
Temperature
Respiratory Gills, Lungs,
Gills Lungs
Organ Skin

Heart Chambers Two Three Four or Five Four

Born alive by
Mode of Birth Born from eggs
their mothers

Habitat Water Land & Water Land

Transformation
Lays eggs not on Mammary
Unique Presence Fin & Tail throughout the Beak & Wings
water but on land Glands
cycle

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