Vertebrate or Invertebrate?
True or False: A vertebrate has a backbone and an invertebrate does not have a backbone.
True!
I am an organism with a backbone.
I am a vertebrate!
I am an organism without a backbone.
I am an invertebrate!
How can an alligator, snake, or turtle be classified?
They can be classified as reptiles!
How can a cat, polar bear, or human be classified?
They can be classified as mammals!
How do we classify a turtle, as a vertebrate or an invertebrate?
I am a warm-blooded animal that feeds milk to its young and that usually has hair or fur covering most of its skin.
I am a mammal!
I am a cold-blooded animal with fins and gills that lives in the water.
I am a fish!
How can a flamingo, eagle, or penguin be classified?
They can be classified as birds!
How can a shark or goldfish be classified?
They can be classified as fish!
Is a snake a vertebrate?
Yes, a snake is a vertebrate!
I am a warm-blooded animal that has wings, two legs, feathers, a beak and lays eggs.
I am a bird!
I am a cold-blooded animal that has lungs and a skeleton and whose skin is usually covered with scales. I use my surroundings to warm up or cool down.
I am a reptile!
How can a dolphin or whale be classified?
Both can be classified as mammals!
How can a grasshopper, spider, or butterfly be classified?
They can be classified as insects!
Name a type of invertebrates
Insects, jellyfish, octopus, snails, worms, starfish are all invertebrates!
I am a cold-blooded animal that is born in the water and grows up to live on the land. I have lungs as an adult and some types of me can breathe through my skin.
I am an amphibian!
I am a cold-blooded animal without a backbone that has a segmented body and six or more legs.
I am an arthropod!
They can be classified as amphibians!
I am usually green on top and white on my belly. I prefer habitats with a great amount of floating vegetation, grasses, and cattails. You can probably find me in small ponds, marshes, streams, or in your backyard. I lay eggs near the roots of underwater plants. What am I?
I am a frog (or amphibian)!
What is the hard, protective, outer shell of an invertebrate called?
It is called an exoskeleton!
What is the word that means to group together based on similar traits?
What is the hard, outer covering of an invertebrate used for support and protection?
It is an exoskeleton!
I am an aquatic animal that gives birth to live young. You can often see me playing with my pod in the ocean. I eat fish and am blue or grey. I communicate with whistles, clicks, and squeaks, and I breathe through a blowhole. What am I?
I am a dolphin (or mammal)!
I am black on my back and white on my belly. This makes it difficult for predators to see me. I can swim and I have wings and feathers, but I cannot fly. I live in a cold, snowy habitat and lay eggs. What am I?
I am a penguin (or bird).