Vertebrate Facts
What makes an animal a vertebrate?
Mammals
Name five species of vertebrates.
Answers will vary
Anaconda, frog, turtle
Reptiles
What is the biggest waterfall in Guyana?
Kaieteur Falls
What do invertebrates have that vertebrate don’t?
An exoskeleton
What class(es) breathe with lungs?
Mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians
What is the largest bird in the world that doesn’t fly?
Ostrich
Caracara, wren, kiskadee
Birds
What does “Guyana” mean?
Land of many waters
Name the five classes of vertebrates.
Mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish
What classes can have four legs?
Mammals, reptiles, amphibians
What is the largest animal in the world?
Whale
I never have to come up for air.
Fish
Name the colors in the rainbow.
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
What percent of all animals are vertebrates?
10%
What class(es) have scales?
Reptiles and fish
What does warm blooded mean?
Animals that can maintain their internal body temperature above the temperature of their environment.
I have fur, live in trees, and move very slowly.
Sloth (mammal)
List the 5 biggest cities in Guyana.
Georgetown, Linden, New Amsterdam, Corriverton, Bartica
Why do vertebrates dominate their environment?
Their size
What class(es) can live in water?
Mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish
What is on the outside of vertebrates bodies that protects them?
Feathers, skin, scales, fur
I can respirate through my skin.
Amphibians
What is the longest river in South America?
The Amazon River