Characteristics/Description
What 2 features do they have
A backbone and a skull
Where do fossil fuels come from
Fossil fuels are made from decomposing animals.
What type of species eats both plants and meat?
What are omnivores?
What is the largest vertebrate animal?
Blue Whale
What phylum are they part of?
Chordates phylum
How animals are important to our world
Animal bones can be turned into bone meal which provide phosphorus to help plants grow and thrive
Which is more complex: plants or animals?
Animals
How long ago did the first fish with a complete vertebral column evolve?
450 million years ago
What percent of all animals are vertebrates?
3%
Why is the Homologous structures important when doing research on a species
A homologous structures is an organ or bone that can provide insight as to if organisms shared a common ancestor
What type of system has only one stomach?
Monogamous
What two classes both evolved from reptile-like ancestors?
Mammals and birds
What are the 5 groups that make up Vertebrates?
Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, and humans.
List the 4 main uses that animals have?
Helpful to the environment, they provide resources for us, scientists can use animals for research purposes and the production of fossil fuels comes from animals
How do vertebrate animals get nutrition?
By consumption
What type of eggs did the first reptiles evolved from an amphibian ancestor lay?
amniotic eggs
How many known species of vertebrate are there
65,000
What does endothermic mean?
“heat inside”
What are three examples of necessary nutrition for vertebrate animals?
Carbohydrates, proteins, fats
How long ago did the first mammals appear?
200 million years ago