Characteristics
What type of symmetry do vertebrates have?
Bilateral symmetry
What types of water do fish live in?
salt water and fresh water.
How many limbs do amphibians and reptiles usually have?
4
Name the two important characteristics of birds.
Their wings and beak
True or false...Mammals are the most complex vertebrates.
True
True or false? And why...
The fertilisation of vertebrates is always external.
False. It can be either.
True or false? The body temperature of fish does not change with the environment they live in?
False, they are ectotherms.
True or false? Some amphibians hibernate during the cold seasons.
True
What are the bones of birds like?
Light and hollow.
What type of fertilisation do mammals have?
Internal.
Is reproduction in vertebrates sexual or asexual?
Sexual
What detects vibrations in the water?
The lateral line.
What do the baby amphibians breathe through?
Gills
True or false? and why...
Birds are endothermal.
True. Their body temperature is always the same.
How do mammals feed their babies?
Through mammary glands that produce milk.
Give an example of the advanced nervous system of vertebrates...
The brain
What are the two classifications of fish?
Bony fish and cartilaginous fish.
Give 3 examples of amphibians...
Examples: frogs, toads, salamanders, newts..
How do birds breathe?
They breathe through lungs.
examples..Kangaroo, platypus
What are the three ways an embryo can develop in different vertebrates?
Viviparous, oviparous, and ovoviviparous.
Name 5 parts of a fish...
examples: head, eyes, mouth, gills, fins, scales, tail, fins
How do reptiles reproduce?
Through internal fertilization.
Describe the eggs of birds.
Their eggs are hard with an impermeable shell.
What are some the ways that mammals limbs are adapted to the way they move..
It depends if they need to swim, climb, run. etc.