Vertebrate Classes
This vertebrate class is warm-blooded, has feathers, and lays eggs.
Birds
This bony structure protects the spinal cord in all vertebrates.
Backbone
Mammals have this type of covering on their skin.
Fur or hair
Frogs lay their eggs in this type of habitat.
Water
Which animal does not belong? Eagle, Penguin, Bat, Falcon
Bats are mammals, not birds.
Amphibians that spend part of their life in water and part on land. Name one example.
Frog, Salamander, or Newt
This vertebrate class has hollow bones to help them fly.
Birds
Birds have a special, lightweight covering on their bodies.
Feathers
This class of vertebrates includes animals that can live in the ocean, freshwater, or brackish water.
Fish
Which animal does not belong? Lizard, Frog, Snake, Crocodile
Frogs are amphibians, not reptiles.
Unlike fish, mammals give birth to live young. Name a marine mammal.
Dolphin, whale, or seal
Some fish have a special organ called a swim bladder. What does it help them do?
Floator control buoyancy
Unlike most vertebrates, amphibians breathe through these in addition to their lungs.
Skin and gills
Birds migrate to do this when seasons change.
Find food and warmer climates
Which animal does not belong? Dolphin, Shark, Whale, Otter
What is the shark? – Sharks are fish, while the others are mammals.
Reptiles are cold-blooded and lay eggs. Name one reptile that does not lay eggs.
Snakes (boas, garter snakes, vipers), a few species of lizards (skinks), and Jackson's chameleon, a true chameleon native to Kenya.
Desert reptiles survive extreme heat by doing this during the hottest part of the day.
Burrowing or hiding in shade
Sharks and rays don’t have bones. Their skeletons are made of this.
Cartilage
This mammal spends almost its entire life in the trees of the rainforest and moves very slowly.
Sloth
Which animal does not belong? Goldfish, Tuna, Clownfish, Octopus
Octopuses are invertebrates, not fish which are vertebrates.
This class of vertebrates has gills as babies but develops lungs as adults.
Amphibians
Some mammals survive cold temperatures by going into this deep sleep.
Hibernation
The largest internal organ in vertebrates, it helps with digestion and detoxification.
Liver
Some fish, like salmon, are anadromous, meaning they do this unusual behavior.
Migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back to freshwater to lay eggs
Which animal does not belong? Salmon, Toad, Catfish, Trout
Toads are amphibians, while the others are fish.