Comparing Groups of Vertebrates: Features and Differences
Comparing Groups of Vertebrates
Warm
Warm
Cold
Cold
Cold
Born live
Eggs
Eggs
Eggs
Spawn
Fur or hair
Feathers
Dry scales
Wet skin
Wet scales
Lungs
Lungs
Lungs
Lungs and /
or gills
Gills
Spawn
Date
Compare the features of groups of vertebrates
1)
What are the five groups that vertebrates can
be classified as belonging to?
2)
What are the two types of blood that
vertebrates can have?
3)
What 3 forms can the offspring of vertebrates
be in?
4)
What are the two types of breathing apparatus
that vertebrates can have?
5)
Are fish warm-blooded or cold-blooded?
6)
Do reptiles have live young, lay eggs or lay
spawn?
7)
What sort of skin do amphibians have?
8)
What breathing apparatus do birds have?
9)
Which group of vertebrates may lay eggs or
may lay spawn?
Extension:
Make up some of your own questions for a partner to answer.
10)
How many of the vertebrate groups have
only
lungs?
11)
How many of the vertebrate groups have a
wet type of skin?
12)
Which two groups of vertebrates have scales?
13)
Which two groups of vertebrates are warm-
blooded?
14)
Name one similarity between a mammal and a
reptile.
15)
Name one difference between mammals and
birds.
16)
Name two similarities between amphibians and
fish.
17)
Name two differences between reptiles and
birds.
18)
Do mammals have more in common with
reptiles or with fish? Why? (use because)
Name:
Date:
Compare the features of groups of vertebrates
1)
The five groups that vertebrates can be classified
as belonging to are
2)
The two types of blood that vertebrates can have
are
3)
The 3 forms of offspring that vertebrates can have
are
4)
The two types of breathing apparatus that
vertebrates can have are
5)
Fish are
6)
Reptiles
7)
Amphibians have
8)
Birds have
9)
may lay eggs or may lay
spawn.
10)
of the vertebrate groups have
only
lungs.
11)
of the vertebrate groups have a wet type
of skin.
12)
have scales.
13)
are warm-blooded.
14)
One similarity between a mammal and a reptile is
15)
One difference between mammals and birds is
16)
Two similarities between amphibians and fish are
17)
Two differences between reptiles and birds
18)
Mammals have more in common with
because
Comparing Groups of Vertebrates
Explore the key characteristics of five groups of vertebrates - mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish - including details on blood type, offspring, skin, and breathing apparatus. Learn about the unique traits that distinguish these vertebrate groups from one another.
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Comparing Groups of Vertebrates Feature Mammal Bird Reptile Amphibian Fish Blood Warm Warm Cold Cold Cold Offspring Born live Eggs Eggs Eggs Spawn Spawn Skin Wet scales Fur or hair Feathers Dry scales Wet skin Breathing Lungs and / or gills Gills Lungs Lungs Lungs
Date Compare the features of groups of vertebrates 1) What are the five groups that vertebrates can be classified as belonging to? 10) How many of the vertebrate groups have only lungs? 2) What are the two types of blood that vertebrates can have? 11) How many of the vertebrate groups have a wet type of skin? 3) What 3 forms can the offspring of vertebrates be in? 12) Which two groups of vertebrates have scales? 13) Which two groups of vertebrates are warm- blooded? 4) What are the two types of breathing apparatus that vertebrates can have? 14) Name one similarity between a mammal and a reptile. 5) Are fish warm-blooded or cold-blooded? 6) Do reptiles have live young, lay eggs or lay spawn? 15) Name one difference between mammals and birds. 7) What sort of skin do amphibians have? 16) Name two similarities between amphibians and fish. 8) What breathing apparatus do birds have? 17) Name two differences between reptiles and birds. 9) Which group of vertebrates may lay eggs or may lay spawn? 18) Do mammals have more in common with reptiles or with fish? Why? (use because) Extension: Make up some of your own questions for a partner to answer.
Name: Date: Compare the features of groups of vertebrates 1) The five groups that vertebrates can be classified 11) of the vertebrate groups have a wet type as belonging to are of skin. 12) have scales. 2) The two types of blood that vertebrates can have 13) are warm-blooded. are 14) One similarity between a mammal and a reptile is 3) The 3 forms of offspring that vertebrates can have are 15) One difference between mammals and birds is 4) The two types of breathing apparatus that vertebrates can have are 16) Two similarities between amphibians and fish are 5) Fish are 6) Reptiles 7) Amphibians have 17) Two differences between reptiles and birds 8) Birds have 9) may lay eggs or may lay spawn. 18) Mammals have more in common with 10) of the vertebrate groups have only lungs. because
Comparing Groups of Vertebrates Feature Mammal Bird Reptile Amphibian Fish Blood Offspring Skin Breathing
