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Introduction to Animal Groups
Amphibians, Fish, Mammals, Birds, Insects,
Reptiles
Differentiating Animals
Since there are so many animals they are put into different groups according to
similar characteristics
Vertebrates vs. Invertebrates
Vertebrates
Animals with a backbone or spinal
column
Invertebrates
Animals without a backbone or spinal
column
All of the groups we are looking at today are vertebrates except insects.
Amphibians
Cold-Blooded
Live both on land and in water
Skin is moist
Found in the tropics
They are vertebrates
Most live in or near water or damp places
Fish
Breathe through gills
Most lay eggs (although sharks give birth to live young)
Most are cold blooded
Covered with scales
Live in water
Mammals
The most intelligent animals
They have fur or hair
Have four limbs
Warm-Blooded
Breathe air through lungs
Birds
There are thousands of different kinds of birds
Have feathers
Have a beak or a bill
Lay eggs
Warm- Blooded
Insects Have six legs when fully grown
The body of an insect has three parts› Head› Thorax› Abdomen
They have their skeletons on the outside of their body
Have small openings in their bodies to breathe
Most go through metamorphosis
Reptiles
Have dry, scaly skin
Cold-Blooded
Most lay eggs
Young look like their parents
What have you learned?
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