This lesson will help you answer the H.W.  

H.W is due on Wednesday, Nov.15th 

Chapter 3 – Types of animals

Lesson 2

What are vertebrates?

Vertebrate: An animal with a backbone.

Mammal: A type of vertebrate that has hair or fur and feeds its young with milk from the mother, most mammals give birth to live young.

Bird: A type of vertebrate that has feathers, lay eggs. Mother birds don’t feed milk to their young.

Reptile: A type of vertebrate that has dry skin covered with scales. They breathe using lungs. Some reptiles, like crocodiles, spend a lot of time under the water. Most reptiles hatch from eggs.

Amphibian: A type of vertebrate that has moist skin, begins its life in water with gills, and develops lungs as an adult to live on land.

Fish: A type of vertebrate that breathes through gills and spends its life in water. They get oxygen through gills.