What are they?

Invertebrates  Animals without backbones

What are they?

Vertebrates  Animals with an internal skeleton which contains a backbone

Characteristics of Vertebrates  Cold-Blooded Animals The temperature of their body is the same as the surrounding environment Examples: Fish, amphibians, and reptiles  Warm-Blooded Animals The temperature of their body is maintained at a particular temperature no matter where they are Examples: Birds and mammals

Fish  Live only in water  Cold-blooded  Breathe through gills  Move with fins  Eat plants, insects or other fish  Lay eggs or give birth to live young

Amphibians  Live on land  Cold-blooded  Breathe through lungs on land and gills in water  Four legs (often with webbed feet)  Eat small insects or fish  Lay soft-shelled eggs in water Newt Frog Salamander

Reptiles  Live on land or water  Cold-blooded  Four legs with claws for digging  Breathe through lungs  Eat insects, small animals, fruit and vegetables  Lay eggs on land Tortoise Snake Lizard

Birds  Warm-blooded  Beak or bill as mouth with no teeth  Breathe through lungs  2 legs with talons  Eat insects, plants, small mammals or even other birds  Lay hard-shelled eggs Blue Jay Hummingbird Pigeon

Mammals  Live on land or water  Warm-blooded  Breath through lungs  Eat fruits, vegetables, insects, fish, birds and mammals  Give birth to live young  Mothers nurse their young Whale Wolf Polar Bears

First Nations World View  First Nations and Metis people group vertebrates for the purpose of: Survival Fostering the love of earth Promoting cultural values Relating living things through spirit

The Cree Categories  The Cree grouped vertebrates into: Winged 2-legged 4-legged Swimming things

The Ojibwa Categories  The Ojibwa grouped vertebrates into: Birds Crawlers Swimmers 2-legged 4-legged

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Worksheet Answers Fish I live on land or water and I am warm- blooded. I breathe through lungs and give birth to live young. I am a Polar Bear. Reptile I am warm-blooded with a beak or bill as a mouth with no teeth. I breathe with lungs and have 2 legs with talons. I also lay hard-shelled eggs. I am a Pigeon. Bird I am cold-blooded and live on land. I have four legs and eat small insects or fish. To have babies, I lay soft eggs in the water. I am a Frog. Amphibian I am cold-blooded and live only in water. I breathe through gills and move around using fins. I eat plants, insects and fish. I am a Shark. Mammal I am cold-blooded and live in water or on land. I have four legs with claws for digging. I breathe through lungs and eat insects, small animals and fruits. I am a lizard.

Worksheet Answers  In Cold / Warm - blooded animals, the temperature of their body is the same as the surrounding environment.  In Cold / Warm - blooded animals, the temperature of their body is maintained at the same temperature no matter where they are.

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What Vertebrate am I?  Fish  Reptile  Amphibian  Bird  Mammal

What Vertebrate do I belong too?  Fish  Reptile  Amphibian  Bird  Mammal

Where do I belong?  Fish  Reptile  Amphibian  Bird  Mammal

What am I?  Fish  Reptile  Amphibian  Bird  Mammal

What vertebrate could I be?  Fish  Reptile  Amphibian  Bird  Mammal