Animal Classification - Phylum Chordata Flashcards
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Explain the term vertebrate
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An animal that has a backbone or spinal column
2
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Characteristics of class aves
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Winged Have feathers Have a beak, no teeth Are bipedal Lay eggs Warm blooded
3
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Examples of class aves
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Chicken
Ducks
Geese
*Reared for meat and eggs
4
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Name the two classes of of chordates
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Class aves
Class mammalia
*They are all vertebrates
5
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Characteristics of class mammalia
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Hair
Mammary gland
Sweat glands
Give birth to live young
6
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Two groups of mammalian
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Ungulates
Hoofed
7
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Example of hoofed animals
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Cattle, sheep, pigs, horses and goats
- most hoofed animals are herbivores
- pigs are omnivores
8
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Example of even toed ungulates
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Cattle, sheep, pig, goats
9
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Examples of odd-toed ungulates
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Horses, donkeys
10
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Explain why they are important in agriculture
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They are food producing animals. They primarily produce meat, milk and wool. Cattle, sheep and pigs are most important in agriculture in Ireland
