animal kingdom : vertebrates Flashcards

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mammals

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four limbs 
fur over the body 
give birth to young alive 
homoiothermic
visible external ears (pinna)
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fish

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fins for swimming and balance
poikilothermic
produce 
scales 
sense organs: eyes and lateral line on the back
gills for breathing
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reptiles

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poikilothermic
four limbs (except snakes)
dry, scaly skin
produce eggs with rubbery shell (laid on land)

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amphibians

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moist skin
four limbs (back feet are often webbed)
poikilothermic 
produce jelly-covered eggs in water 
fertilisation takes place on land
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bird

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wings on body and scales on legs (two wings and two legs)
beak
homoiothermic 
produce eggs with hardshell on land
sense organs are eyes and ears
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