classifying animals: vertebrates

Question 1

mammals

Answer 1

fur/hair on skin
visible external ears (pinnae)
warm-blooded

e.g. squirrels, rabbits, horses

Question 2

birds

Answer 2

skin covered in feathers
warm-blooded
have a beak

e.g. parrots, eagles, bluebirds

Question 3

reptiles

Answer 3

dry, scaly skin
lay rubbery-shelled eggs on land
cold-blooded

e.g. lizards, snakes, crocodiles

Question 4

fish

Answer 4

loose, wet scales on skin
gills to breathe
lay eggs without shells in water

e.g. sharks, goldfish, mackerels

Question 5

amphibians

Answer 5

smooth, moist, slimy skin
lay eggs without shells in water
cold-blooded

e.g. frogs, newts, toads