Vertebrate Classes Flashcards
Fish
Body covered by scales made out of bony plates
External reproduction
Breathes using gills
Ectothermic temperature
Have a swim bladder
Ambiphibian
Body covered by moist skin
Reproduction is external
Breathes using simple lungs
Ectothermic temperature
Larval state in water, adult state on land
Reptile
Body covered by keratin scales
Reproduction is internal (soft eggs)
Breathes using lungs with extensive folding
Ectothermic temperature
Simple teeth with no living tissue
Bird
Body covered by feathers
Reproduction is internal (hard eggs)
Breathes using lungs with bronchial tubed
Endothermic temperature
Have wings and beaks with no teeth
Mammal
Body covered with hair
Reproduction is internal (live births)
Breathes using lungs with alveoli
Endothermic temperature
Feed young with milk from mammary gland