Classifications of Animals Flashcards
1
Q
what is the definition of a vertebrates?
A
animals with a backbone
2
Q
what is the definition of an invertebrates
A
animals without a backbone
3
Q
name some animals that are classed at vertebrates?
A
jawless fish, sharks, rays, bony fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals
4
Q
name some animals that are classed as invertebrates?
A
sponges, flatworms, and molluscs
5
Q
how would you classify a mammal?
A
endothermic, live young, no scales, no feathers,,give milk
6
Q
how would you classify a Reptiles?
A
ectothermic, egg laying, no scales, have feathers, no milk
7
Q
how would you classify Birds?
A
endothermic, egg laying, no scales, have feathers, no mils
8
Q
why are there not any other human species alive today
A
other species have been killed , diseases , extinction
