VertebratesBy: Sebastian

6B

What are vertebrates? Vertebrates are living organisms that have a vertebrate so they have a back

bone. In the vertebrate category there are more categories but smaller like some of these categories are Insects, Spiders, Fish, Amphibians and 3 more so there are 7 different categories of vertebrates.

Fish Some of the common things about fish:

Slimy, bony scales

Fins

Gills

Thousands of eggs

They do not worry at all about their young

Reptiles Some of the common things about reptiles:

Dry and leathery scales

Small brains

Several dozens of eggs

Worry a little about their young but not too much

Mammals Some of the common things about:

Dry hair

4 limbs

Don’t lay eggs instead give birth to the already grown baby.

Provides milk for their babies.

Worries a lot about their young.

birds Some common things about birds

Feathers

2 legs and 2 wings

Lays eggs and worries a lot about them

They have no teeth and instead they have a beak

Insects Some common things about insects:

They have three parts in their body which are the head, thorax, and the abdomen.

They usually have 6 legs.

They are usually as small as small as an eraser some are smaller some are bigger.

They usually have antennas.