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13 Cards in this Set
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Vertebrates |
Animals that have backbones |
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Invertebrates |
Animals that do not have backbones |
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Fish |
Vertebrates that breathe through gills, are covered with scales, lay soft, non-shelled eggs, and are cold-blooded. |
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Amphibians |
Vertebrates that first breathe through gills, then develop lungs, are covered in skin, lay soft-shelled eggs, and are cold-blooded. |
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Reptiles |
Vertebrates that breathe through lungs, are covered with scales, lay hard-shelled eggs, and are cold-blooded. |
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Birds |
Vertebrates that breathe through lungs, have feathers, lay hard-shelled eggs, and are warm-blooded. |
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Mammals |
Vertebrates that breathe through lungs, are covered with skin, and hair or fur, have live births, are warm-blooded, and produce milk to feed their young. |
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Annelids (Worms) |
Invertebrates that have soft, segmented bodies and lay eggs. |
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Porifera (Sponges) |
Invertebrates that have holes on the outside of their bodies and a large space in the middle of their bodies. |
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Mollusks |
Invertebrates that have soft bodies that are sometimes covered by a shell. They move by using a soft, muscular foot that is sometimes covered in slime. |
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Arthropods |
Invertebrates that have separated body parts, six to eight jointed legs, a hard body covering, and lay eggs. |
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Echinoderms |
Invertebrates with body parts that are all the same size and are often covered in spines, and have no head or brain. |
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Coelenterates |
Invertebrates that have soft, round bodies and stinging tentacles. |