unit 4 (animals)
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VERTEBRATES INVERTEBRATES(have backbones) (don’t have backbones)
Animals look different
centipede
snake
0 legs 2 legs
4 legs many legs
The body can be…
scales
skin
a shell
feathershair
cat
Animals can be wild or domestic
Where do animals live?
bird
Animals can…
• Walk
• Fly
• Swim
• Jump
What do different animals eat?
Zebras are HERBIVORES because theyonly eat PLANTS. Also cows, sheeps, horses or elephants are hervibores.
Lions are CARNIVORES because they only eat OTHER ANIMALS. Also dogs, tigers, foxes or wolves are carnivores.
Chimpanzees are OMNIVORES because they eat PLANTS AND OTHER ANIMALS. Also pigs, bears or mice are omnivores.
How are different animals born?
VIVIPAROUS OVIPAROUS
Vertebrates
Animals with a backbone.
Mammals
• Give birth to live young. They are viviparous.
• Feed their babies with their own milk.
• Are covered with hair.
Birds
• Have feathers.• Lay eggs. They are
oviparous.
Reptiles
• Lay eggs. They are oviparous.
• Have a skin covered with scales.
Amphibians
• Lay eggs. They are oviparous.
• Have a smooth, moist skin.
• Are able to live on land as well as in the water.
Fish
• Lay eggs (but some do give birth to live young). They are oviparous.
• Have a skin covered in scales.
• Breathe through gills.
Summary: classification according to…
• Backbone: vertebrates or invertebrates.
• How they look: different legs and body (shell, hair, feathers, skin…)
• How they related to people: Wild or domestic.
• Where they live: land, air or water
• How they move: walk, fly, swim or jump.
• What they eat: herbivores, carnivores or omnivores.
• How they are born: viviparous or oviparous.