Which animal families are vertebrates?

In this lesson, we are going to be learning about 3 different families of animals which are vertebrates. These animal families have backbones like humans but they are all very different and special in their own way. We will be learning specifically about reptiles, amphibians and fish.

Which animal families are vertebrates?

In this lesson, we are going to be learning about 3 different families of animals which are vertebrates. These animal families have backbones like humans but they are all very different and special in their own way. We will be learning specifically about reptiles, amphibians and fish.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Characteristics of amphibians
  2. Characteristics of reptiles

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5 Questions

Q1.
1) Tick 1 fact about vertebrates.
Do not have a backbone
Hard outer casing covering their body
Correct answer: Have a backbone inside their body
Q2.
2) Tick 2 facts about invertebrates.
Correct answer: Do not have a backbone
Correct answer: Hard outer casing covering their body
Have a backbone inside their body
Q3.
3) Which family of animals has a hard outside shell?
Arachnids
Correct answer: Crustaceans
Insects
Q4.
4) Which family of animals has a hard exoskeleton and 2 parts to their bodies?
Correct answer: Arachnids
Crustaceans
Insects
Q5.
5) Which family of animals have fangs and 3 parts to their bodies?
Arachnids
Crustaceans
Correct answer: Insects

4 Questions

Q1.
1) Tick 1 fact about vertebrates.
Do not have a backbone
Hard outer casing covering their body
Correct answer: Have a backbone inside their body
Q2.
2) Which family of animals have dry and scaly skin?
Amphibians
Fish
Correct answer: Reptiles
Q3.
3) Which family of animals lay eggs without a shell?
Correct answer: Amphibians
Fish
Reptiles
Q4.
4) Which family of animals live underwater and breathe through special organs called gills?
Amphibians
Correct answer: Fish
Reptiles

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UnitScience / The animal kingdom

Science