what am i? vertebrate vertebrates are animals that have a backbone invertebrate invertebrates are...

What Am I?

• Vertebrate• Vertebrates are

animals that have a backbone

• Invertebrate

• Invertebrates are animals that do not have a backbone. Invertebrates are cold-blooded; their body temperature depends on the temperature of their environment.

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BibliographyEnchanted Learning. http://www.Enchanted Learning.com 1996

National Geographic Society http://www.nationalgeographic.com/site/1996-2006 National Geographic Society..

Smithsonian National Zoo Park http://nationalzoo.si.edu/

Spring Peeperhttp://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/spring_peeper.htmhttp://www.clcookphoto.com/snowyman.htm

San Diego Zoohttp://www.sandiegozoo.org/

Puffer Pictureshttp://www.underworldphotography.com/puffer.htmSnowy Owl http://www.clcookphoto.com/snowyman.htm

What am I?

Am I a vertebrate or invertebrate?

I am a vertebrate.

• I am a vertebrate because I have a backbone.

• I am a mammal.• I have fur on my

body.• I feed my babies

milk.• I have live babies. House Cat

Cool Facts

• House cats usually do not like to swim

• House cats are meat eaters or carnivores.

• House cats have good night vision.

What am I?Am I a vertebrate or invertebrate?

I am an invertebrate.

• I am an invertebrate because I do not have a backbone.

• I am a mollusk.• I have a soft body

with eight arms.• I lay eggs.

octopus

Cool Facts

• If I lose an arm I will regrow another arm.

• I cannot hear.• I like to eat small

crabs, scallops, fish, turtles and sometimes other octopuses.

Octopus

I am a vertebrate.


• I am a bird.• I have feathers on my

body.• I lay eggs.

Black-Capped Chickadee

Cool Facts

• I can remember where I hid my food for at least 28 days.

• I like to eat spiders, caterpillars or seeds and berries.

• I am the state bird of Massachusetts.

Black-capped Chickadee

I am a vertebrate.


• I am a mammal.

• I have black to brown fur.

• I give birth to live young.

Cool Facts by Cameron

• The howler monkey is the loudest monkey and the loudest land animal.

• The howler monkey is the largest monkey in South, North and Central America.

• These monkeys live in trees in the rain forests.

I am a vertebrate.


• I am a reptile.

• I have scales.

• I lay eggs.

Cool Facts by Colin• Boas like to eat monkeys,

birds,and rodents.• Boa constrictors have

coloration that camouflages them they have varying patterns of cream,brown,tan,gray and black.

• They continue to grow all their lives, getting bigger and bigger each year.

• They can open their jaws very wind.

• When they hunt they squeeze their prey until it can no longer breath.

I am a vertebrate.


• I am a reptile.• I am covered in

scales.• The American

Crocodile lays eggs.

Cool Facts by Anthony

• The American Crocodile has 66 teeth.

• The American Crocodile has a forth tooth on either side of the lower jaw.

• There belly has yellow and green smooth scales.

I am a vertebrate.


• I am a mammal.• I have fur.• I have live babies.

Cool Facts by Isabelle

• Beavers cannot move quickly on land.

• Beavers weigh 30-70 pounds!

• Their best defense from predators is in water!


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I am a vertebrate.


• I am a fish.• I have a torpedo-shaped

body and 3 main fins.• I give birth to 2-14 fully-

formed pups that are up to 5 feet (1.5m)long.


Cool Facts by Natalie

• Only the underbelly of the Great White Shark is actually white.• In the fall, some females migrate to warmer waters (for

example, southern California) to give birth.• The teeth are located in rows which rotate into use as needed.

The first two rows are used in obtaining food. • Sharks primarily use their sense of smell.• The Great White is the only type of shark that will go to the

surface and poke its head up out of the water.



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• I am an insect.The Luna

moth is a light green moth that has long curving tails on its hind wings and eyespots on all four wings.

• I lay very very tiny eggs.


Cool Facts by Jarrett

• It’s egg becomes a lime-green caterpillar with tiny orange spots.

• When they grow up to be an adult they never eat food they only mate and reproduce.



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I am a vertebrate.


• I have scales modified into spines.

• I lay eggs.

Cool Facts by Solange

• Pufferfish have a small mouth and a tube shaped body when not engorged.

• A blowfish has a big dark eye surrounded by a white ring.

• Pufferfish are meat eaters.

• Pufferfish crush and grind up their prey with their teeth.

I am a vertebrate.


• I am a mammal.• I have a thick brown

fur coat about the size of a cat.

• I give birth to live young

Cool facts by Julia V.

• The sloth is a herbivore [a plant-eater] that eats at night.

• The sloth eats leaves ,tender young shoots,and fruit.

• The main of the sloth are are jaguars and Harpy Eagles.

I am a vertebrate.


• I am an amphibian.• I have slimy skin.• I lay eggs.

Cool Facts by Danny• Newts are about three to

four inches on average.• The adults color varies

from deep green to brown on top and the underbelly is usually yellow with dark spots.

• Newts eat, insects, worms, snails,and small fish.

• They have four legs. There are four fingers on each of the front legs and five toes on each of the hind legs.

I am vertebrate


• I am a bird with white feathers with some black bars.

• A Snowy Owl lays eggs in a clutch.

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Cool Facts by Julia D.

• Their nest is lined with moss,lichen and feathers

• In order to look around they have to move their entire head.

• Snowy owls are carnivores who are stealth hunters they can easily sneak up on their prey since their fluffy feathers give them almost silent flight.

What am I?Am I a vertebrate or invertebrate

I am a vertebrate.


• I am a reptile.

• I have green to brown skin with scales.

• I lay eggs.

Cool Facts by Jacob

• They are found in Central and South America.

• Their eggs are eaten by many animals.

• They use their powerful legs to swim and climb trees.



• A scorpion is an arachnid.

• A scorpion gives birth to live young.

Cool Facts by Kerelos• Some scorpions live

for 25 years.• Some scorpions eat

other scorpions.

• Twenty-five kinds of scorpions can kill people.

• A scorpion can paralyze a person.

I am a vertebrate.


• I am a mammal because I have a backbone

• White fuzzy fur that is warm.

• It gives birth to babies.

Cool Facts by Devon

• Polar Bears are up to 10 feet.

• Polar Bears do not drink water .

• It weighs about 1,700 pounds

• Polar Bears have two types of fur one to keep them warm and one to keep them from getting wet.

• Polar Bears have wide front paws with slightly webbed toes to help them swim.

I am a vertebrate.

• I am a vertebrate because I have a backbone

• I am a bird.• I have feathers.• I lay eggs

Cool Facts by Kyle

• African Gray Parrots easily learn hundreds of words and sounds.

• They lay 3 to 5 eggs in each clutch.

• They are about 13 to 16 inches.

• They weigh about a pound.

I am a vertebrate


• I am a bird.• I am covered with

light brown feathers on my body and iridescent green feathers on my head.

• I lay eggs.

Cool Facts by Michelle

• Females lay 5 to 14 greenish white eggs at a time.

• The male is called a drake.

• The female is called a hen.

• Mallards eat insects, worms, frogs, snails, slugs, small shellfish, grasses and other plants.

What am I?Am I a vertebrate or invertebrate

I am vertebrate

• I am vertebrate because I have a backbone.

• I am a fish.• I have brown skin with

tan spots and the skin has tiny scales.

• I lay eggs.

Cool Facts by Caroline

• It is not a true eel• The electric eel grows

to be almost 8 feet long.

• The electric eel is a long, snake- like fish.

• The electric eel eats other fish.

• The scales covering the body are tiny.


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I am a invertebrate.

• I’m an invertebrate because I do not have a backbone.

• I am a crustacean.• I have a shell.• I give birth to live

young.

Cool Facts by Dylan

• The hermit crab is a type of crab that doesn’t have a very hard shell.

• They eat worms, plankton and organic debris.

• The hermit crab is a crustacean.

• There are 500 different kinds around the world.

I am a vertebrate.

• I am vertebrate because I have a backbone.

• I am a reptile who eats plants and lays eggs.

• I lay white eggs in a shallow pit and cover them with sand.

Cool Facts by Matthew

• A Desert Tortoise has a shell that protects it from the extreme desert temperatures.

• It can live from 50 to 80 years.

• Its head is as long as a hand.

• It’s tail is very small and skinny.

What am I?Am I a vertebrate or invertebrate ?

I am a vertebrate .


• I am an amphibian. • My skin is brown to

tan. • I lay eggs.

Cool Facts by Alyssa

• The spring pepper is a small tree frog.

• These frogs have a dark “x “ on the back.

• This frog is about the size of a coin.

I am a vertebrate.


• I am a amphibian.• I have skin with no

scales.• I lay eggs.

Cool Facts by Marissa

• Salamanders spend their lives near water.

• Salamanders eat insects, worms, snails and small fish.

• They are animals that begin their lives in the water breathing with gills; later they develop lungs and breathe air.

• They keep their tail when they are adults.

I am a vertebrate


• I am a mammal.• I am hairy and live in

Africa. • I give birth to live

babies.

Cool Facts by Jack

• Aardvark mean “Earth Pig” in a language of South Africa.

• They have a sleek, dark brown coat, short legs with webbed second and third toes and hoof-like claws.

• Aardvarks eat ants and termites and are nocturnal.

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