Vertebrates

Vertebrates have lungs to breathe.

Vertebrates have backbones to stretch up.

Vertebrates are cold and warmblooded.

Vertebrates live on land.

Fish are vertebrates - when you eat a fish there is a backbone.

Snakes have scaly skins and backbones but usually they are coldblooded.

The ostrich has a backbone because it is a type of bird.

A lion has a backbone because it's in the cat family.

The chameleon is a vertebrate because it is a reptile.

The red fox is a vertebrate.vertebrates are animals that have a backbone.

Andre Cassar, Year 5.1