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Vertebrates
Physical characteristics shared by vertebrates:
 Have backbones, an internal skeleton
(endoskeleton), and muscles.
 Have blood circulating through blood vessels &
lungs (or gills) for breathing.
 Have a protective skin covering.
 Most have legs, wings, or fins for movement.
 Have a nervous system with a brain that
processes information from their environment
through sensory organs.
Vertebrates
Vertebrates differ in the way they control their
body temperature. If their body temperature:
• changes with or is like their environment-
cold-blooded or ectothermic
fishes, amphibians, & reptiles
• stays constant regardless of the environment -
warm-blooded or endothermic
birds & mammals
State Animals
ectothermic
Obtain
oxygen
through gills
Live in the
water
Fish
Have fins &
scales
Lay eggs
ectothermic
Snakes,
lizards,
alligators,
crocodiles
Breathe
with lungs
turtles
REPTILES
Have scales
or plates
Egg laying
Some eggs
may hatch
inside the
female
Most breathe in
water with gills
when young
AMPHIBIANSon land with lungs
as adults
go through a
metamorphosis
lay jelly-like eggs
ectothermic
AMPHIBIANS Frogs and
salamanders have
smooth, moist skin,
through which they
breathe - live part of
their life in water and
part on land.
AMPHIBIANS Toads have thicker,
bumpy skin - live on
land.
feathers
Two wings
Beak
endothermic
Breathe with
Lungs
Lay hard
shell eggs
Two feet
BIRDS
BIRDS
MAMMALS
..
ENDOTHERMIC
BREATHE WITH LUNGS
MOST BABIES BORN LIVE
HAVE FUR OR HAIR
PRODUCE MILK FOR THEIR YOUNG
HAVE 4 LEGS (ARMS COUNT)
SC WILDLIFE MAGAZINE
1.Find examples of (give the name & page #)
1 Reptile, 1 Amphibian, 1 Bird, 1 Fish, 1
Mammal, & 2 Invertebrates
Whooo Hoots in Carolina? Starts on page 24
2. What type of owl lives in man-made
structures?
3. Which is the smallest owl in SC?
4. Which is commonly called a hoot owl?
5. Which owl are you most likely to track
down in SC?