CONTENT Introduction Characteristics Discovery Natural history Defination Types Method Of Reproduction Classes Conclusion Reference
INTRODUCTION An animal kingdom divided into two group. Animal kingdom Vertebrates Invertebrates
INTRODUCTION.... Scientific classification Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata
INTRODUCTION.... Features of chordata. Features Notochord Dorsal nerve cord Pharyngeal slits Post- anal tail
INTRODUCTION....
INTRODUCTION.... Percentage composition of vertebrates:- Mammals-8.16% Birds-15.43% Reptiles-14.85% Amphibians-10.81% Fishes-50.76%
Percentage chart of vertebrates
CHARACTERISTICS Characteristics:- Well developed organ systems. Digestive system with 2 openings:- A) Circulatory system B)Nervous system Skin covered with:- scales,feathers,fur,and hair.
CHARACTERISTICS... Have excretory system. Have immune system. Complex skin. Have three pairs of sense organs:- 1. Nasal 2.Optic 3.Otic
“THOMAS JEFFERSON” DISCOVERY
DISCOVERY... Letin word vertebratus = JOINT OF THE SPINE .
NATURAL HISTORY Life history of vertebrates is they are subdivided into major groups based on morphology:- Cyclostomes Chondrichthyes Teleostomes Tetrapods
DEFINATION Vertebrates animals are define as a large group differentiated by the present of a backbone or spinal column.
TYPES There are 2 types of vertebrates animals. Vertebrates Cold blooded Warm blooded
Cold blooded animals Cold blooded animals : Snake
WARM BLOODED ANIMALS Warm blooded animals :
METHOD OF REPRODUCTION Sexual reproduction. Produce haploid gamates by meiosis. Two gamates are produce . Gamates Characteristics Spermatozoa Smaller, Motile Ova Larger, Non- motile
Method of reproduction Two kinds of sexual reproduction. External fertilization:- The egg and sperm meet outside the body. Internal fertilization:- Sperm goes into female’s body to meet egg.
CLASSES Five classes of vertebrates. Fish Amphibians Reptiles Birds Mammals
A. FISH Live in water. Have fins. Have gills. Have scales. Lay eggs in water.
EXAMPLES OF FISHES Gold fish Eel Rudd Salmon Prech Bream
DIETS OF FISH
B. AMPHIBIANS Metamorphism
DIETS OF AMPHIBIANS
EXAMPLES OF AMPHIBIANS
C. REPTILES
DIETS OF REPTILES Insects Birds Frog Grass Mammals
EXAMPLES OF REPTILES Snakes Lizards Dinosaur Crocodile
D. BIRDS Have wings. Do not teeth. Light weight. Have one beak. Have two feets. Communicate by using songs
TYPES OF BEAKS Crushing Curved Ex:-Sparrow Ex:-Parrot
TYPES OF BEAKS... Sifting Chiselling Ex:- Duck Ex:-Wood pecker
TYPES OF BEAKS... Sticky Probing Ex:-Swallow Ex:-Sunbird
DIET OF BIRDS
EXAMPLES OF BIRDS Parrot Owl Penguin Pigeons Wood pecker King fisher
E. MAMMALS
DIFFERENT MAMMALS MAMMALS EXAMPLES FASTEST CHEETAH SLOWEST SLOTH TALLEST GIRAFFE SMALLEST BUMBLEBEE BAT LOUDEST BLUE WHALE SMELLIEST STRIPED SKUNK FATTEST RINGED SEAL PUP
DIETS OF MAMMALS
EXAMPLES OF MAMMALS Human Cat Dog Bear Bat Horses
CONCLUSION Class Main features Examples Fish Gills, Scales Shark, Gold fish Amphibians Moist permeable skin Frog, Salamander Reptiles Scales Crocodile, Lizard, Snake Birds Feathers, Beaks Sparrow, Parrot Mammals Fur, Mammary gland Rabbit, Human, Cat