Difference between revisions of "Vertebrate"

Latest revision as of 08:15, 26 August 2018

The backbone (spine) of a human.

A vertebrate is an animal with a backbone.

A vertebrate animal has a spine running down its back.

Vertebrate animals usually also have a ribcage.

There are 5 groups of vertebrates:


All Amphibians are vertebrates.	All Birds are vertebrates.	All Fish are vertebrates.	All Mammals are vertebrates.	All Reptiles are vertebrates.

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 *Reptile
-===Examples===
+===Classification of Vertebrates===
+{| class="wikitable"
+|[[File:VertebrateClassification.png|center|1050px]]
+|}
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 |[[File:SnakeSkeleton.png|center|200px]]
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-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |All Amphibians are '''vertebrates'''.
+| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |All [[Amphibian|Amphibians]] are '''vertebrates'''.
-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |All Birds are '''vertebrates'''.
+| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |All [[Bird|Birds]] are '''vertebrates'''.
-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |All Fish are '''vertebrates'''.
+| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |All [[Fish]] are '''vertebrates'''.
-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |All Mammals are '''vertebrates'''.
+| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |All [[Mammal|Mammals]] are '''vertebrates'''.
-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |All Reptiles are '''vertebrates'''.
+| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |All [[Reptile|Reptiles]] are '''vertebrates'''.
+|-
+|[[File:Frog.png|center|200px]]
+|[[File:Penguin.png|center|200px]]
+|[[File:Trout.png|center|200px]]
+|[[File:Elephant.png|center|200px]]
+|[[File:Snake.png|center|200px]]
 |}