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VERTEBRATES & invertebrates:

What are Vertebrates?


Vertebrates are animals that have a spine. This unit helps
students understand that vertebrates share common
characteristics, including bone structure and major parts of the
skeleton, and that vertebrates can be organized into five
classes: mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians.

What are Invertebrates?


An invertebrate is a cold-blooded animal with no backbone.
Invertebrates can live on land—like insects, spiders, and
worms—or in water.
Adaptation for survival:
Physical Adaptations:
Animals have gone through many physical adaptations to
survive in their habitats. It helps them find food ,avoid
predators ,and also thrive in their environment. Some ways are:
Camouflage;
Camouflage is an animal adaptation that helps them blend
into their surrounding environment. Different animals
camouflage in different ways. For example, some
animals change their body colour to blend into
surrounding, while some may disguise themselves.
Beaks and claws
Different types of birds have different types of beaks .Some like
humming bird have a long, curved bill (or beak) that is perfectly
designed to sip the nectar deep inside trumpet-shaped flowers
while the eagles have a strong ,hook beaks that helps in tearing
flesh.

• Strong limbs
The cheetah's body is narrow and lightweight with long slender
limbs. Specialized muscles allow for a greater swing to the limbs
increasing acceleration
Behavioural adaptation:
Something an animal does usually in response to some type
of external stimulus in order to survive.Some ways are :

Migration
Migration is the seasonal movement of animals from one
habitat to another in search of food, better conditions, or
reproductive needs. Migration, in ethology, the regular,
usually seasonal, movement of all or part of an animal
population to and from a given area. Familiar migrants
include many birds; hoofed animals, especially in East Africa
and in the Arctic tundra; bats; whales and porpoises; seals;
and fishes, such as salmon.
Monarch Butterflies
Migration
Scientific vocabulary
• Vertebrates
• Invertebrates
• Camouflage
• Beaks
• Claws
• Limbs
• Migration
Quick check
• What is the adaptation ?
• What is a habitat ?
Hibernation
• Hibernation is when an
animal slows its heart
rate to save energy and
survive the winter
without eating much.
Some animals just slow
down and move less
frequently during
hibernation, but others
go into a deep sleep and
don't wake up till spring.
Group living

• Lions, wolves, whales,


dolphins, monkeys, chimps,
and elephants all live in
bands . Bands work together
to raise young ones . Some
adult animals watch the
young ones while others find
food .

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