Title: Characteristics of vertebrates
1Subject Biology
Characteristics of vertebrates
2Authors list
- Chui Pui Wah Art and design
- Lam Hoi Yan Idea and outline
- Lau Chun Man Integration and package
- Tsang Wing Kee Final editing and formatting
- Ip Chi Ming Presentation and collection of
resources
3Introduction
- Target audience Secondary level students
- Nature Lecture
4Classification of vertebrates
Vertebrates
Amphibians
Reptiles
Birds
Mammals
Fish
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5Fish (Live in water)
- Lay eggs in water
- Cold - blooded
Fin
Streamlined body
Gill
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Slimy scales
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6Amphibians
(Live both on land and in water)
Wet, slimy skins and no scales
Breathe with lung
Four limbs
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7Reptiles
Breathe with lung
- Lay eggs on land
- Cold - blooded
Hard dry scales
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8Birds
Breathe with lung
Beak
- Lay eggs on land
- Warm - blooded
Wings
Feathers
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9Mammals
Hair
Breathe with lung
- Embryo is developed
- inside mothers body
- ( viviparous)
Mammary glands
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10Use of Dichotomous Key
11Dichotomous Key ------
provides a way to identify organisms by
choosing between two alternative features at each
stage of the key.
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13Animals in Zoo
BAT
DUCK
TOAD
TURTLE
SHARK
14The 5 animals in zoo will be classified into
different groups according to the follow
characteristics Wings, feathers, scales and fins
15Bat, duck, toad, turtle shark
With wings
Without wings
With feathers
Without feather
With scale
Without scale
Amphibians
Birds
Mammals
With fins
Without fin
fish
reptiles
16Bat, duck, toad, turtle shark
With wings
Without wings
Without scale
With feathers
Without feather
With scale
Amphibians
Birds
Mammals
With fins
Without fin
fish
reptiles
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17Bat, duck, toad, turtle shark
With wings
Without wings
With feathers
Without feather
With scale
Without scale
Amphibians
Birds
Mammals
With fins
Without fin
fish
reptiles
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18Bat, duck, toad, turtle shark
With wings
Without wings
With feathers
Without feather
With scale
Without scale
Amphibians
Birds
Mammals
With fins
Without fin
fish
reptiles
Back
End
19Bat, duck, toad, turtle shark
With wings
Without wings
With feathers
Without feather
With scale
Without scale
Amphibians
Birds
Mammals
With fins
Without fin
fish
reptiles
Back
End
20End
21Thank you !
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22Appendix 1
Which group do the sea horses belong to?
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23Appendix 2
Which group do they belong to?
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24Appendix 3
Which group do they belong to?
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