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Science Y5 – Living and non-living things – week 2
CHARACTERISTICS OF ANIMAL GROUPS

Vertebrates
 Have a backbone
 Have an internal skeleton
 Good nervous system, keen senses
 Usually have a large brain
 Five groups – mammals, fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles

a) Fish - live in water
- most breathe by gills
- covered in scales
- have fins
- cold-blooded
- include sharks

b) Amphibians - live in water and on land
- moist skin
- cold-blooded
- lay eggs
- include frogs, toads, newts and salamanders

c) Reptiles - most lay eggs on land
- scaly skin
- cold-blooded
- include snakes, lizards and crocodiles

d) Birds - covered in feathers
- lay eggs
- warm-blooded
- have lungs

e) Mammals - feed young on milk
- warm-blooded
- have lungs
- most give birth to live young
- covered in hair or fur

Invertebrates
 No backbone
 Cold-blooded

E.g. a) Annelids - includes earthworm
- no skeleton
- move by stretching or contracting

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