| Term | Definition |
|---|
| 7 major levels of classification | kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species |
| vertebrate | animals with a backbone |
| notochord | tough, flexible rod in a chordates back |
| 5 orders of chordates | fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals |
| have gills | fish |
| begin life with gills | amphibians |
| have scales | fish and reptiles |
| fish has 3 sections | head, trunk, tail |
| lateral line | a sense organ in a fish |
| swim bladder | allows the fish to float higher or lower in the water |
| amphibians | frog, toad, salamander |
| 4 orders of reptiles | turtles, snakes and lizards, crocidiles, tuataras |
| crop | where a bird stores extra food |
| gizzard | organ of bird that grinds food |
| monotremes | egg laying animals |
| marsupials | carries their young in a pouch |
| placentals | have live birth |
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