Chordate Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.phylumanimals.

Chordate

Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.

Invertebrate- No backbone

Vertebrate-have a backbone

Fish• Are Ectothermic

(cold blooded) but the TUNA is not

• Lay eggs

• Live in an aquatic (water) environment both salt and fresh

• Have Scales, gills and fins

FISH

• Breathe through gills

• Are carnivores mainly but some are omnivores

• The Atlantic blue marlin can reach speeds close to 50 mph. Sailfish reach speeds over 65 mph

Amphibians

• Ectothermic(cold blooded)• Live in water and/or live on land• Lay eggs• Smooth skin

Amphibians

• Have smooth moist skin• Means “double life””• Are carnivores (eat insects)• Breath through gills or boxed

lungs

Reptiles

• Are ectothermic (cold blooded)

• Lay eggs

• Have scales and lungs

• Are omnivores

Alligator sinensis

Reptiles• Kingdom – Animalia• Have lungs

• Have scales• Can survive on much “less” food than

mammals that are the same size

Nile Crocodiles

Reptiles

Chelydra serpentina

Turtles

Reptile

• Zebra-tailed lizard

Zebra-tailed lizard

Birds• Are endothermic

(warm blooded)• Hatch from/lay

eggs• Have feathers• Have lungs and

air sacs• Are omnivores• Humming birds can

fly backwards

Birds

Mammals• Are endothermic (warm

blooded)• Give live birth

• Have hair or fur• Breathe with lungs• Are omnivores

Duck billed platypus

Mammals

Condoleezza Rice