Vertebrates

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GCSE Biology Mind Map on Vertebrates, created by Leann McLeod on 16/05/2016.
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Vertebrates
  1. Fish
    1. Characteristics
      1. have gills
        1. scaly skin
          1. have fins
          2. Examples
            1. Mudskipper
              1. Snapper
            2. Amphibians
              1. Examples
                1. Frogs
                  1. Toads
                    1. Salamanders
                    2. Characteristics
                      1. moist, scale-less skin
                        1. Eggs laid in water
                          1. Larva live in water
                            1. adult lives on land
                              1. larva has gills
                                1. adult has lungs
                              2. Reptiles
                                1. Examples
                                  1. Snakes
                                    1. Turtles
                                      1. lizards
                                        1. Tortoises
                                        2. Characteristics
                                          1. Scaly skin
                                            1. Lay eggs with rubbery shells
                                          2. Birds
                                            1. Examples
                                              1. Woodpecker
                                                1. Flamingo
                                                  1. Banana Bird
                                                  2. Characteristics
                                                    1. have feathers
                                                      1. forelimbs are wings
                                                        1. lay eggs with hard shells
                                                          1. endothermic
                                                            1. have a beak
                                                              1. have a 4 chamber heart
                                                            2. Mammals
                                                              1. Examples
                                                                1. Ocelots
                                                                  1. Dolphins
                                                                    1. Porpoises
                                                                    2. Characteristics
                                                                      1. have hair
                                                                        1. have a placenta
                                                                          1. endothermic
                                                                            1. have a diaphragm
                                                                              1. 4 chamber heart
                                                                                1. young feed on milk from mammary glands
                                                                                  1. have different types of teeth
                                                                                    1. incisors
                                                                                      1. molars
                                                                                        1. premolars
                                                                                          1. canines
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