People ,
animals and plants are living things.
Animals can
be wild or domestic.
Animals
walk, climb, jump, swim or slither.
Animals adapt
to their environment.
Fish have got fins
Polar Bears have got white fur
Camels have got a hump
Monkeys have got a long tail.
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Herbivores eat plants and fruit
Carnivores
eat meat Nutrition
Omnivores
eat meat and plants
Viviparous animals are born from their mother’s body. Reproduction
Oviparous
animals are born from eggs
VERTEBRATES
Vertebrate
animals share these characteristics:
They have
got an internal skeleton made up of bones.
They are
viviparous.
They have
got bodies formed by a head, a trunk and limbs.
They can
breathe using lungs or gills.
Their
body temperatures are constant
There are
five groups :
Mammals
Reptiles
Birds
Fish
Amphibians
MAMMALS
They live on land.
Some mammals live in water like whales and dolphins.
Mammals' body is covered in fur.
They breathe through their lungs.
Mammals are viviparous.
Mammals drink their mother's milk.
BIRDS
They are oviparous. They lay eggs.
They can be carnivores, herbivores, omnivores.
Adult birds find food for their babies.
Birds breathe by using their lungs.
Birds have got beaks.
Most birds live in the air.
Hens can't fly
Birds' bodies are covered in feathers.
REPTILES
They live in many habitats.
Some live on land and others in water.
Its body is covered in scales.
INVERTEBRATES
They are animals that have got no bones or backbone.
They are the most numerous group of all the animals
Some live on land.
Some live in water . They are aquatic .
Some live in the air.
They are born from eggs.
Some have got six legs.
Some have got eight legs like spiders.
Others have got ten legs like crabs.
INSECTS
Their body is divided into three parts: Head Thorax Abdomen.
There are eyes, mouth and two antennaes in the head.
It has three pairs of legs and two pairs of wings.