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What is the same about all the animals?All the animals are vertebrates - they have backbones.
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What is special about your group?
shelled
eggs
waterproof eggseggs laid in water
Put your hand up to claim features your animals share
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A. hair
B. shelled eggs
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C. larvae have gills
D. adults have gills
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E. waterproof eggs
F. wings
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G. soft scales
H. give birth
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I. feathers
J. hard scales
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L. dry skin
k. moist skin
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N. eggs laid in water
M. produce milk
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O. fins
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What is the same about fish?
adults have gillssoft scales
fins
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What is the same about amphibians?
larvae have gillsmoist skin
eggs laid in water
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What is the same about reptiles?
waterproof eggsdry skin
hard scales
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What is the same about birds?
shelled eggswings
feathers
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What is the same about mammals?
hairgive birth
produce milk
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How much do your animals eat?
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P. cold-blooded
Q. warm-blooded
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R. cold-blooded
S. warm-blooded
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T. cold-blooded
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Which groups share each feature?
fish
amphibians
reptiles
birds
mammals
layeggs
reproducein
water
feed liveyoungmilk
cold-blooded
havescales
adultshavelungs