What Am I?

1. Vertebrate Vertebrates are animals that have a backbone Invertebrate Invertebrates are animals that do not have a backbone. Invertebrates are cold-blooded; their body temperature depends on the temperature of their environment. What Am I?

2. Researched by Caroline Kerelos Jack Anthony Isabelle Julia V. Jacob Jarrett Cameron Alyssa Michelle Danny Matthew Dylan Solange Marissa Natalie Julia D Devon Kyle Colin

3. Bibliography Enchanted Learning. http://www.Enchanted Learning.com 1996 National Geographic Societyhttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/site /1996-2006 National Geographic Society.. Smithsonian National Zoo Parkhttp://nationalzoo.si.edu/ Spring Peeper http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/spring_peeper.htm http://www.clcookphoto.com/snowyman.htm San Diego Zoo http://www.sandiegozoo.org/ Puffer Pictures http://www.underworldphotography.com/puffer.htm Snowy Owl http://www.clcookphoto.com/snowyman.htm

4. What am I? Am I a vertebrate or invertebrate?

5. I am a vertebrate. • I am a vertebrate because I have a backbone. • I am a mammal. • I have fur on my body. • I feed my babies milk. • I have live babies. House Cat

6. Cool Facts • House cats usually do not like to swim • House cats are meat eaters or carnivores. • House cats have good night vision.

7. What am I? Am I a vertebrate or invertebrate?

8. I am an invertebrate. • I am an invertebrate because I do not have a backbone. • I am a mollusk. • I have a soft body with eight arms. • I lay eggs. octopus

9. Cool Facts • If I lose an arm I will regrow another arm. • I cannot hear. • I like to eat small crabs, scallops, fish, turtles and sometimes other octopuses. Octopus

10. What am I? Am I a vertebrate or invertebrate?

11. I am a vertebrate. • I am a vertebrate because I have a backbone. • I am a bird. • I have feathers on my body. • I lay eggs. Black-Capped Chickadee

12. Cool Facts • I can remember where I hid my food for at least 28 days. • I like to eat spiders, caterpillars or seeds and berries. • I am the state bird of Massachusetts. Black-capped Chickadee

13. What am I?Am I a vertebrate or invertebrate?

14. I am a vertebrate. • I am a vertebrate because I have a backbone. • I am a mammal. • I have black to brown fur. • I give birth to live young.

15. Cool Facts by Cameron • The howler monkey is the loudest monkey and the loudest land animal. • The howler monkey is the largest monkey in South, North and Central America. • These monkeys live in trees in the rain forests.

16. What am I?Am I a vertebrate or invertebrate?

17. I am a vertebrate. • I am a vertebrate because I have a backbone. • I am a reptile. • I have scales. • I lay eggs.

18. Cool Facts by Colin • Boas like to eat monkeys, birds,and rodents. • Boa constrictors have coloration that camouflages them they have varying patterns of cream,brown,tan,gray and black. • They continue to grow all their lives, getting bigger and bigger each year. • They can open their jaws very wind. • When they hunt they squeeze their prey until it can no longer breath.

19. What am I?Am I a vertebrate or invertebrate?

20. I am a vertebrate. • I am a vertebrate because I have a backbone. • I am a reptile. • I am covered in scales. • The American Crocodile lays eggs.

21. Cool Facts by Anthony • The American Crocodile has 66 teeth. • The American Crocodile has a forth tooth on either side of the lower jaw. • There belly has yellow and green smooth scales.

22. What am I?Am I a vertebrate or invertebrate?

23. I am a vertebrate. • I am a vertebrate because I have a backbone. • I am a mammal. • I have fur. • I have live babies.

24. Cool Facts by Isabelle • Beavers cannot move quickly on land. • Beavers weigh 30-70 pounds! • Their best defense from predators is in water!

25. What am I?Am I a vertebrate or invertebrate?

26. I am a vertebrate. • I am a vertebrate because I have a backbone. • I am a fish. • I have a torpedo-shaped body and 3 main fins. • I give birth to 2-14 fully-formed pups that are up to 5 feet (1.5m)long.

27. Cool Facts by Natalie • Only the underbelly of the Great White Shark is actually white. • In the fall, some females migrate to warmer waters (for example, southern California) to give birth. • The teeth are located in rows which rotate into use as needed. The first two rows are used in obtaining food. • Sharks primarily use their sense of smell. • The Great White is the only type of shark that will go to the surface and poke its head up out of the water.

28. What am I?Am I a vertebrate or invertebrate?

29. I am an invertebrate. • I am an invertebrate because I do not have a backbone. • I am an insect. The Luna moth is a light green moth that has long curving tails on its hind wings and eyespots on all four wings. • I lay very very tiny eggs.

30. Cool Facts by Jarrett • It’s egg becomes a lime-green caterpillar with tiny orange spots. • When they grow up to be an adult they never eat food they only mate and reproduce.

31. What am I?Am I a vertebrate or invertebrate?

32. I am a vertebrate. • I am a vertebrate because I have a backbone. • I have scales modified into spines. • I lay eggs.

33. Cool Facts by Solange • Pufferfish have a small mouth and a tube shaped body when not engorged. • A blowfish has a big dark eye surrounded by a white ring. • Pufferfish are meat eaters. • Pufferfish crush and grind up their prey with their teeth.

34. What am I?Am I a vertebrate or invertebrate?

35. I am a vertebrate. • I am a vertebrate because I have a backbone. • I am a mammal. • I have a thick brown fur coat about the size of a cat. • I give birth to live young

36. Cool facts by Julia V. • The sloth is a herbivore [a plant-eater] that eats at night. • The sloth eats leaves ,tender young shoots,and fruit. • The main of the sloth are are jaguars and Harpy Eagles.

37. What am I?Am I a vertebrate or invertebrate?

38. I am a vertebrate. • I am a vertebrate because I have a backbone. • I am an amphibian. • I have slimy skin. • I lay eggs.

39. Cool Facts by Danny • Newts are about three to four inches on average. • The adults color varies from deep green to brown on top and the underbelly is usually yellow with dark spots. • Newts eat, insects, worms, snails,and small fish. • They have four legs. There are four fingers on each of the front legs and five toes on each of the hind legs.

40. What am I?Am I a vertebrate or invertebrate?

41. I am vertebrate • I am a vertebrate because I have a backbone. • I am a bird with white feathers with some black bars. • A Snowy Owl lays eggs in a clutch.

42. Cool Facts by Julia D. • Their nest is lined with moss,lichen and feathers • In order to look around they have to move their entire head. • Snowy owls are carnivores who are stealth hunters they can easily sneak up on their prey since their fluffy feathers give them almost silent flight.

43. What am I?Am I a vertebrate or invertebrate

44. I am a vertebrate. • I am a vertebrate because I have a backbone. • I am a reptile. • I have green to brown skin with scales. • I lay eggs.

45. Cool Facts by Jacob • They are found in Central and South America. • Their eggs are eaten by many animals. • They use their powerful legs to swim and climb trees.

46. What am I?Am I a vertebrate or invertebrate?

47. I am an invertebrate. • I am an invertebrate because I do not have a backbone. • A scorpion is an arachnid. • A scorpion gives birth to live young.

48. Cool Facts by Kerelos • Some scorpions live for 25 years. • Some scorpions eat other scorpions. • Twenty-five kinds of scorpions can kill people. • A scorpion can paralyze a person.

49. What am I?Am I a vertebrate or invertebrate?

50. I am a vertebrate. • I am a vertebrate because I have a backbone. • I am a mammal because I have a backbone • White fuzzy fur that is warm. • It gives birth to babies.