Biology·Classification & diversity · NSSCO 2.2

Vertebrates & adaptation

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The five classes of animals with a backbone — fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals — and how an organism's features adapt it to where it lives.

What you'll learn in this lesson

By the end you should be able to (NSSCO Biology 2.2):

  • List the main external features used to classify the five vertebrate classes: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
  • Relate the features of vertebrates to their adaptation to their environment (using Namibian examples where possible).
  • Observe and draw organisms found locally, concentrating on diagnostic features and features that adapt them to their environment.
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Vertebrates & adaptation · NSSCO Biology · namstudy