ChordataVertebrates

With Backbone

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Animals with a backbone inside

With backbone = a spine inside the body, like yours.

Say it like this: with backbone = a spine inside the body. Birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, and amphibians all belong here. The backbone holds the body up and protects the nerve cord that runs down the back.

How do you know it is a with backbone?

A spine inside

Small bones join up to make a backbone.

You are one too

People have a backbone just like birds.

Five groups

Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals.

It protects

The backbone shields the nerve cord.

Animals you may know

Sparrow

A bird

Cat

A mammal

Goldfish

A fish

Snake

A reptile

Frog

An amphibian

You

A human

Elephant

A big mammal

Dolphin

A mammal in the sea

Try this

Feel the bumpy line down the middle of your back. That is your backbone!

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