PPT-Birds & Mammals Chapter 16

Birds Birds belong to the class Aves Aves comes from the Latin word for bird First appeared on Earth 150 million years ago Section 1 Bird Characteristics S hare some characteristics with reptiles. DOMAIN- Eukarya. KINGDOM- Animalia. PHYLUM- Chordata. SUBPHYLUM- Vertebrata. CLASS- 7 different. ORDERS- 10 . Placental mammals. Phylum Chordata. Recall that vertebrates are chordates.. Phylum Chordata includes the lancelets and tunicates (invertebrate chordates) as well as the vertebrates. For each theory . Explain the mechanisms. State the evidence. Q7. If you get stuck use the . ipad. and web age below.. http://. en.wikipedia.org. /wiki/. Alvarez_hypothesis. Over view of classification. Vertebrates. 350 m.y.a. vertebrates invaded land. Decendents of bony fish . Land vertebrates had to adapt to harsher conditions on shore. Tetrapods had to develop lungs that allowed for absorption of oxygen directly from air. . Javier G. Nevarez DVM, PhD. jnevarez@vetmed.lsu.edu. 225-578-9657. It’s all about metabolism!. Immediate Needs. Housing. Food. Housing. Well ventilated. Easy to clean and disinfect. Escape . resistant. . About 9,000 species of . birds. are in the . class Aves. ..   Bird classification is based on beak and foot types, and some habitats and behaviors. . Birds of prey have notched beaks and sharp talons. . of the . Day Monday 9/27, 2010. Name of plant: . Purple top. Wildlife information:. Plant Description: . . This native perennial grass is about 3-4' tall The blooming period occurs from mid-summer to early fall and lasts about 2-3 weeks for a colony of plants. After blooming, the . By: Haya Al . Rabban. What are Vertebrates?. Vertebrates are animals that have backbones like Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds and Mammals . Fish. Fish have slimy bony scales for protection and . They also have gills for breathing. They get thousands of eggs and they don’t worry about the eggs.. . Diversity of reproductive strategies. Strategy. Description. e.g.. Advantage. Disadvantage. INTERNAL FERTILISATION . The sperm cell then fuses with the egg cell . inside. the body of the female. . Chapter 16. Birds. Birds belong to the class Aves.. Aves comes from the Latin word for bird. .. First appeared on Earth 150 million years . ago. Section 1. Bird Characteristics. S. hare some characteristics with reptiles. Opportunities and. Adaptive Radiations. Overview. Extinctions. Adaptive Radiations—New Niches. Stem mammals survived and experience adaptive radiation.. Evolution of birds, feathers, flight, and flightlessness.. ID NUMBER FORMAT TITLE Animals 98 Book Little Critters With Flip the Flap Pages Animals 99 Book Ten Little Rabbits Animals 100 Book Bats Creature of the Night Animals 114 Book The Spring Rabb 142Step 1 Selection of Species of Greatest Conservation Need a species must meetat leastone or more of the following criteriaNative species which are classified as federally threatened endangered or 26.1 Amniotes. The amniotic sac contains everything an embryo needs to grow.. some develop inside mother’s body. some develop inside a tough, . semipermeable. . shell. The amniotic egg allowed vertebrates to reproduce on land. Birds first appear, unambiguously, in the fossil record in the Jurassic (. ~. 150 mya). First . bird is . Archaeopteryx. .. Transitional form between reptiles and modern birds.. Possessed reptilian skull with teeth, long bony tail, and claws on digits, but had feathers just like modern birds..