Vertebrates
Sites On Vertebrates:
Studying "vertebrates" can be a real pinic if you have a good appetite for learning."What makes all of the animals in this section special is that they have spinal cords, vertebrae and notochords. It's all about having a series of nerves along the back (DORSAL side)."
A good place to start learning more is the Biology4Kids web site.
The EnchantedLearning.com site is always a great place to visit to learn more about this topic.
This next site takes you directly to your "on-line" version of our textbook. There are some good on-line activities that will help you master the fundamentals of "Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles."
This next site takes you directly to your "on-line" version of our textbook. There are some good on-line activities that will help you master the fundamentals of "Birds and Mammals."
This next page is designed to provide information and links for students on vertebrates for classroom research projects. Project or not, it is a great springboard to about any vertebrate topic you can imagine. Check it out!
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Still hungry for more?"Vertebrates are all the living things that have backbones, just like you and me! Only a small fraction of the world's living things are vertebrates, specifically, just over 45,000 different species." If you want to learn more try this next site.
Vertebrates are animals that have skeletons. The name of the group comes from the word vertebrae. This is the name of a section of the backbone. There are five types of vertebrates alive on Earth. The next site is a great one to learn more details.
The following site provides an excellent "outline" of vertebrate topics from A to Z.
Stanford University's site provides a good outline by "Definition", "Structure", and "Function." You can click on various words and topics to view additional information.
Want to know more about organ systems? Check out the Pink Monkey!Frog Dissection Sites:
A great site to learn how to dissect the frog. This is a "virtual" dissection site that walks you through each step in the proper dissection of a frog.
This award-winning interactive program is part of the "Whole Frog" project. You can interactively dissect a (digitized) frog named Fluffy, make movies, and play the Virtual Frog Builder Game.
Computers can't teach everything in anatomy, but they can teach some things better, either by themselves or through synergy with conventional methods. Try out this award-winning virtual frog- as a case in point.