GENERAL GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The 5 groups of vertebrates (animals that have a backbone) are fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

Detailed explanation-2: -Animals with backbones are called vertebrates. They comprise one of the best-known groups of animals and include fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, including humans. Vertebrates are members of the subphylum Vertebrata, which is part of the phylum Chordata.

Detailed explanation-3: -The phylum chordata (animals with backbones) is divided into five common classes: fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds. Show examples of these groups and explain the characteristics that make one different from another.

Detailed explanation-4: -vertebrate is an animal with a backbone. (An invertebrate is an animal without a backbone.) Fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, including humans, are all vertebrates.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and birds are examples of Vertebrates.