This document provides information about classifying animals into vertebrates and invertebrates. It discusses the key characteristics used to classify animals, such as having a backbone. Examples are provided of common vertebrates like cows and invertebrates like jellyfish. Students are asked to identify vertebrates and invertebrates from a list of animals and to identify the major groups of invertebrates like molluscs and arthropods. As homework, students are to write out a classification diagram and provide examples.
5. Do they have a skeleton?
3- A jellyfish ?
4- A garden snail?
6. Copy and think about this?
1. How many types of skeleton are there?
2. Differences between:
1. INVERTEBRATES
2. VERTEBRATES
3. Examples of each group.
4. What characteristics make the giant squid
an invertebrate?
27. GROUPS OF INVERTEBRATES
• Sponges belong to PORIFERA
• Jellyfish belong to CNIDARIA
• Earthworms, Tapeworms, are WORMS
• Snails, squid, octopus are MOLLUSCS
• Spiders, ants, crabs are ARTHROPODS
• Starfish, sea urchins are ECHINODERMS
28. Homework
• Identify in your book the 4 groups of
arthropods, page 71.
• What group of invertebrates do these
animals belong to?:
– Wasp
– Ant
– Crab
– Spider
– Scolopendra
– Scorpion
– Butterfly
