1. 97 % of the
animal
kingdom is
made up of
invertebrates.

2. Invertebrates are animals that
do not have backbones.
Some can be found in ponds,
oceans, and other water
environments.
Insects and some other
invertebrates have exoskeletons.
An exoskeleton is a hard outer
covering that protects an
animal’s body and gives it
support.

3. They look like plants but
they are animals.
Sponges stay fixed in
one place.
They have no mouth,
stomachs, or other
organs
Most live in oceans
The cannot move
They stink a lot

4. They have
tentacles
They have a mouth
They live on the
jellyfish
ocean floor
They shoot
poisonous darts
Sea anemone
coral

5. They can grow back
parts if they lose
parts. Flatworm
Some worms can
grow to 30 METERS
long
An earthworm has Roundworms
hairs on it to help it go
through the dirt!!!
Segmented

6. They have bodies with at least 5
sections
They have suction cup feet to walk
They use tubes to catch food to.

7. They live on land and octopus
fresh water and ocean
water.
They make shells from
minerals in the water.
Snail have a single shell
and a muscular foot.
snail
A clam has two shells
joined together.
squid

8. They have keen
sense organs.
They have joined
legs and
exoskeletons.
They have two or
more segmants.
Some of them
can fly.

9. A rth o p o d s
A r a c h n id s C e n t ip e d e s C ru s ta c e a n s In s e c ts
M illip e d e s

10. Spiders, mites
and ticks.
4 pairs of legs
Most live on land.
Some live in
fresh water.
They spin silk to
make traps for
prey.

11. Many body segments.
Live under rocks & dark
places.
Really have less than 100
millipede
legs.
Protect themselves by
curling up.
Millipedes have 4 legs on
each segment. centipede
Centipedes have 2 legs on
each segment.

12. They have five
pairs of legs.
They live near or
on the ocean floor.
Live on land and
water.
They have
antennae.

13. Largest group of
arthropods.
3 pairs of legs.
3 main body part
sections.
2 pairs of eyes.
Have mouths.