Vertebrates have backbones, spinal cords, and internal skeletons, while invertebrates lack these features. Some examples of invertebrates provided are worms, sponges, jellyfish, sea anemones, coral, flatworms, roundworms, earthworms, snails, squid, crustaceans, arachnids, insects, millipedes, and centipedes. Each group is described in one to three sentences regarding their defining characteristics and habitats.

1. Vertebrates and
Invertebrates
By: Cheryl Walker

2. Vertebrates and
invertabrates
The main difference is that vertebrates have a backbone,
spinal cord, and internal skeleton while invertebrates do
not.
An invertebrate doesn't have a vertebrate which is your
spinal cord, a vertebrate does have a spinal cord. an
invertebrate is like a worm a vertebrate is a human
vertebrates animals are which animals have
backbones(crocodile, human), invertbrates animals are
which animal don't have back bones, like earthworm.

3. Sponges
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No mouth, stomachs, or other organs
Most live in oceans
Cannot move
They stink a lot

4. Invertebrates with Stinging
Cells
jellyfish
 They have tentacles
 They have a mouth
 They live on the
ocean floor
 They shoot poisonous
darts
Sea anemone
coral

5. Worms
 They can grow back
parts if they lose
parts.
 Some worms can
grow to 3 meters
long!
 An earthworm has
hairs on it to help it
go through the dirt!!!
Flatworm
Roundworms
Earthworm

6. Invertebrates with Spiny Skins
 They have bodies with at least 5
sections
 They have suction cup feet to walk
 They use tubes to catch food to.

7. Invertebrates with Soft Bodies
octopus
 They live on land and
fresh water and ocean
water.
 They make shells
from minerals in the
water
 Two shelled mollusks
has a big foot to pull
itself along
snail
squid

8. Crustaceans
 They have five pairs
of legs
 They live near or on
the ocean floor
 Live on land and
water
 They have antennae

9. Arachnids
 Spiders mites and
ticks.
 4 pairs of legs
 Most live on land.
 Some live in fresh
water
 They are called
parasites.

10. Insects
 Largest group of
arthropods
 3 pairs of legs
 3 main body part
sections
 2 pairs of eyes
 Have mouths

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