There are two types of animals: invertebrates, which do not have a backbone, and vertebrates, which do have a backbone. Vertebrates can be classified into five main groups - mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians - while invertebrates include molluscs, arthropods such as insects and arachnids, jellyfish, sponges, and starfish. Plants are also living things that make their own food, reproduce, and have stems, leaves, and roots, with trees having trunks and branches and being either evergreen or deciduous, bushes having hard stems and branches close to the ground, and grasses having soft, thin, and

1. There are two types of animals:
Invertebrate and vertebrate animals.

2. Invertebrates are the
animals that do not have backbone
For example: ant, spider

3. Vertebrates are the animals that
have backbone
For example: tiger

4. Oviparous: they are born from eggs.
Viviparous: they are born from their mother’s
body

5. Vertebrate animals can be
classified in 5 main groups:
 Mammals (dog, cow, people)
 Birds (eagle, sea gull, parrot)
 Fish (tuna fish, shark)
 Reptiles (snake, lizard, crocodile)
 Amphibians (frog, salamander)

6. Invertebrate animals can be
classified in:
 Molluscs (octopus, mussels, prawns, oysters)
 Anthropods. They can be insects (flies, bees) or
arachnids (spiders, scorpions)
 Jellyfish
 Sponges
 Starfish

7. Plants are living things. They make their own food
and they reproduce.
They have stems, leaves and roots.
stem Leaf
roots

8. Trees: They have trunk and branches .
Trees can be evergreen or deciduous.
Bushes: they have a hard stem and branches. They grow
close to the ground.
Grasses have a soft stem. They are thin and flexible.