Animals can be either vertebrates or invertebrates:
Vertebrate animals have a backbone or spine.
They are classified into 5 groups: Reptiles, amphibians, mammals; birds and fish.
Normally, they have head, trunk and limbs. Inside, they have an internal skeleton
Invertebrate animals don’t have a backbone or spine.
They are classified into 6 groups: Sponges, jellyfish, molluscs, Echinoderms; arthropods and Worms.
Some of them have shell (or outer skeleton), but they don’t have an
1 Humans 2 Cat
3 Jellyfish
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Sponge
Mussel
Bear
Snail
4 Fish
6 Bird
8 Crocrodril e
10 Mosquito
12 Spider internal skeleton.
1.- Write either vertebrate or invertebrate next to each, as appropriate. Next, write two more animals in each category.

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2.- Can you write the particular group that each
VERTEBRATE is part of?
F. ex.
Humans belong to mammals._______________________________________________
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3.- Circle the odd one out.
Mammals: polar bears – giraffe – whale – cricket – rabbit – squirrel.
Reptiles: Snake
– turtle – iguana – crocodile – tree frog - spider
Amphibians: toad – frog –salamander- newt- Komodo dragon
Birds: Eagle – sparrow – owl – penguin – bee – falcon - flamingo
Fish: Shark
– octopus – bass – salmon – seahorse – jellyfish

Unit 2. Animals. Classifiying Animals: Vertebrate or invertebrate. http://www.zephyrus.co.uk/kingdomanimal.html http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/animals/intro1.html http://www.brainpopjr.com/science/animals/classifyinganimals/

Unit 2. Animals. Classifiying Animals: Vertebrate or invertebrate. http://www.zephyrus.co.uk/kingdomanimal.html http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/animals/intro1.html http://www.brainpopjr.com/science/animals/classifyinganimals/
Unit 2. Animals. Classifiying Animals: Vertebrate or invertebrate. http://www.zephyrus.co.uk/kingdomanimal.html http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/animals/intro1.html http://www.brainpopjr.com/science/animals/classifyinganimals/
Unit 2. Animals. Classifiying Animals: Vertebrate or invertebrate. http://www.zephyrus.co.uk/kingdomanimal.html http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/animals/intro1.html http://www.brainpopjr.com/science/animals/classifyinganimals/
Unit 2. Animals. Classifiying Animals: Vertebrate or invertebrate. http://www.zephyrus.co.uk/kingdomanimal.html http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/animals/intro1.html http://www.brainpopjr.com/science/animals/classifyinganimals/

Born:
Blood:
Body covering:
Breathing:
Other:
VERTEBRATES
“Mammals”
Examples

Born:
Blood:
Body covering:
Breathing:
Other:
VERTEBRATES
“Fish”
Examples

Born:
Blood:
Body covering:
Breathing:
Other:
VERTEBRATES
“Mammals”
Examples

Born:
Blood:
Body covering:
Breathing:
Other:
VERTEBRATES
“Fish”
Examples

Born:
Blood:
Body covering:
Breathing:
Other:
VERTEBRATES
“Birds”
Examples

Born:
Blood:
Body covering:
Breathing:
Other:
VERTEBRATES
“Amphibians”
Examples

Born:
Blood:
Body covering:
Breathing:
Other:
VERTEBRATES
“Reptiles”
Examples

Born:
Blood:
Body covering:
Breathing:
Other:
VERTEBRATES
“Reptiles”
Examples

Born:
Blood:
Body covering:
Breathing:
Other:
VERTEBRATES
“Mammals”
Examples

Born:
Blood:
Body covering:
Breathing:
Other:
VERTEBRATES
“Amphibians”
Examples

Born:
Blood:
Body covering:
Breathing:
Other:
VERTEBRATES
“Fish”
Examples

Born:
Blood:
Body covering:
Breathing:
Other:
VERTEBRATES
“Birds”
Examples