CLASSIFY ANIMALS INTO VERTEBRATES
AND INVERTEBRATES
VERTEBRATES
an animal of a large group distinguished by the possession of a backbone or spinal column, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.
MAMMALS
INVERTEBRATESan animal lacking a backbone, such as an arthropod, mollusk, annelid, coelenterate, etc. The invertebrates constitute an artificial division of the animal kingdom, comprising 95 percent of animal species and about 30 different phyla.
Name the five groups of vertebrates and five examples for each group.
What are the common characteristics of each group of vertebrates?
What are different kinds of mammals?
Name the six groups of invertebrates and give examples for each group.
What are the common characteristics of each group of invertebrates?
TELL WHETHER THE FOLLOWING ARE VERTEBRATES OR
INVERTEBRATES.
________1. bee________2. man________3. platypus________4. ant________5. scorpion________6. dog________7. butterfly________8. dolphin________9. snake________10. squirrel
ASSIGNMENTMake a research
about the characteristics of
each group of vertebrates.