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Classification: Invertebrates
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Invertebrates class ppt

Jul 19, 2015

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Classification: Invertebrates

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What is classification?

Due to the large number of species of plants and animals, scientist put similar animals in groups. This is called classification.

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How are living things classified?

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What are Vertebrates and Invertebrates ?

Vertebrates are animals that have a backbone while invertebrates are animals without a backbone.

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Which animals are invertebrates?

The groups of invertebrates include: jellyfish and sea anemones, flatworms, roundworms, segmented worms, molluscs, starfish and sea urchins and arthropods.

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Flatworms

Flattened body with no segments (divisions).

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Roundworms

Long thin body with no segments.

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Starfish and sea urchins

5 ‘arms’ or star-shaped pattern on their bodies.

Spiny skins

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Arthropods

Jointed legs.

Body has a hard outer skeleton

They can be divided into 4 smaller groups: Crustaceans, Insects, Spiders, Centipedes and millipedes.

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Arthrodops: Crustaceans

Chalky outer skeleton.

Most live in water.

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Arthropods: Spiders

8 legs.

2 parts to the body.

No wings