Vertebrates

In Room 6, we have been learning to classify animals scientists classify animals and plants into groups in order to easily classify identity, sort and name them


Classify=Sort.

There are many ways to group living organisms.

You can classify animals into two main groups. Vertebrate or Invertebrate.


All Vertebrates have

• Covering of skin that protects them
• Skeleton inside their body
• Muscles that help them move
• Blood moves through tubes
• Lungs or gills for breathing

Invertebrates

• 90% of all animals are invertebrates!
• Tend to be small because they do not have a back bone
• Many live in the ocean because the water supports their weight
• Some have a hard covering or a shell on the outside of their bodies for protection
• -Insects, Spiders, Crabs, snails, clams