Invertebrates

What is a vertebrate?

• animal with a backbone
• animals without a backbone

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What is an invertebrate?

• animal with a backbone
• animal without a backbone

What group of invertebrates is the simplest?

• Sea Sponges
• Mollusks
• Worms
• Cnidarians

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An example of a mollusk is?

• fiddler crab
• worm
• jellyfish
• snail

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All arthropods have 3 body parts:  the head, abdomen, and 

• scorpion
• exoskeleton
• thorax
• chlorax

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a reptile?

• lay eggs on land that have leathery shells
• use gills to obtain oxygen
• have tough, dry skin
• have sensory organs adapted for land

An example of a cnidarian is 

• snail
• jellyfish
• alligator
• bird

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Most worms are __________________, which means they have both male and female parts.

• ambidextrious
• hermaphroditic
• photosynthesis
• respiration

Echinoderm means 

• smooth skin
• spiky skin

An example of an arthropod is a 

• alligator
• human
• bee
• bear

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