Vertebrates vs. Invertebrates

Animals that are vertebrates......

• have a backbone

• do NOT have a backbone

Animals that are invertebrates......

• have a backbone

• do NOT have a backbone

What is the largest group of invertebrates?

• insects

• crabs

• starfish

Click ALL options that are considered vertebrates:

• mammals

• insects

• fish

• birds

• reptiles

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True or False: a lizard is an invertebrate.

• true

• false

True or False: humans are vertebrates

• true

• false

True or False: another name for a backbone is a spine.

• true

• false

Click ALL animals that are invertebrates

• spider

• monkey

• butterfly

• octopus

• dog

Click ALL animals that are vertebrates:

• human

• snake

• starfish

• worm

• cow

True or False: in vertebrates the brain sends messages up and down the spinal cord to other parts of the body.

• true

• false