Animal Kingdom

What is the main difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?

• Vertebrates have a backbone, while invertebrates do not.

• Invertebrates are warm-blooded, while vertebrates are cold-blooded.

• Vertebrates are smaller than invertebrates.

• Invertebrates have a backbone, while vertebrates do not.

Name one characteristic of vertebrates.

• Exoskeleton

• Gills

• Backbone or spinal column

• Stingers

Name one characteristic of invertebrates.

• Absence of a backbone

• Warm-blooded

• Ability to fly

• Presence of a backbone

Which type of animals have a backbone?

• Invertebrates

• Arthropods

• Exoskeletons

• Vertebrates

Which type of animals do not have a backbone?

• Mammals

• Invertebrates

• Reptiles

• Vertebrates

Name one type of vertebrate animal.

• Bird

• Fish

• Reptile

• Mammal

Name one type of invertebrate animal.

• snail

• starfish

• spider

• jellyfish

What are the five classes of vertebrates?

• dinosaurs

• plants

• mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish

• insects

What are the two main groups of invertebrates?

• Annelids and Platyhelminthes

• Echinoderms and Cnidarians

• Arthropods and Mollusks

• Nematodes and Poriferans

Give an example of a mollusk.

• Clam

• Snail

• Octopus

• Jellyfish