Simple Animals: What Are Simple Animals?

The video introduces animals commonly seen around homes and discusses their shared characteristics. It explains the classification of animals into vertebrates and invertebrates, providing examples of each. Vertebrates are animals with backbones, such as horses and fish, while invertebrates, like worms and insects, lack a backbone. The video aims to help viewers understand these classifications and the diversity of animal life on Earth.

Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of animals?

• They grow and change over time.

• They reproduce.

• They can photosynthesize.

• They are made of cells.

What is the primary basis for classifying animals into vertebrates and invertebrates?

• Their habitat

• Their size

• Their diet

• Presence or absence of a backbone

Which of the following is an example of a vertebrate?

• Starfish

• Frog

• Worm

• Insect

What is a defining feature of invertebrate animals?

• They have a backbone.

• They are always aquatic.

• They do not have a backbone.

• They are all microscopic.

Which of the following animals is an invertebrate?

• Deer

• Dog

• Worm

• Frog