Vertebrates and invertebrates

What are vertebrates and what are invertebrates?

• Invertebrates is another name for insects and arachnids.

• Invertebrates are organisms that doesn't have a bony skeleton with a backbone.

• Vertebrates are little animals that live underwater.

• Vertebrates are organisms that have a backbone made up of lots of little bones.

Select all the invertebrates below.

• Snail

• Giraffe

• Rabbit

• Butterfly

• Starfish

Frogs are invertebrates.

• True

• False

Animals can be classified into two main groups: ____________ and in___________

(a)  

Snakes are invertebrates.

• True

• False

Write 1 difference between vertebrates and invertebrates.

Crabs are (a)   .

Do you think vertebrates are more defensive than invertebrates.

Humans are invertebrates.

• True

• False

Seals are vertebrates.

• True

• False