Invertebrate Classification

The term used for animals that have a backbone.

Draw the 2 main types of body form for cnidarians.

What is a vertebrate?

• an animal that has backbone

• an animal that does not have a backbone

Identify the phylum with the following characteristics:

1. Organisms are strictly aquatic

2. Organisms have radial symmetry

3. There are two body plans: polyp and medusa

I have a soft-body, a hard shell, and live on land and water.  What am I?

• Mollusk
• Arthropod
• Echinoderm
• Cnidarian

What is the smallest group?

• kingdom

• order

• family

• species

The scientific name for water bear is Hypsibius dujardini.  What is its species?

• Hypsibius 
• dujardini
• water 
• tardigrade

Clams, Oysters and Mussels are all:

• Cnidarian

• Porifera

• Bivalve

What is Classification

• the process of arranging animals or other things into groups according to their similarities

• the largest group into which all living things can be organized

• a group smaller than a class but larger than a family into which plants and animals are divided

• none of the above

How are birds and reptiles alike or the same?

• Both have feathers

• Both have beaks

• Both have scales

• Both lay eggs