Animal Classification Vocabulary

invertebrates without symmetry, cephalization, or guts

• insects

• mollusks

• chelicerates

• sponges

long, soft-bodied animals with bilateral symmetry

• insects

• mollusks

• worms

• sponges

the only invertebrtes that can fly

• insects

• mollusks

• worms

• sponges

invertebrates (except for cephalopods) that rely on hard shells for protection

• insects

• mollusks

• worms

• sponges

arthropods with either 8 or 10 legs

• chelicerates

• cnidarias

• echinoderms

• crusteceans

sea urchins and other marine animals with radial symmetry and spiny skin

• chelicerates

• cnidarias

• echinoderms

• crusteceans

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

jellyfish and coral

• chelicerates

• cnidarias

• echinoderms

• crusteceans

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

spiders, scorpions, and other arthropods with two body segments and eight legs

• chelicerates

• cnidarias

• echinoderms

• crusteceans

the lack of mirror-imaging halves

• radial symmetry

• bilateral symmetry

• asymmetry

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

an imaginary line that divides something into two halves

• radial symmetry

• bilateral symmetry

• asymmetry