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====Vertebrates and Invertebrates====
 
====Vertebrates and Invertebrates====
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: A [[vertebrate]] is an animal with a backbone.
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: An [[invertebrate]] is an animal without a backbone.
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{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+ These are all examples of invertebrates.
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|+ All of these animals have a backbone so they examples of vertebrates.
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|[[File:Newt.png|center|200px]]
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|[[File:Puffin.png|center|200px]]
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|[[File:Trout.png|center|200px]]
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|[[File:Fox.png|center|200px]]
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|[[File:Adder.png|center|200px]]
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|-
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Snail
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Earthworm
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Scorpion
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Octopus
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Fly
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|}
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{| class="wikitable"
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|+ None of these animals have a backbone so they are examples of invertebrates.
 
|[[File:Snail.png|center|200px]]
 
|[[File:Snail.png|center|200px]]
 
|[[File:Earthworm.png|center|200px]]
 
|[[File:Earthworm.png|center|200px]]

Revision as of 07:43, 17 August 2018

Key Stage 2

Meaning

Grouping living things is done to make it easier to identify different creatures.

About Grouping Living Things

Living things can be grouped in different ways.
Scientists usually group things by common features or common behaviour.

Examples

Vertebrates and Invertebrates

A vertebrate is an animal with a backbone.
An invertebrate is an animal without a backbone.
All of these animals have a backbone so they examples of vertebrates.
Newt.png
Puffin.png
Trout.png
Fox.png
Adder.png
Snail Earthworm Scorpion Octopus Fly
None of these animals have a backbone so they are examples of invertebrates.
Snail.png
Earthworm.png
Scorpion.png
Octopus.png
Fly.png
Snail Earthworm Scorpion Octopus Fly

Invertebrates: Snail, Worm, Octopus, Insect, Arachnid

Vertebrates Reptile, Mammal, Bird, Fish, Amphibian.