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Classifying Animals
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Vertebrates
CIE IGCSE Biology
All vertebrates have a backbone. There are 5 classes Notes
of vertebrates:
1. CHARACTERISTICS
& CLASSIFICATION OF
LIVING ORGANISMS

CHARACTERISTICS

CLASSIFICATION

FEATURES OF
ORGANISMS

CLASSIFYING ANIMALS

CLASSIFYING PLANTS
EXT.

VIRUSES EXT.

DICHOTOMOUS KEYS

2. ORGANISATION OF
THE ORGANISM

3. MOVEMENT IN &
OUT OF CELLS
 4. BIOLOGICAL
MOLECULES

5. ENZYMES

6. PLANT NUTRITION

7. HUMAN
NUTRITION

8. TRANSPORT IN
PLANTS

9. TRANSPORT IN
ANIMALS

10. DISEASES &

Vertebrate classification IMMUNITY

11. GAS EXCHANGE

IN HUMANS
Invertebrates
12. RESPIRATION

• One of the morphological characteristics used to

13. EXCRETION IN
classify invertebrates is whether they have legs
HUMANS
or not
• All invertebrates with jointed legs are part of
the phylum Arthropods 14. COORDINATION &
RESPONSE
• They are classified further into the following
classes:
15. DRUGS

16. REPRODUCTION

17. INHERITANCE

18. VARIATION &

SELECTION

19. ORGANISMS &

THEIR ENVIRONMENT
 20. BIOTECHNOLOGY
& GENETIC
ENGINEERING

21. HUMAN
INFLUENCES ON
ECOSYSTEMS

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