HOW ANIMALS ARE

CLASSIFIED

INVERTEBRATES
 REVIEW

Identify the following vertebrates

TOAD
SALAMANDER
STING RAY OR MANTA RAY
FROG
NEWT
PANGOLIN
CAECILIAN
RACOON
DOLPHIN
GECKO
TURTLE
PEACOCK
CARABAO
PARROT
ZEBRA
CROCODILE
What animal is this?
 How will you
describe a centipede?
A centipede is a segmented
arthropods. Each segment
has a fair of legs. They are
carnivores and have
poisonous fangs in their
mouth.
A centipede is an
example of invertebrates
which belongs to the
group of arthropods
INVERTEBRATES- do not have
backbone. It makes up roughly 97% of
all animals on earth, while vertebrates
make up only 3%.
Invertebrates live in all kinds of
environment and in almost every place
on earth. They live on land, water or
both. Some are small they cannot be
seen by the naked eye while some are
larger than most animals
 INVERTEBRATES

Arthropods Sponges

Cnidarians Mollusks Echinoderms Worms

ARTHROPODS – are animals
with hard exoskeleton,
jointed legs segmented
bodies. They include
crustaceans, arachnids,
myriapods and insects
Insects- largest group of
arthropods. They have three
body parts; the head , thorax
and abdomen. They have
compound eyes, six jointed
legs. They also have antennae
fro chemical perception.
Examples: ants, mosquitoes,
fly, beetle, cockroaches
Crustaceans – they have two
pairs of antennae. Their
bodies are divided into three
regions: head, thorax and
abdomen. They have gills fro
breathing. Their exoskeleton
are very hard.
Examples: shrimp, crab,
lobsters
Spiders – are usually called
arachnids. They live on land. They
have two body regions:
cephalothorax and abdomen. They
have four pair of legs. They breathe
through their trachea or book
lungs.
Examples: mites, ticks and
scorpions
Centipede and millipedes – are segmented
arthropods. Each segment of centipede has a
pair of legs while a millipede has a two pairs.
Centipedes are carnivorous and have
poisonous fangs in their mouth, which is why
their sting is painful. Millipedes are
detritivores meaning they fees on dead plant
and animal matter. Bothe centipede and
millipede live hidden in the soil, underneath
rocks or logs.
Answer these questions:
1. What are invertebrates?
2.What are the groups of invertebrates?
3.Which group has the largest group of
animals?
4.What are the characteristics of
insects? Crustaceans? Spiders?
Centipedes and millipedes?
5.What characteristics of arthropods
distinguish them from other groups of
invertebrates?
Identify the following arthropods where they
belong:
Identify the group of arthropods being
described
_____1. They feed on dead plants and
animals.
_____2. They have gills for breathing.
_____3. They are the largest group of
arthropods.
_____4. Each segment of their bodies
have pairs of legs.
_____5. They are also called arachnids