Year 7

Science
Lesson 9 – classification of living things

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 You will need
• A pen and paper.
• A digital device. ​

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 Lesson 8: challenge answer
Classification of invertebrates:
1. Arthropods
2. Molluscs
3. Annelids
4. Platyhelminthes
5. Nematodes
6. Echinoderms
7. Cnidarians
8. Poriferas Source: Wikimedia [Public Domain]

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 Learning intention
To describe the characteristics and classify the groups of animals
called invertebrates.

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 Invertebrates
There are millions of different types of invertebrates. Invertebrates are
animals without a backbone.
Many invertebrates have a skeleton on the outside called an
exoskeleton.
Other invertebrates, like worms and slugs, have a hydrostatic skeleton
and use their muscles and other features to move.

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 Features of invertebrates
Watch the following video on ‘The Diversity of Invertebrates’. Once you
have watched the video go to the next slide for your task.

For your safety, watch this video in this slideshow.

Source: The Diversity of Invertebrates on YouTube (MooMooMath and Science, 2021)

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 Features of invertebrates
Draw the table below and record the physical features of invertebrates.
Molluscs Echinoderms Arthropods Platyhelminthes Annelids Nematodes Porifera Cnidarians

body

move

other
features

Check your answers on the next slide.

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 Features of invertebrates – answers
Molluscs Echinoderms Arthropods Platyhelminthes Annelids Nematodes Porifera Cnidarians

body Soft bodies External Have an Flat worm – Segmented Round worm - Have pores Jelly like
with external skeleton exoskeleton body soft worm cylindrical (holes in their substance
or internal made of lime Body is made body) Have one
shell – spiny skin up of sections No body body opening
openings – a mouth
move They have a Have many Have jointed No legs No legs No legs Cannot move, Some do not
foot or small feet legs their body is move, while
tentacles Click on the blue box to reveal the answers fixed to the others do
ground
other Some have No organs Have
features antennae tentacles with
stinging cells

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 Classifying invertebrates
Use the interactive pencil to match the correct image to each
invertebrate group name on the invertebrates worksheet.
Check your answers but do not email them to your teacher or sign up
to the site.
Return to the PowerPoint on the completion of the task.

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 Review

Source: Invertebrate classification

https://lauramr42.github.io/My_exeLearning/invertebrates.html
[CC BY-NC-SA 4.0] https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

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 Challenge
Do you think animals have feelings? Explain your answer.

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 Key terms
Invertebrate: an animal without a backbone.

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