Types of invertebrates

Types of invertebrate animals

Dear students, as we study in class, there are different types of invertebrates! 

Please, watch the following video and also, review the next graphic organizer and post in the comments the type of invertebrates that impressed you the most, include three characteristics and an example. 

To consider!!!
Please, do your research find out an interesting fact you would like to share. 

Example:

The type of invertebrate that impressed me the most is the ARTHROPODS, specially the insects:

• They have bilateral simmetry.
• They are very abundant. For each 100 animals, 80 are arthropods. 
• Spiders are not insects.
• Insects are cold blooded. 
• Insects have three paired legs. 
• They have an exoskeleton. 

Example:

The praying mantis.

Did you know that the female praying mantis eats the head of its mate! It is a deadltly love. Check the video!! 

National Geographic educative video: DEADLY PRAYING MANTIS LOVE 

TYPES OF INVERTEBRATES:

 

OUr friend the beetle!! 

Vertebrate and invertebrate animals

 

Vertebrate and invertebrate animals

Animals can be classified as either vertebrates or invertebrates.

Vertebrates are animals that have a backbone inside their body. The major groups include fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.

Invertebrates don't have a backbone. They either have a soft body, like worms and jellyfish, or a hard outer casing covering their body, like spiders and crabs.  (BCC, s.f.)

 (Learning junctions, 2019)

Hello dear students! So, as you know the main difference between vertebrates and invertebrates is the presence of a backbone in the first group! But, besides that, are there other differences between them?

Yes! Of course, in this video you are going to find some extra characteristics,!!

So, please, I need that you tell me in the comments one characteristic that represents vertebrates and another for invertebrates. You can choose.

Post it here! 

E.g:

Vertebrates have muscles and skeletons. Some examples of vertebrates are fish (swordfish, shark) and mammals (the human being)

Some invertebrates have soft body, others are protected by a shell. Some examples of invertebrates are annelids (worms) and mollusks (snails.)