Animal KingdomMrs. Stoshack 5th Grade

Vertebrates- Animals with back bones

FishAmphibiansReptilesBirdsMammals

Fish

Most diverse vertebrate groupThese vertebrates live their whole life in

waterMost fish have gillsFish are usually covered by scales

Amphibians

Live part of their life in water and part of their life on land

Most adult amphibians live on land, but need water to reproduce

Amphibians have thin moist skin and four legs

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Reptiles

Most have thick dry skin covered with scalesReproduce on landReptiles breathe with lungs

BirdsAre different from all other vertebrates in that

they have both feathers and wingsBirds have hollow bones and air sacs that

help them to fly

Mammals

Mother’s take care of and feed their young milk.

Humans are mammals.All mammals have fur or hair.

Invertebrates- Animals without back bones

SpongeCnidariaPlatyhelminthesNematodaMollusks Arthropods Echinodermata

Sponge

A sponge’s body is like a tube with a lot of holes in it.

They have some tissues but no organs

Cnidaria

Do NOT have heads or tailsLive in waterThey have soft bodies with tentacles.Hydras, sea anemones, jellyfish

Platyhelminthes- Flatworms

Bodies are flatThey have heads and tailsDo not have true organ systemsSome live in water while others live inside

other animals

Nematoda- Roundworms

Have round bodies, a digestive system, and a simple nervous system

Live all over Earth, including inside plants and animals

Mollusks

They have a shell that may be either inside or outside of their body

3 main body parts- foot, mantle and a compartment for internal organs

They have gills for breathing, jaws for capturing food, a circulatory system, and some have brains

Snails, clams octopuses

Arthropods

Insects, spiders, and crustationsThere are more arthropods on Earth than any

other animalThey have a tough outer skeleton, jointed

legs, and a body made up of sections

Echinoderms - Starfish

Most have spiny skin and tubelike feet with suction cups

Skeleton is inside its body

Resources:

http://animalkingdom.net/category/vertebrates/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertebratehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invertebratehttp://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animal

s/invertebrates/

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