VERTEBRATES AND INVERTEBRATES

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VERTEBRATES AND INVERTEBRATES

   VERTEBRATES AND INVERTEBRATES

 

INVERTEBRATE

VERTEBRATE

About

Animals without a backbone

Animals with an internal skeleton made of bone are called vertebrates.

Physical Characteristics

·       Multicellular

·       No back bone

·       No cell walls

·       Reproduce sexually

·      Well-developed internal skeleton

·      highly developed brain;

·      have advanced nervous system;

·      outer covering of protective cellular skin.

Examples

Insects, worms etc.

Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. etc

Size

Small and slow moving.

Big in size.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

FEW INVERTEBRATES

 

TERRESTRIAL INVERTEBRATES/LAND INVERTEBRATES

Spiders, Insects, Millipedes, Centipedes, Worms, Velvet worms, Land hoppers, Slaters.

 

FRESHWATER/MARINE INVERTEBRATES

Sea stars and sea urchins, Anemones and corals, Snails and slugs, Sponges, Bluebottles and jellies, Crabs, prawns, crayfish & lobsters.

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