Evolution Verterbrates

In Room 6 we have been learning to classify animals. Scientists classify animals and plants into groups in order to easily identify, sort, and name them.

Classify = Sort
There are many ways to group living organisms.

You can classify animals into two main groups. Vertebrates or invertebrates.

All vertebrates have

•  Covering of skin that protects them
• Skeleton inside their body
• Muscles that help he move
• Blood moves through tubes
• Lungs or gills for breathing 

Invertebrates

• 90% of all animals are invertebrates!
• Tend to be small because they do not have a back bone.
• Many live in the ocean because the water helps support their weight.
• Some have a hard covering or shell on the outside of their bodies for protection

- Insects, spiders, crabs, snails, clams