Vertebrate, invertebrate

Animals have many cells and those cells form tissues and organs

Animals consume other organisms to get the nutrients and energy they need

Animals need oxygen to breathe

An animal without a backbone

Have mouthsHave simple digestive systemsHave radial symmetry

StarfishSea Urchin

Sea Cucumber

They have spiny skin and use sucker-like parts to catch prey

lobsterscrabsspidersinsects

Body parts with moveable joints

Surrounded by an exoskeleton

Have bilateral symmetry

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Bilateral symmetry Simple organ systems

Earthworms and other similar worms have heads, so they have only one line of symmetry. This means that they have bilateral symmetry.

Fish use their gills to take oxygen from the water

Frogs

toads

Salamanders

newts

Amphibians need water to reproduce

snakes

turtlesalligators

•Soft outer coating

•Would dry out on land

•Tough outer coating

•Eggs won’t dry out

Feathers

Most birds can fly, so they can travel farther than many

other types of animals

What it eats

phylum

class

order

family

genus

species

bird reptile mammal amphibians

birds reptiles mammals

amphibians fish

chordata