Invertebrates Ø These are animals without a backbone Ø There are eight groups of invertebrates Ø Molluscs Ø Flatworms Ø Annelids Ø Roundworms Ø Sponges Ø Echinoderms Ø Cnidarians Ø Arthropods
Molluscs Ø Crawl on a single fleshy pad. Ø Can have a shell
Flatworms Ø Have flat worm like bodies
Annelids Ø Have round worm like bodies Ø Have bodies divided into segments
Roundworms Ø Have long thin round worm like bodies Ø Have bodies with no segments
Sponges Ø Have bodies made of loosely joined cells
Echinoderms Ø Have bodies divided into five parts Ø Have spiny outer covering
Cnidarians Ø Have thin sack like bodies Ø Have tentacles
Arthropods Ø Have lots of legs and segmented bodies. Ø There are four group of arthropods: Ø Arachnids ØCentipedes & Millipedes ØCrustaceans ØInsects
Arthropods - Arachnid Ø Have four pairs of legs. Ø Have bodies divided into two sections
Arthropods – Centipedes & Millipedes Ø Have long thin bodies and pairs of legs on each of their many body sections
Arthropods - Crustacean Ø Have five-seven pairs of legs Ø First pair often used as pincers Ø Bodies covered in shell
Arthropods - Insects Ø Have three pairs of legs Ø Bodies divided into three sections Ø Often have wings