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Invertebrates

Published on Dec 05, 2015

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PART 2: INVERTEBRATES

WHAT ARE INVERTEBRATES AND HOW ARE THEY UNIQUE?
Photo by Ian A Kirk.

INVERTEBRATES ARE ANIMALS WITH NO SPINAL COLUMN

ALL THESE BACKGROUND PHOTOS ARE INVERTEBRATES

ABOUT 90% OF ANIMALS ARE INVERTEBRATES

OH NO! WE ARE OUTNUMBERED BY THE SPINELESS!
Photo by Rob Swatski

INVERTEBRATES ARE DIVIDED INTO 6 CATEGORIES

EACH ONE HAS DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS THAN THE OTHER
Photo by Furryscaly

THE FIRST 5 ARE...

  • Sponges
  • Cnidarians
  • Worms
  • Mullusks
  • Arthropods
Photo by dimsis

AND THE LAST ONE IS...

  • Echinoderms
Photo by DBarefoot

THE FIRST CATEGORY IS SPONGES

SPONGES ARE ONE OF THE MOST SIMPLISTIC INVERTEBRATES
Photo by Gregory Moine

SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS ANIMAL ARE...

  • Sponges feed off of micro organisms that filter through their holes
  • Sponges grow in reefs on the ocean floor
Photo by betta design

SOME BODY STRUCTURES OF THE SPONGE ARE...

  • Instead of a brain they have a nerve net
  • They have a hard skeleton made of calcium compounds like our bones
Photo by Gregory Moine

SPONGES REPRODUCE...

  • Asexually

SPONGES ARE CATEGORIZED BY...

  • If they are carnivorous (yes, there are carnivorous sponges)
  • If they are Filter-feeding
Photo by adamgaston

THE NEXT CATEGORY IS CNIDARIANS

CNIDARIANS ARE MOSTLY JELLYFISH
Photo by designsbykari

SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF CNIDARIANS ARE...

  • Paralyze prey by stinging them with their tentacles
  • Can feel things with their tentacles
Photo by Cente!

SOME BODY STRUCTURES OF CNIDARIANS ARE...

  • They have a nerve net (no brain)
  • They have tentacles connected to the main body
Photo by mvbennett

CNIDARIANS REPRODUCE...

  • Sexually
  • Asexually
Photo by *CQ*

CNIDARIANS ARE CATEGORIZED BY...

  • Jellyfish
Photo by Chambo25

THE NEXT CATEGORY IS WORMS

YUCK!
Photo by hartp

SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF WORMS ARE...

  • Some live in tunnels underground
  • They are parasites, decomposers, and even predators
Photo by NIAID

SOME BODY STRUCTURES OF WORMS ARE...

  • 5 hearts
  • Some have segmented bodies, others not
  • 1-way digestive system
Photo by PKMousie

WORMS REPRODUCE...

  • Asexually
  • Sexually
  • By laying eggs
Photo by Dennison Uy

WORMS ARE CATEGORIZED BY...

  • Roundworms
  • Flatworms
  • Annelids (segmented worms)
Photo by jarsyl

THE NEXT CATEGORY IS MOLLUSKS

YUMMY!
Photo by Fulla T

SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF MOLLUSKS ARE...

  • Some have shells
  • Most live in the water
Photo by paul:74

SOME BODY STRUCTURES OF MOLLUSKS ARE...

  • Some have shells
  • Some have bodies in 3 segments
  • Some have tubed feet
Photo by PKMousie

MOLLUSKS REPRODUCE...

  • Asexually
  • Lay eggs
Photo by NZ Alex

MOLLUSKS ARE CATEGORIZED BY...

  • Bivalves
  • Gastropods
  • Cephalapods

THE NEXT CATEGORY IS ARTHROPODS

THE LARGEST GROUP OF INVERTEBRATES
Photo by Poepoei

SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF ARTHROPODS ARE...

  • They can fly, swim, crawl, and jump
  • They molt their exoskeletons
Photo by 5telios

SOME BODY STRUCTURES OF THE ARTHROPOD ARE...

  • They have jointed appendages
  • They have segmented bodies
  • They have exoskeletons

ARTHROPODS REPRODUCE...

  • Sexually
  • By laying eggs
Photo by dno1967b

ARTHROPODS ARE CATEGORIZED BY...

  • Insects
  • Aracaris (spiders)
  • Crustations
Photo by Rita Willaert

THE FINAL CATEGORY IS ECHINODERMS

ECHINODERMS ARE MOSTLY SEA STARS
Photo by blmurch

SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF ECHINODERMS ARE...

  • They live in reefs
  • They eat crabs and other crustations
Photo by prilfish

SOME BODY STRUCTURES OF ECHINODERMS ARE...

  • They have appendages that reach out from the main body
  • They have tubed feet to crawl across the ocean floor
Photo by CybersamX

ECHINODERMS REPRODUCE...

  • Asexually
  • By laying eggs
Photo by <SLiM>