Classifying Animal Phyla
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Objective
I can classify animals into major phyla based on their characteristics.
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Warm-up video
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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Scientists classify animals into different groups based on shared characteristics to better understand the differences between them.
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Vertebrates are animals that have spines or backbones, while invertebrates do not have backbones, and most of the animals in the world are invertebrates.
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The five classes of vertebrates are fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
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Practice
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What is the primary difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?
Name three examples of invertebrate animals mentioned in the video.
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“Classify the following animals as either a vertebrate or an invertebrate: spider, shark, frog, and earthworm.”
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