Classifications Created by: Ms. DeVito & Mr. Walpole (Grade 5~Garfield) Classifications

Classification Classify- means to sort things into groups according to their features or characteristics. Scientist classify non-living things and living things. Classifying helps scientist understand how living things are related to each other.

3 Ways to Classify living things 1.Producers: living things that make their own food. 2.Consumers: A living thing that eats other living things to get energy. All animals are consumers. 3.Decomposer: breaks down the remains of dead organisms to feed on them. Mushrooms and fungi

Invertebrates vs Vertebrates Another way scientist sort large groups of organisms is to classify them into groups with and without backbones. Vertebrates are animals that have backbones. Invertebrates are animals without backbones.

Invertebrates 95% of all animals are invertebrates- they do not have a backbone. Examples: Spiders, lobsters, sponges, sea stars, and snails. Some have a hard covering or shell Spiders, insects, crabs, snails, clams