1. Invertebrate Groups

2. 1. Sponges

3. Sponges
Sponges pump water through the hole at the top and filter tiny (microscopic) particles of food that are floating in the water
You can blend them up and they will re-assemble as they were before!

4. 2. Coelenterates Many have stinging tentacles
-includes jellyfish and coral

5. Brain Coral

6. 3. Flatworms FLAT animals. Not what we consider ‘WORMS’

7. 4. Nematodes
THIS GROUP includes worms (roundworms, pinworms). Some are parasitic (What is a parasite!?) Don’t believe me!?

8. 5. Molluscs
Soft-bodied animals that are often protected by an outer shell
e.g. Snails, Oysters, Clams, Squid and Octopus

9. SMART OCTOPUS
CONE SNAIL

10. 6. Annelids
This group includes roundworms (the one you see often) and leeches!

11. The Largest Roundworm...

12. 7. Arthropods
This is a HUGE group that includes 80% of the earth’s animals!!
All have jointed legs

13. 8. Echinoderms
This group includes STARFISH, urchins, sea cucumbers and sea horses!
EVER SEEN A SEA STAR EAT!?

14. Task
Write a paragraph highlighting your knowledge of organisms using ALL of the words below...
ORGANISM, INVERTEBRATE, CLASSIFY, LIVING, VERTEBRATE, NON-LIVING, CHARACTERISTICS, EXAMPLE, COLD-BLOODED, WATER, LAND, BIRD, ARTHROPOD, HUMAN