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ANIMAL KINGDOM


The animal kingdom is made up of 2 main groups:

 

ANIMALS WITH BACKBONES       ANIMALS WITHOUT BACKBONES

Animals with backbones are called

VERTEBRATES.

     

Animals without backbones are called

INVERTEBRATES.

Some VERTEBRATES are:       Some INVERTEBRATES are:

Mammals

 
      Molluscs

 
Birds

 
      Worms

 
Reptiles

 
      Arthropods

 
Amphibians

 
      Echinoderms 

 
Fish

 
      Coelenterates

 

 
       

 
 

We are vertebrates and have a skeleton to keep us upright and to help us to move.