VERTEBRATES VS INVERTEBRATES

VERTEBRATES  VS. INVERTEBRATES

All animals on our planet are classified into two basic categories, vertebrates and invertebrates. Vertebrate animals are those which have got a backbone or a spine whereas invertebrate animals haven’t got a backbone or a spine and they are cold-blooded. Most animals on our planet are invertebrates. In fact, ninety five per cent (95%) of animal population are included in invertebrates.

VERTEBRATES

There are five sub- categories in vertebrates; fish, mammals, amphibians, birds and reptiles.

INVERTEBRATES

There are six sub- categories in invertebrates; arthropods, mollusks, worms, cnidarians, sponges, and echinoderms.

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STRANGE FACTS ABOUT INVERTEBRATES

Invertebrates have got two things in common. They haven’t got backbone and they are cold-blooded, which means they can’t control their own temperature.

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