1 Sponges 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 reassemble as they were before ID: 241586
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Invertebrate GroupsSlide2
1. SpongesSlide3
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!Slide4
2. Coelenterates
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh7azi3fFQY
Many have stinging tentacles
-includes jellyfish and coralSlide5
Brain CoralSlide6
3. Flatworms
FLAT animals. Not what we consider ‘WORMS’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOs650f6c5MSlide7
4. Nematodes
THIS GROUP includes worms (roundworms, pinworms).
Some are
parasitic
(What is a parasite!?)
Don’t believe me!?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOs650f6c5MSlide8
5. Molluscs
Soft-bodied animals that are often protected by an outer shell
e.g. Snails, Oysters, Clams, Squid and OctopusSlide9
SMART OCTOPUS
CONE SNAILSlide10
6. Annelids
This group includes roundworms (the one you see often) and leeches!Slide11
The Largest Roundworm...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOs650f6c5MSlide12
7. Arthropods
This is a HUGE group that includes
80%
of the earth’s animals!!
All have jointed legsSlide13
8. Echinoderms
This group includes STARFISH, urchins, sea cucumbers and sea horses!
EVER SEEN A SEA STAR EAT!?Slide14
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