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INVERTEBRATES. ANIMALS WITHOUT BACKBONES. WORMS. Soft bodies Body divided into segments Lays eggs Some Regenerate Some are parasites. EARTHWORMS. LEECHES. TAPEWORMS. ROUNDWORMS. SPONGES. Have a large space in the middle of their bodies Have holes on the outside of their bodies
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INVERTEBRATES ANIMALS WITHOUT BACKBONES
WORMS • Soft bodies • Body divided into segments • Lays eggs • Some Regenerate • Some are parasites
SPONGES • Have a large space in the middle of their bodies • Have holes on the outside of their bodies • No mouth, no organs, no stomach
MOLLUSKS • Snails, Clams, Squid, Octopus • Soft Body • Moves by using a soft, muscular foot covered in slime • May or may not have a shell
ARTHROPODS • Crabs, Ants, Spiders, Grasshoppers and many other insects • Can have antennae • Separated body parts • Six to ten jointed legs • Has an exoskeleton • Lays eggs • Largest group of invertebrates
ECHINODERMS • Sea Urchins, starfish, sand dollars • Body parts of all the same size • Have no head or brain • Often have spines all over their bodies • Often called animals with spiny skins • Some can regenerate
COELENTERATES • Jelly fish, sea anemone, coral • Soft round body • Stinging tentacles