Science Classification

In room six we have been learning to classify animals.

scientists classify animals and plants into groups in order to easily identify,sort,and name them.
classify=sort there are many different ways to group living organisms. you can classify animals into two main groups. vertebrate or invertebrate.

all vertebrates have...
covering of skin that protects them.
skeleton inside their body .
muscles that help them move blood moves through the tubes.
lungs or gills for breathing. invertebrates 90% of all animals are invertebrates tend to be small because they do not have a backbone many live in the ocean because the water supports their weight .some have a hard shell on the outside of their bodies for protection -insects spiders, crabs, snails, clams,