Animal Classification Subject Specific Vocabulary Interesting Books Sticky Knowledge About Classification of Micro-Organi Micro-Organisms Are Tiny

Year 6: Animal Classification Subject Specific Vocabulary Interesting Books Sticky Knowledge about Classification of micro-organi Micro-organisms are tiny. They are so small they can only be seen with a animals sm microscope. ❑ The largest vertebrate is the blue vertebrates A vertebrate animal is one that has a whale, which can grow to over 100 backbone. feet long and 400,000 pounds. invertebrates An Invertebrate animal does not have a ❑ The smallest vertebrate is thought backbone and 97% of creatures belong to be a tiny frog called the to this group. Paedophryne amauensis. It only species This is the grouping together of similar grows to about 0.3 inches long. species of plant, animal and other organisms. ❑ Vertebrates tend to be much more intelligent than invertebrates. fungi Fungi are a group of living organisms which are classified in their own ❑ Vertebrate animals can be either kingdom. This means they are not warm or cold-blooded. A animals, plants, or bacteria. cold-blooded animal cannot maintain a constant body monera The whole organism is made up of just one cell. The cell is more basic than temperature. The temperature of cells of other organisms. What do I need to know? their body is determined by the outside surroundings. bacteria Bacteria are tiny little organisms that are ❑ An invertebrate is an animal that everywhere around us. • How do you classify living things does not have a backbone. 97% of all animal species are protista Protists are not animals, plants, fungi, or into broad groups according to bacteria. Many protists are so small that invertebrates. people can see them only through a observable characteristics and microscope. based on similarities and ❑ Frogs can breathe through their differences. skin. algae Is a single or multi-cellular organism that has no roots, stems or leaves and is • How are living things have been ❑ There are a wide variety of often found in water. classified. interesting ocean animals that are • Why are plants and animals invertebrates. These include Carl Linnaeus is famous for his work in Carl Linnaeus classified based on specific sponges, corals, jellyfish, Taxonomy, the science of identifying, anemones, and starfish. naming and classifying organisms characteristics. (plants, animals, bacteria, fungi, etc.).