Animals Without Backbones

ANIMALS WITHOUT BACKBONES:
THE INVERTEBRATES
At the end of the lesson, you will
be able to:
identify observable
characteristics of invertebrates
(e.g. insects, spiders, worms,
jellyfish, shellfish)
Do you still remember the
animals with backbones called
the vertebrates? There are 5
groups of vertebrates.
Identify what group of
vertebrates does each animal
belong. Write the answers in
your notebook.
Try to Recall
1.
6..
7.
2.
8.
3
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9.
4.
10.
5.
Have you identified the
lion and the elephant as
mammals; the bangus and
tilapia as fish; the rooster
and hawk as birds; the frog
and salamander as
amphibian, and the crocodile
and snake as reptile? Very
Good!
You have learned
about the animals with
backbones. Let’s look at
animals that do not
have backbones on the
next page
Exploration Time
Tell what animal is being described.
Choose from the animals in Column
B.
Match Column A with Column B.
Write your answer in your notebook.
A B
1. I can fly. I am colorful.

I have no backbone. Who am I? A.
2. I am soft. I live in the sea. B.

I have no backbone. Who am I?
3. I move slowly. I have a shell.

I have no backbone. Who am I? C.
4. I look like a star. I live in the sea.

I have no backbone. Who am I? D.
5. I am soft. I burrow in the earth

I have no backbone. Who am I? E
6. Water can pass through me.

I am found on the rocks in the ocean. F.
I have no backbone. Who am I?
F.
You can find the animals described in the exercise
in the pictures that follow. Can you find them?
In your notebook, make 2 columns. In
the left column, write the heading
Vertebrates: Animals with Backbones.
You already know that the vertebrates are
animals that have backbones. Find them
in the pictures and list them in the
appropriate column.
Your chart may look like this:
Animals with
backbone: Vertebrates
What characteristic is common among the
animals in this column? Yes, all the
vertebrates have backbones. What then
could be the characteristic of the rest of the
animals in the pictures? The other animals in
the pictures do not have backbones. These
are called invertebrates.
Now, write the appropriate heading in the

other column and list the animals shown in
the pictures that belong to the group.
The heading at the other column should be

“Invertebrates: Animals without Backbone”.
Did you get it correctly?
Invertebrates are animals that do not have
spine or backbone.
Arthropods can be grouped according to the

number of legs they have. Insects are
arthropods that have six legs. Arachnids are
arthropods that have eight legs.
Crustaceans are arthropods that have ten
legs. Myriapods are arthropods that have
more than ten legs. The examples of
arthropods are:
Insect: ant Crustacean:
crab
Myriapod:
Arachnid:
centipede
spider
Coelenterates are hallow – intestine
animals that live in water. The body is
shaped like a hollow sac that is open at
one end. The opening is used in taking
in food and getting rid of wastes. The
examples of coelenterates are:
coral hydra
jellyfis
h
Mollusks are invertebrate animals with
soft bodies. Some mollusks have hard
shell to protect their bodies while others
have no protective shell. The examples
of mollusks are:
mussels squid
snail
octopu
s
Echinoderms are invertebrate animals
that are found only in the sea. They are
covered with rough and spiny skin. Most
echinoderms have thousands of tube feet
on the underside of their bodies that
allow them to catch prey and cling to
rocks. Most of the echinoderms have a
great number of suckers. The examples
of echinoderms are:
Sea starfish
Sea
cucumber urchin
Worms are long, slender and limbless
animals. Worms are classified into three
main groups: the segmented, flat and round
worm. The examples of worms are:
A sponge has many cells. Its body is full
of small holes called pores. A narrow
canal connects the pores to one another.
The shape of sponge depends on the
skeleton it possesses; however, some
sponges have no skeleton at all.
You have just read about how invertebrates are grouped. Study the
descriptions of each group and how each animal look. Then recall your
previous experiences about the animals. Write the name of other animals
that you know in the appropriate group heading.
A. Arthropods
1. Insects 3. Crustacean
2. Arachnids 4. Myriapods
B. Coelenterates C. Mollusks
D. Echinoderms E. Worms
F. Sponge
Answer these:
What do you call the animals without
backbone?
What are the different groups of
invertebrates?
What is the largest group of invertebrates?
What do you call the hard outer covering
that protects the soft part of the body of
some invertebrates?
Why is the exoskeleton important?
To what group of invertebrates does the
coral belong
I LEARNED THAT:
 Animals without backbones are called
invertebrates.
 There six subgroups of invertebrates: arthropods,
coelenterates, mollusks, echinoderms, worms and
sponges.
 All arthropods have a hard outer covering called
exoskeleton that protects the soft part of the body.
 Coelenterates are hallow – intestine animals that
live in water.
 Mollusks have soft bodies and some have hard
shells to protect their bodies. Some mollusks live
in land, others live in water.
 Echinoderms are found only in the sea. They are
covered with rough and spiny skin.
 Worms are long, slender and limbless animals.
 Sponges have many cells and its body is full of
A. Choose the appropriate answer for each question.
Write the letter of the correct answer in your notebook
1. Which of the following is not an

arthropod?
2. Which of the following animals is a
coelenterate?
3. Which of the following is not a worm?
4. Which of the following is not an
example of a mollusk?
5. Which of the following is an
echinoderm?
B. Read the situations below then answer the given questions in
your notebook.
1. Farmers need fertile land for the crops to grow.
How does an earthworm help the farmers?
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
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2.Plants need have to be pollinated in order to
reproduce. What is the importance of butterflies in
plants pollination?
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
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3. Corals serve as habitat to some aquatic animals.
What will happen if the coral reefs will not be
protected?
A. Match Column A with column B. Write the
answers in your notebook.
A B
1. It is a hallow-bodied animal. A. worm
2. It is long, slender and limbless animal. B. mollusk

3. It has soft and usually has a shell. C. echinoderm
4. It has segmented body, jointed legs and
exoskeleton. D. arthropod
5. A classification of arthropods with six legs. E. sponge
6. A classification of arthropods with eight legs. F. coelenterate
7. A classification of arthropods with ten legs. G. insect

8. A classification of arthropods with more than
ten legs. H. arachnid
9. It is full of small holes called pores. I. myriapod
10.It is spiny-skinned that live in the ocean. J. crustacean

B. Complete the hierarchical map below.
Write the answers in your notebook.

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ANIMALS WITHOUT BACKBONES:

1. I can fly. I am colorful.

2. I am soft. I live in the sea. B.

3. I move slowly. I have a shell.

4. I look like a star. I live in the sea.

5. I am soft. I burrow in the earth

6. Water can pass through me.

Now, write the appropriate heading in the

The heading at the other column should be

Arthropods can be grouped according to the

1. Which of the following is not an

2. It is long, slender and limbless animal. B. mollusk

5. A classification of arthropods with six legs. E. sponge

6. A classification of arthropods with eight legs. F. coelenterate

7. A classification of arthropods with ten legs. G. insect

9. It is full of small holes called pores. I. myriapod

10.It is spiny-skinned that live in the ocean. J. crustacean

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