1. The classification of Animals

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We can classify animals using different criteria.

  • The skeleton. Vertebrates have a skeleton. Invertebrates do not have a skeleton.

  • The way animals are born. Viviparous animals are born from their mother’s womb. Oviparous animals are born from eggs.

  • The food they eat. Some animals eat meat, some eat plants and some eat both meat and plants.

The way animals move. Some animals walk, some fly, some swim and some crawl along the ground.
 

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Andrés Egea - Yolanda Marcos 2008