Sunday 29 November 2015

WHAT ARE INVERTEBRATES?

Invertebrates:-

Invertebrates are the most abundant organisms on earth. They occupy almost all habitats, they can be found crawling, flying, swimming or floating. Invertebrates are the animals without backbone. These animals do not have internal skeleton made of bone. They play a vital role in the earth's ecosystem.
About 99 per cent of the known organisms are invertebrates. Out of the planets estimated 15-30 million species about 90% of the animals are invertebrates. These come in may shapes and sizes and provide services that are vital for our survival.

The most common vertebrates include sponges, annelids, echinoderms, molluscs and arthropods. Arthropods includes insects, crustaceans and arachnids.

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