Content Outline for Teaching - Potosi School District - Home
Content Outline for Teaching - Potosi School District - Home
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<strong>Content</strong> <strong>Outline</strong><br />
<strong>for</strong> <strong>Teaching</strong><br />
Invertebrate Animals<br />
Underlined words and<br />
phrases are to be filled<br />
in by students on the<br />
Note-taking Worksheet.<br />
Section 1<br />
What is an Animal?<br />
A. Animal characteristics—similar features<br />
1. Composed of many eukaryotic cells,must find and digest their own food,and<br />
usually can move<br />
2. Symmetry—arrangement of parts<br />
a. Radial symmetry—parts are arranged in a circle around a central point<br />
b. Bilateral symmetry—parts are mirror images of each other<br />
c. Asymmetrical—no definite shape<br />
B. Animal classification—placed into related groups<br />
1. Vertebrates—animals with a backbone<br />
2. Invertebrates—majority of animals which lack a backbone<br />
Discussion Question<br />
Why might an animal need to move? Find food, shelter, a mate, or escape from danger<br />
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