1. What are vertebrates and invertebrates?
By: Virginia Freemyer

2. Invertebrate
Animals without a backbone or Spinal Column.

3. Vertebrate
Animals with a Backbone or Spinal Column.

4. Monkey
Is a monkey a vertebrate or invertebrate?
Vertebrate

5. Starfish
Is a starfish a vertebrate or invertebrate?
Invertebrate

6. Mouse
Is a mouse a vertebrate or invertebrate?
Vertebrate

7. Spider
Is a spider a vertebrate or invertebrate?
Invertebrate

8. Dolphin
Is a dolphin a vertebrate or invertebrate?
Vertebrate

9. Common Core State Standard
LS.2.3.1: Classify animals as vertebrates and invertebrates according to their structure.

10. References
Kidport. (2012). The Animal Kingdom. Retrieved November 2016, from Kidport: Reference Library: mals.htm