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Topic last updated: 01 Dec 2021

- Science
- 7-11
- 55

Classification of living organisms

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Animal groups

As you saw in the previous section, there are two main types of animals: vertebrates and invertebrates. Both can be further divided into smaller groups. Although there are many groups of animals, let’s keep it simple and focus on the most common ones.

Click on the different boxes below to learn more about each animal group.

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Activity

Spot the odd one out! Click on the organism that doesn’t belong to the group.

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