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Taxonomy

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Meaning

Grouping living things is done to make it easier to identify different creatures.

About Grouping Living Things

Living things can be grouped in different ways.
Scientists usually group things by common features or common behaviour.

Examples

Vertebrates and Invertebrates

A vertebrate is an animal with a backbone.
An invertebrate is an animal without a backbone.
All of these animals have a backbone so they examples of vertebrates.
Snail Earthworm Scorpion Octopus Fly
None of these animals have a backbone so they are examples of invertebrates.
Snail Earthworm Scorpion Octopus Fly

Invertebrates: Snail, Worm, Octopus, Insect, Arachnid

Vertebrates Reptile, Mammal, Bird, Fish, Amphibian.