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Key Stage 2
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.
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| Amphibians are vertebrates. | Birds are vertebrates. | Fish are vertebrates. | Mammals are vertebrates. | Reptiles are vertebrates. |
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| Snails are invertebrates. | Earthworms are invertebrates. | Scorpions are invertebrates. | Octopuses are invertebrates. | Flies are invertebrates. |
Flowering Plants and other Plants
- A Flowering Plant is a plant that grows flowers.
- Not all plants grow flowers. There are also Mosses, Ferns and Conifers which don't grow flowers.
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| Flowering Plants. | Coniferous Plants. | Mosses | Ferns |