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===Meaning===
An '''invertebrate''' is an [[animal]] without a [[backbone]].
===About VertebratesInvertebrates===
: There are many different kinds of '''invertebrate''' [[Animal|animals]].
: Some '''invertebrates''' have exoskeletons, which is a hard bony shell on the outside.
===Examples===
: There are many different kinds of '''invertebrates'''. Below are just 5 but there are many more.
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Snails Flies [[insect]]s which are a type of '''invertebratesinvertebrate''' with 6 jointed legs.| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Spiders are [[arachnid]]s which are a muscular body and a hard shelltype of '''invertebrate''' with 8 jointed legs.| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Earthworms are [[worm]]s which are a type of '''invertebratesinvertebrate''' with a long tube like body and no bones at alllegs.| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Scorpions Snails are [[mollusc]]s which are a type of '''invertebratesinvertebrate''' with jointed legs and a muscular body. They also sometimes have a shell.|style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Crabs are [[crustacean]]s which are a type of '''invertebrate''' with muscular bodies with an [[exoskeleton]] and 8 jointed legs.|} ===References=======Edexcel====