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Invertebrate Diversity

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Comparative anatomy prevails in the lesson exploring diversity among invertebrates. Biologists examine physical characteristics of an earthworm from phylum annelida and a meal worm from phylum insecta. They also inspect a cricket and a crayfish, both arthropods, but from different classes. 

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Concepts
crayfish, crustaceans, phylum, taxonomy, bilateral symmetry, biodiversity, bones, crickets, earthworms, endoskeletons, exoskeletons, invertebrates, skeletons, vertebrates
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Additional Tags
bilateral symmetry, biodiversity, bones, crayfish, cricket, invertebrate, phylum, skeleton, vertebrate, arthropoda, chordata, earthworm, endoskeleton, exoskeleton, insecta, meal worm, phyla, annelida, science
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Pros
  • Provides plenty of direction, space for recording observations, and follow-up questions
  • A thorough investigation of invertebrates for middle or high school biology classes, especially when studying classification
  • Comes with a teacher preparation guide
Cons
  • None