Classify Plants and Animals

 Life on Earth can be broken into two large groups, or classifications. These are Plants and Animals.

Plants

There are two main types of plants: Flowering Plants and Non-Flowering Plants.

Flowering Plants are plants that produce seeds in flowers.

Here are some examples of flowering plants:

 

 


Non-Flowering Plants are plants that do not produce flowers. Non-flowering plants produce their seeds in cones, or they produce spores instead.  Here are some examples of non-flowering plants:

 

 

Animals


There are two main types of animals: Vertebrates and Invertebrates.

Vertebrates are animals that have a backbone. There are 5 main types of vertebrates: Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals.

Fish

 

Amphibians

 

Reptiles

 

 

Birds

 

Mammals

 



Invertebrates are animals that do not have a backbone. The largest group of invertebrates is the Arthropods.

Arthropods are invertebrates that have body segments, jointed legs, and a hard outer covering to protect them. Insects are part of the group of Arthropods. Insects are arthropods that have three body segments, six legs, and two antennae.

Here are some Arthropods:

  




And here are some insects:

  



Here's a short video about classifying plants:



Here's a short video about classifying animals: