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SCIENCE
Quarter II – Week 5
Characteristics of Invertebrates

CONTEXTUALIZED LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS

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Science – Grade 6
Contextualized Learning Activity Sheets (CLAS)
Quarter II - Week 5: Characteristics of Invertebrates
First Edition, 2020

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Lesson 1
Characteristics of Invertebrates
MELC: Determine the distinguishing characteristics of vertebrates and
Invertebrates (S6MT-IIe-f-3)
Objectives:
1. Identify the kinds of invertebrates
2. Describe the characteristics of each group of invertebrates
3. Determine the distinguishing characteristics of invertebrates

Let’s Explore and Discover

You have already learned about vertebrates
Unlocking of Difficulties: and their characteristics. Today, you are about to
Distinct Characteristics study the distinct characteristics of invertebrates.
- quality or Invertebrates are animals without a
characteristics that is backbone. They can live on land, in water, and even
/are unique or different in the air. They also vary in shape and size. Some of
from others. them are so small that cannot be seen by the naked
eye. Invertebrates can be separated into various
groups.

Look at the pictures below.

The sponges are animals that have pores or
openings in their bodies. They are mostly marine
animals and found in the ocean.
sponges

The corals, jellyfish, hydras, and sea anemones

are examples of cnidarians or formerly known as
coelenterates. They have sting and tentacles
surrounding their mouths. Cnidarians are animals
with nematocysts used for capturing their prey.
Corals jelly fish hydras

These animals are called flatworms because

of their flat and ribbon-like bodies. Some flatworms
are parasitic like tapeworms and flukes. They get
nourishment from their hosts. The non-parasitic
flatworms are planarians. They are found in the
lakes and ponds. They feed on smaller organisms,
Tapeworm flukes planaria both living and dead.

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 Roundworm is another group of invertebrates. It
is also called a nematode.
Its characteristics are long, smooth, and
rounded bodies that often have rings, bristles, or
ridges that aid in locomotion or protection. They are
found in water, soil, or other plants and animals as
parasites. Hookworm and Ascaris are examples of
Ascaris hookworm
these.

The segmented worms which are called

annelids are long segmented bodies that allow them
to burrow in the soil or swim in the water easily.
Annelids can be found on land, in freshwater, and
leech earthworm even in saltwater. Examples are earthworm and leech.
hookworm

Snails, clams, oysters, scallops, mussels,

octopuses, and squids are called mollusk. They are
soft-bodied animals.
Octopus squid snail

The Echinoderms are spiny skinned aquatic

animals. They include starfish, sand dollar, and sea
urchin. They are living in a marine environment,
most of them prefer to stay at the bottom of the sea.
Sea urchin sand dollar

The Arthropods form the largest group of

invertebrate animals. They are found in freshwater,
marine, and terrestrial habitats. Some of them can
fly. They have a hard outer covering called an
Spider butterfly crab exoskeleton.

Insects are one of the examples of arthropods.

The crabs, shrimps, and lobster are crustaceans.

They are another group of arthropods. Their body is
divided into three regions: the head, the thorax, and the
abdomen. They have gills for breathing. Their
exoskeleton is very hard.

Arachnids are also arthropods. They live on land.

They have two body regions: the cephalothorax and
abdomen. They have four pairs of legs. They breathe
through their trachea or book lungs. Examples of
arachnids are spiders, mites, ticks, and scorpions.

(Source: Evelyn T. Sarte et al., Science Beyond Borders, Quezon City: Vibal
Group, Inc., 2016, 100-105.)
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 Let’s Practice

ACTIVITY 1

Directions: Put a check (/) if invertebrate and (X) if not.

_____ 1. _____ 4.

_____ 2.

_____5.
_____ 3.

ACTIVITY 2
Directions: Determine the characteristics of the following group of invertebrates
by arranging the scrambled letters to spell out. Write your answer on the blank
before the number.

_______________1. Have pores or holes all over their bodies.

(O N S P G S E)
_______________2. Spiny-skinned aquatic animals.
(E H C I O N D R E M S)
_______________3. The largest group of any animals.
(R A R T O H P O S D)
_______________4. Soft-bodied animals that may or may not have protective shells.
(K M O L U L S S)
_______________5. Animals with nematocyst used for capturing prey.
(N C D I I A R A N S)

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 Let’s Do More

ACTIVITY 1

Directions: Describe the characteristics of the given invertebrates. Choose the

letter of your answer from the box below.

A. animals with nematocysts for capturing their prey

B. flat and ribbon-like bodies
C. have a hard outer covering called an exoskeleton
D. have long segmented bodies to allow them to burrow in the soil or swim in the
water easily
E. spiny - skinned aquatic animals

Name of Invertebrate Animals Distinct Characteristics

1. Jelly Fish
2. earthworm
3. starfish
4. crabs
5. tapeworm

Did you enjoy doing the activity? Let us do some more!

ACTIVITY 2
Directions: Determine the kind of invertebrates from column B, and their
characteristics in column A. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space
before each number.
Column A Column B
_____ 1. They have a hard outer covering called an
A.arthropods
exoskeleton.
_____ 2. They have soft bodies. B.cnidarians
_____ 3. Their bodies have one large opening and many C.echinoderms
smaller pore-like openings. D.flatworms
_____ 4. They are equipped with nematocysts. E.mollusks
_____ 5. They have jointed spiny skinned aquatic animals. F.sponges

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 Let’s Sum It Up

I Learned that:

arthropods mollusks
backbone segmented
cnidarians sponges
echinoderms roundworms
earthworm worms

Invertebrates form the greater part of animal species. They are animals
without _____________.
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They live in all kinds of environments and in almost every place on earth.
They are grouped according to their characteristics.

_______________ are pore bearing; filter feeding animals. The _____________

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are animals with nematocysts used for capturing prey. Flatworm are long, ribbon
like ___________which can be free-living or parasitic. Another group of
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invertebrates that are slender, rounded worms that have a developed digestive
system with a mouth on one end and anus on the other is the ______________.
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Some invertebrates like the segmented worms or annelids are even more
advanced worms and are characterized by a long ____________ body. The _________
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is an invertebrates that are soft-bodied animals that may or may not have
protective shells while_______________are animals with a hard exoskeleton, jointed
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legs, segmented bodies. The ______________ are radically and spiny skinned
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animals.

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 Let’s Assess

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it on the blank
provided before each number.

_______1. What do you call an animal without a backbone?

A. amphibian B. invertebrate C. mammal D. vertebrate

_______2.What group of animals are using nematocysts for capturing their prey?
A. cnidarians B. flatworms C. mollusk D. roundworms

_______3. What kind of invertebrate animals that have some pores or opening in
their bodies?
A. flatworms B. mollusk C. roundworms D. sponges

_______4. Which of the following animals have an exoskeleton?

A. insect B. snail C. starfish D. worm

_______5. What kind of invertebrates which its characteristics are spiny-skinned

aquatic animals and they live in a marine environment?
A. cnidarians B. echinoderms C. mollusk D. sponges

_______6. Segmented worms have segmented bodies that allow them to burrow in
the soil or swim in the water easily. Which of the following is an example
of a segmented worm?
A. ascaris B. earthworm C. flukes D. tapeworm

_______7. What kind of invertebrates have long, smooth, and rounded bodies?
A. earthworm C. roundworms
B. flatworms D. segmented

_______8. Which best describes mollusk?

A. All shelled animals.
B. Soft and segmented body.
C. Animals with stinging cells.
D. Soft-bodied animals with hard shells to protect their bodies

_______9. The following animals are arthropods. Which does not belong to the
group.
A. crabs B. shrimp C. spider D. snail

_______10.Arthropods are animals with a hard exoskeleton, jointed legs,

segmented bodies. Which one is an example of arthropods?
A. crabs B.earthworm C. jelly fish D. sponge

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 Answer Key
Let’s Practice

ACTIVITY 1

1./ 2. X 3. / 4. X 5. /

ACTIVITY 2

1. sponges 2. echinoderms 3. arthropods 4. mollusks 5. cnidarians

Let’s Do More
Let’s Assess
ACTIVITY 1
1. A 1.B
2. D Let’s Sum It Up 2A
3.D
3. E
1. Backbone 4.A
4. C 5.B
2. Sponges
5. B 6.B
3. Cnidarians
4. Worms 7.C
8.D
ACTIVITY 2 5. Round worms
9.D
6. Segmented 10.A
1.A
2.E 7. Mollusk
3.F 8. Arthropods
4.B 9. Echinoderms
5.C

References
Book
Sarte, Evelyn T., Ednaliza R. Garcia, Eliza A. Lopez, Mary Jane G. Dela Cruz, and
Harold A. Arrazada, Science Beyond Borders 6. Quezon City:Vibal Group,
Inc., 2016.

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