Animal Nutrition

Depending on what they eat, animals are divided into three groups:

- HERBIVORES

- OMNIVORES

- CARNIVORES

Animals: Invertebrates

Invertebrates don´t have a backbone.

Molluscs, arthropods, worms, sponges, echinoderms, jellyfish and corals are invertebrates.

Let´s focus on Arthropods...

Arthropods have three body parts: Head, Thorax and Abdomen.

Spiders and insects are arthropods.

Animals: Vertebrates

Vertebrates have a backbone.

Mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish are vertebrates.