Search the Invertebrate Zoology Collection, and read about original research performed on all 30 major invertebrate animal phyla except insects.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers characteristics of invertebrates.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Animals are also often identified as being either invertebrates or vertebrates. These are terms based on the skeletons of the animals. Vertebrates have a backbone...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers how invertebrates are classified.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of the major events in invertebrate evolution.

This online exhibit from the Natural History Museum studies a range of topics related to invertebrates, or animals without a backbone. Crabs, snails, barnacles, sponges, and more are discussed at this exhibit.

A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on invertebrates that presents examples of each of the six phyla in the invertebrate group.

Learn about various species of invertebrates including ticks, mussels, spiders and worms.

Flip this interactive OLogy card to find questions and answers, fast facts, and other bite-size pieces of information to help you understand important characteristics of invertebrates.

In this lesson, 5th graders use movement and dance composition to aid in the understanding of vertebrates and invertebrates.

Site provides a comprehensive guide to anyone seeking information on invertebrates. Provides links to morphology, biodiversity, ecology and habitats.

Take this ten-question review quiz over invertebrates. Read more about each question after an incorrect answer is given.

Many still photographs and video clips of marine invertebrates are available in this huge collection.

Students learn about invertebrates found in the ocean, their individual methods of adaptations, identifying characteristics, and contributions to the marine ecosystem.

Play an interactive game of hangman to prove your knowledge phyla of invertebrates.

A great collection of invertebrate fossil pictures, accompanied by a description of the fossil and where it was found.

Guidelines and printable materials for an activity through which students match invertebrates to phylum in which they belong.

This multiple-choice quiz on invertebrate chordates allows students to get hints for each question and check their answers after submitting.

Dive into a virtual gallery of invertebrates found in the sea. Discover how these creatures get around and find their next meal.

Find out what you know about noncoelomate invertebrates by taking this post test.

Find out what you know about noncoelomate invertebrates by taking this pre test.

Find out what you know about coelomate invertebrates by taking this post test.

Find out how much you know about coelomate invertebrates by taking this pre test.

Explore the diverse world of invertebrates. Learn what they are, what they do, and how they contribute to our planet. This site offers "BugWise News", a forum, an invertebrate guide, and a wide range of great resources and activities.