First Children's Encyclopedia by Dorling Kindersley - page 124

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Our amazing world is filled with millions
of species, or types, of living thing. They
can be as big as an elephant or so
small you have to look through
a microscope to see them.
The living world
Which group of animals has the most members?
The living world
Mammals, birds,
reptiles, amphibians,
and fish are vertebrates.
Animals
The animal kingdom is
made up of vertebrates
(animals with a backbone)
and invertebrates (animals
without a backbone).
Micro-organisms
Micro-organisms are very
tiny – they are made up
of a single cell.
This amoeba is
magnified more
than 100 times.
Deer
Spider
Sunflower
Coral reef
Dragonfly
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