The Animal Kingdom
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS:Most complex of all kingdoms
Multicellular (made of many cells)
They obtain food from OUTSIDE SOURCES
They move from place to place to get food
They swallow their food and they digest food inside the body.
The Animal Kingdom-REVIEW
1)INVERTEBRATE- An animal that does not have a backbone
2) VERTEBRATE- An animal that has a backbone
9 Phyla of the Animal kingdom1)Porifera 6) Mollusca
2)Cnidaria 7) Echinoderm
3)Platyhelminthes 8) Arthropoda
4)Nematoda 9) Chordata
5) Annelida
The Animal Kingdom Cont’d
Porifera:
Means “having pores”
Ex: sponges
The Animal Kingdom
Cnidaria:
Sac-like body
Have tentacles
Ex: hydras, jelly fish, coral, sea anemones
3 Phyla of Worms:Flatworms (Platyhelminthes)
Roundworms (Nematoda)
Segmented worms (Annelida)
Molluska:Hard shell surrounding soft body parts
Live in water & damp places
Examples:Snail, & Sea Scallop
Only a few do not have shells: Octopus & Sea slug
Echinoderms:Means “spiny-skin”Star shapedSpinyEx: Starfish & Sea Urchin
Arthropoda:Makes up 75% of the animal kingdomBasic Characteristics:
hard external skeletonsegmented bodyjointed legs
Ex: beetle, milli & centipede, spider, crab
Chordata:VertebratesHave internal skeleton
Vertebral columnLimbs
Ex: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals