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 KingdomREVIEW

1)INVERTEBRATE- An animal that does not have a backbone

2) VERTEBRATE- An animal that has a backbone

9 Phyla of the Animal kingdom

1)Porifera 6) Mollusca

2)Coelenterata 3)Flatworms 4)Roundworms 5)Segmented worms

7) Echinoderm 8) Arthropoda 9) Chordata

The Animal Kingdom Contd

Porifera:
Means having pores
Ex: sponges

The Animal Kingdom

Coelentrata:
Sac-like body
Have tentacles

Ex: hydras, jelly fish, coral, sea anemones

3 Phyla of Worms:
Flatworms
Roundworms Segmented worms

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 shaped Spiny Ex: Starfish & Sea Urchin

Arthropoda:

Makes up 75% of the animal kingdom Basic Characteristics: hard external skeleton segmented body jointed legs Ex: beetle, milli & centipede, spider, crab

Chordata:
Vertebrates Have internal skeleton Vertebral column Limbs Ex: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals