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