1. ANIMAL KINGDOM Mrs. Martin

2. Kingdom Animalia – Complex, multi-cellular, eukaryotic heterotrophic organisms Most complex of all kingdoms Multicellular (made of many cells) Obtain energy by eating food –Heterotrophic / Consumers Usually Reproduce Sexually KING DOM ANIM ALIA

3. Able to move from one place to another Eukaryotic – cells have a nucleus but no cell wall or chloroplast Have Specialized Parts: Cells – Tissues – Organs - Organ Systems - Organisms

4. ANIMAL BEHAVIORS Innate Behavior - (NOT learned) behaviors that are influenced by genes -an animal is born KNOWING how to do something…. (-fish – swim and birds – fly)

5. ANIMAL BEHAVIORS Learned Behavior - behaviors that have to be taught or observed -Speech is innate in humans, but the language (English, French….) you speak is learned.

6. BODY PLANS ANIMALS HAVE 3 BODY PLANS

7. BODY PLANS Asymmetrical – No Symmetry Radial Symmetry – body is organized around a central point Bilateral Symmetry – (Bi = 2) One half is exactly like the other half

8. ADAPTATIONS Adaptation – a characteristic, a behavior, or any inherited trait that makes a species able to survive and reproduce in a particular environment (include structures or behaviors for finding food, for protection, and for moving from place to place) Examples – Camouflage, Mimicry, Outer Coverings, ect…)

10. ADAPTATIONS lizard’s legs allow it to move on land polar bears fur allow it to survive in cold areas strawberry dart-poison frog’s bright coloring warns predators that it is poisonous

11. HOMEOSTASIS Homeostasis – the maintenance of a stable internal environment Humans sweat and shiver to help maintain an internal constant temperature Brainpop - Homeostasis

12. CATEGORIES OF ANIMALS INVERTEBRATE- An animal that does not have a backbone VERTEBRATE- An animal that has a backbone and a skull