The Animal Kingdom By Ashley Reed W201 W201

What is the Animal Kingdom??  All the different types of animals on earth  How we classify the animals, since there is are so many  They are classified by their similarities!  Now lets look at how we classify…

A General Classification Method…  Invertebrates:  Animals without a back bone  Examples: Insects, Spiders, Starfish, Octopus  Vertebrates:  Animals with a back bone  Examples: Tigers, Fish, Birds, Mice, Frogs, Dogs

Scientific Classification…  Animals are sorted into groups called, Phyla according to their characteristics.  Main Phyla Groups Coelenterates Annelids Platyhelminths Echinoderms Molluscs Arthropods Chordates

The Different Phyla  Coelenterates  Soft, hollow body with stinging tentacles  Jellyfish  Annelids  Cylindrical, worm-like body with segments  Earthworms

The Different Phyla  Platyhelminths  Flat, worm-like body  Tapeworms, flatworms  Echinoderms  Radial symmetry. Spiny skin. Body in 5 sections  Starfish

The Different Phyla  Molluscs  Soft body, usually inside one or two shells  Snails  Arthropods  Hard outer skeleton Jointed legs  Spiders, crabs

The Different Phyla CCCChordates IIIInner, bony skeleton with a backbone FFFFish, Humans, Dogs, Birds, Cats