1. Animals

2. ~ Characteristics ~ Multicellular Eukaryotic Heterotrophs
Can be put into two large categories: Invertebrates and Vertebrates
Can range from simple to complex

3. 95% of all animals are in this group
~Invertebrates~
No backbone
95% of all animals are in this group
The Kingdom of Animals can be divided into smaller groups called Phyla. There are 8 main phyla of Invertebrates.

4. ~Invertebrate Phylum Porifera~
Examples: Tube Sponge, Glass Sponge, Sea Sponge

5. ~Invertebrate Phylum Cnidaria~
Examples - Jellyfish, Hydra, sea anemones, and corals

6. ~Invertebrate Phylum Platyhelminthes ~
Include planaria, flukes, and tapeworms.

7. ~Invertebrate Phylum Nematoda ~
Examples: Hookworm
Trichinella…and others.

8. ~Invertebrate Phylum Mollusca ~
Include things like snails, squid, and clams, and the nautilus.

9. ~Invertebrate Phylum Annelida ~
Include leeches, earthworms, and polycheates

10. ~Invertebrate Phylum Echinodermata ~
Examples: seastar, sea urchin, sand dollar and sea cucumber

11. ~Invertebrate Phylum Arthropoda
Includes insects, centipedes, and
Arachnids and crustaceans.

12. The only vertebrate Phylum = Chordata
Groups of Vertebrates
Fish Mammals Reptiles Amphibians Birds