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WHAT IS AN ANIMAL?
MEMBERS OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM:
HAVE MANY CELLS REPRODUCE SEXUALLY DEVELOP FROM EMBRYOS (the
earliest stage in animal development)
HAVE MANY SPECIALIZED PARTS ARE CONSUMERS
ALL ANIMALS HAVE:
TISSUES MOST HAVE ORGANS
VERTEBRATES
HAVE A SKULL
AND A BACKBONE
THE MOST NUMEROUS TYPE OF ANIMAL IS:
BEETLES
(A TYPE OF INSECT)
ONLY ABOUT 5% OF ANIMALS ARE :
(VERTEBRATES)!
THE REST OF THE ANIMALS ARE:
INVERTEBRATES!
(THAT’S 95%!)
Simple Invertebrates…
Phylum Porifera: Sponges (are the simplest of all)
Phylum Cnidaria:• Hydras, Jellyfish, Sea Anemones, and
Corals Flatworms:
• Planarians, Flukes, and Tapeworms
Phylum: Mollusca
Snails, Slugs, Clams, Oysters, Mussels, Quahogs
Squids, Octopi, Cuttlefish
Cuttlefish
Phylum: Annelida
Earthworms
Marine worms
Leeches
Polychaete worm (sea worm)
Phylum: Arthropoda
Centipedes and Millipedes Crustaceans
• Shrimp, barnacles,crabs,lobsters Arachnids
• Spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks Insects
Crustaceans…
Phylum: Echinodermata
Brittle Stars and Basket stars
Sea Urchins and Sand dollars
Sea Lilies and Feather stars
Sea cucumbers
Phylum: Chordata
Fish: the first vertebrates
• Jawless fish
• Cartilaginous Fish
• Bony fish
Hagfish:
Sea Lampreys
Genus:
Petromyzon
Species:
P. marinus
French Angelfish
FRENCH ANGELFISHOrder - PerciformesFamily - PomacanthidaeGenus - PomacanthusSpecies - paru
Amphibians
Caecilians
Salamanders
Frogs and Toads
Caecelian…
Reptiles
Turtles and Tortoises
Crocodiles and Alligators
Snakes and Lizards
Tuataras
Tuatara
Birds
Flightless birds
Water birds
Perching birds
Birds of Prey
Mammals
Anteaters, Armadillos, and Sloths Insectivores Rodents Rabbits, Hares, Pikas Flying mammals Carnivores
Anteater
More mammals…
Trunk-nosed mammals Hoofed mammals Cetaceans:whales, dolphins,
porpoises Manatees and Dugongs Primates: monkeys,apes, humans
Monotremes and Marsupials
Echidnas
Platypus Kangaroos, Koalas,Wallabies, Numbats,
Bettongs Tasmanian Devil
Bettong, also called the “Rat Kangaroo”
Numbat also called Banded Anteater
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