Animal Kingdom Classify similar animals into Phyla 36 Animal Phyla –Only 1 has vertebrates.
animal classification read...Altogether, invertebrates make up at least 95 percent of all animal...
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Kingdom Animalia Name:_________________________________________Class:__________Date:____________
Is this a Plant or animal? Animal.Whattype?Nowthatisagoodquestion.Thisazurevasespongeisananimal,buthowisitclassified?ItisestimatedthatthereareeasilyoveramillionspeciesofanimalsonEarth.Howareallthesespeciesdividedintotheirvariousclassifications?Classification of Animals Allanimalssharebasictraits.Butanimalsalsoshowalotofdiversity.Theyrangefromsimplespongestocomplexhumans.Major Animal Phyla Membersoftheanimalkingdomaredividedintomorethan30phyla.Thetableat
thebottomofthispage(andonthenextpage)liststheninephylawiththegreatestnumberofspecies.Eachoftheanimalphylalistedinthetablehasatleast10,000species.Invertebrate vs. Vertebrate Thefirsteightphylalistedincludeonlyinvertebrateanimals.Invertebratesareanimalsthatlackavertebralcolumn,orbackbone.Thelastphyluminthetable,theChordata,alsoincludesmanyinvertebratespecies.Tunicatesandlanceletsarebothinvertebrates.Altogether,invertebratesmakeupatleast95percentofallanimalspecies.Theremaininganimalsarevertebrates.Vertebratesareanimalsthathaveabackbone.AllvertebratesbelongtothephylumChordata.Theyincludefish,amphibians,reptiles,birds,andmammals.Summary
• Vertebrateshaveabackbone,butinvertebratesdonot.• Exceptforthechordates,allanimalphylaconsistonlyofinvertebrates.• Chordatesincludebothvertebratesandinvertebrates.
Review 1.StatehowthephylumChordatadiffersfromotheranimalphyla.2.Compareandcontrastinvertebratesandvertebrates.
Phylum Animals It Includes
Porifera sponges
Cnidaria jellyfish,corals
Phylum Animals It Includes
Platyhelminthes flatworms,tapeworms,flukes
Nematoda roundworms
Mollusca snails,clams,squids
Annelida earthworms,leeches,marineworms
Arthropoda insects,spiders,crustaceans,centipedes
Echinodermataseastars,seaurchins,sanddollars,sea
cucumbers
Chordatatunicates,lancelets,fish,amphibians,reptiles,
birds,mammals