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Animal kingdom
Term | Definition |
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The Animal Kingdom | is split into several Phyla. Each Phylum group contains organisms that have things in common. Below is a list of some animal Phyla |
Chordate Phylum | All the animals which have a backbone. Includes |
Arthropod Phylum | All the "jointed legged" animals. All of these animals have an exoskeleton, meaning the skeleton is on the outside of the body. Include |
Mollusk Phylum | Soft-bodied animals that sometimes have a hard shell. Includes |
Annelid Phylum | Segmented worms. Includes |
Rotifer Phylum | Tiny, microscopic animals with a wheel-shaped mouth and tiny hairs. |
Nematode Phylum | Very tiny worms with no segments in their bodies. Also called Roundworms. |
Tardigrade Phylum | Tiny, slow-moving animals with four body segments and eight legs. Includes Water Bears. |
Cnidarian Phylum | Soft-bodied, jelly-like animals with tentacles and venom glands. Includes |
Echinoderm Phylum | Often spiny animals, with several "arms" reaching out from the center of its body. Includes |
Platyhelminthes Phylum | Soft, flat-bodied worms. Includes |