Question | Answer |
What are the characteristics of Animals? | eukaryotic
multicellular
heterotrophic
no cell wall
mobile
sexual |
How are animals classified? | Vertebrate
Levels of organization
Number of body layers
Symmetry/body plans
Body cavity
Segmentation
Movement
reproduction |
What are the 5 Phyla of Animal kingdom? | sponges
mollusks
chordates
echinoderms
arthropods |
What are the phylums in the invertebrates? | sponges
mollusks
echinoderms
arthropods |
what are the phylums in the vertebrates? | chordates |
What are the characteristics of sponges? | no tissues
no organs
asymmetrical body plan |
What are the characteristics of mollusks? | Octopuses+snails
bilateral symmetry
3 layers of cells
coelom (fluid filled body cavity providing space for development and suspension of organs and organ systems)
2 body openings
soft body and hard shell |
What are the characteristics of Echinoderms? | marine animals
radial symmetry
spiny endoskeleton
tube feet |
What are the characteristics of arthropods? | largest animal phylum
jointed foot
has exoskeleton |
What are the characteristics of amphibians? | cold blooded
breathe with lungs and gills
smooth moist skin
no scales
lay eggs |
what are the characteristics of birds? | warm blooded
lay eggs
feathers and wings
2 legs
breathe with lungs
have bills or beaks |
What are the characteristics of fish? | cold blooded
breathe with gills
lay eggs
have fins |
What are the characteristics of mammals? | warm blooded
have hair/fur
produce milk for offspring
give live birth
breathe with lungs |
what are the characteristics of reptiles | cold blooded
breathe with lungs
lay eggs
dry scaly skin |