Classification of the Animal Kingdom

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What is a characteristic of all animals?

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Animals are autotrophs.

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What are characteristics of all animals?

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The animal kingdom has three main characteristics.

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Eukaryotic cells has a true nucleus.

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The animal kingdom contains 35 phyla - one being chordata.

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A sea turtle falls under which classification group?

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A bald eagle falls under which classification group?

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A great white shark falls under which classification group?

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Agnatha means jawless fish.

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Osteichthyes means cartilaginous fish.

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A kangaroo is a montoreme.

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A lamprey is an example of a jawless fish, an agnatha.

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Which of the following are marsupials?

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A trout is an example of a cartilaginous fish.

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A puffin is a mammal.

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Sharks, rays, and skates are examples of what?

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All kinds of fish have a two chambered heart.

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Animals in the classes Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves, and Mammalia all have 3 chambered hearts.

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Amphibians breath via lungs, gills, and skin.

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Which fish breath using multiple gill openings?

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Ectoderm is the middle layer.

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A characteristic used to classify animals is whether or not they have a backbone.

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Sessile means stationary, stays in one spot.

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No back bone present.

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Coelem is a fluid-filled body cavity.

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An animal without a body cavity.

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Only muscle tissues are necessary in the evolution of movement.

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Happens inside female body.

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1 parent, produces genetically identical offspring.

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Humans use external fertilization.

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Lamprey and Hagfish are example of...

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Examples of Reptilia are:

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Marsupials are:

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The following have both a cartilage and a bone endoskeleton:

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Only a cartilage type of endoskeleton:

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Bony fish have a bone and cartilage endoskeleton.

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Guppies, tuna, and salmon are all examples of bony fish.

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Asymmetrical means...

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Bilateral means...

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Can be divided along any plane, through a central axis, into roughly equal halves

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Levels of organization go: cells -> tissues -> organs -> organ systems.

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Most animals have three layers of cells that develop during early stages of embryonic growth.

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There are 4 main classes of chordata.

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All of these are characteristics used to classify animals:
-Number of body layers
-Whether or not the animal has a backbone
-Symmetry and Body Plans
-Body Cavities
-Levels of organization
-Movement
-Segmentation
-Reproduction

A quiz to test you on your knowledge of the animal kingdom.

Classification of the Animal Kingdom

What is a characteristic of all animals?

Animals are autotrophs.

What are characteristics of all animals?

The animal kingdom has three main characteristics.

Eukaryotic cells has a true nucleus.

The animal kingdom contains 35 phyla - one being chordata.

A sea turtle falls under which classification group?

A bald eagle falls under which classification group?

A great white shark falls under which classification group?

Agnatha means jawless fish.

Osteichthyes means cartilaginous fish.

A kangaroo is a montoreme.

A lamprey is an example of a jawless fish, an agnatha.

Which of the following are marsupials?

A trout is an example of a cartilaginous fish.

A puffin is a mammal.

Sharks, rays, and skates are examples of what?

All kinds of fish have a two chambered heart.

Animals in the classes Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves, and Mammalia all have 3 chambered hearts.

Amphibians breath via lungs, gills, and skin.