Characteristics of Animals
Animal Phyla Characteristics
Which Phylum Am I In?
Phylum AND Class
Animal Behaviors
Symbiotic Relationships
100
Do animal cells have a cell wall or no cell wall?
No cell wall
100
No symmetry
No tissues or organs
Filter feeder
Porifera
100
Fish
Chordata
100
Beetle
Arthropod, Insect
200
Unicellular or multicellular?
What does that mean?
Multicellular - made of many cells
200
Jointed legs
Exoskeleton
Bilateral symmetry
Arthropod
200
A lobster
Arthropod
200
Snake
Chordata, Reptile
200
What are two behaviors that animals do to cope with seasonal changes in temperature and overall climate?
Migration and hibernation
300
Heterotroph or Autotroph?
What does that mean?
Heterotroph - must eat other organisms to get energy
300
Can have a backbone
Chordata
300
Sea Anemone
Cnidarian
300
Slug
Mollusk, Gastropod
300
What is an example of competitive behavior and why does it help?
Answers may vary
300
A bird lives in a tree. This doesn't hurt or harm the tree, but the tree gives valuable shelter to the bird.
Commensalism
400
Eukaryote or Prokaryote?
What does this mean?
Eukaryote - cells have a nucleus
400
Soft body
Bilateral symmetry
Often has one or two shells
Mollusk
400
Sea urchin
Echinoderm
400
Scorpion
Arthropod, Arachnid
400
What is an example of cooperative behavior and how does it help?
Answers may vary
400
A cuckoo bird will lay an egg in another bird's nest. The cuckoo chick will hatch first and push the other eggs out of the nest. The other bird will raise the cuckoo chick as its own.
Parasitism
500
I feed on other organisms, am unicellular, and have a nucleus in my cell. I have no cell wall.
Can I be an animal? Why?
BONUS: If I am not an animal - what kingdom of live am I?
No - must be multicellular
BONUS: Protist
500
Which TWO phyla has radial symmetry?
Cnidarians
Echinoderms
500
Leech
Annelid
500
Squid
Mollusk, Cephalopod
500
What is an example of an animal behavior that uses a circadian rhythm?
Sleep-wake cycle
Being nocturnal or diurnal
Daily feeding schedules
500
The clownfish hides in sea anemones. The anemone provides the clownfish with protection and shelter, while the clownfish provides the anemone nutrients in the form of waste while also scaring off potential predator fish.
Which type of symbiotic relationship is this?
Mutualism