Lesson 16
The Animal Kingdom
The Animal Kingdom
what are cell walls made of?
cellulose or chitin
what are the animals inside coral?
polyps
what phylum has more species than any other phylum?
arthropod
what is the oldest and simplest group of vertebrates?
fish
what phylum are humans in?
Chordates
what characteristic does an animal in the phylum chordata need to have?
notochord
what does coral eat at night?
zooplankton
what characteristics do all arthropods have?
sectioned bodies, exoskeleton, or antennaes
how many groups are cold blooded?
3
What Phylum are sponges in?
Porifera
About how many phyla are there?
over 30 phyla
what does Porifera mean?
"having holes"
what is a common name of an echinoderm?
starfish or sand dollar
what is the name of one reptile mentioned in the text.
snakes, turtles, lizards, alligators, or crocodiles
what phylum are lobsters in?
arthropods
95% of animals are _________?
invertebrates
Name an animal that belongs to the phylum Platyhelminthes?
flatworm
what are two of the five major classes of arthropods?
crustaceans, insects, arachnids, centipedes, or millipedes
name each group in the vertebrate phylum? (hint: there is 5 groups)
fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals
what phylum are Coral and Jellyfish in?
Coelenterata or cnidaria
A majority of animals must get their food by eating ______ _______ ?
other organisms
name one type of a common soft coral?
sea fan, sea plume, sea feather, or sea whip
do all chordates have brains?
no
About how long have fish been on earth for?
over 450 million years
Annelida