Kingdom Animalia
Animalia
Characteristics Multicellular Eukaryotic Heterotrophs No cell walls, structurally supported by collagen Mostly Sexual reproduction with no A.O.G
Animalia -Cells organized into special tissues; tissues into organs -Most have Nervous tissue and Muscle tissue are unique (Motitility) -HOX genes for development
K-Animalia ~35 phyla Classification based on body plan, development, structural characteristics, or more recently molecular differences. Phyla Porifera Cnidaria Ctenophora Platyhelmenthes Mollusca Annelida Nematoda Arthropoda Echinodermata Chordata
Animalia Body Plans
Animalia Development “Blastula”
Animalia Porifera
Animalia Cnideria
Animalia Platyhelmenthes
Animalia Annelida
Animalia Mollusca
Animalia Nematoda
Animalia Arthropoda
Animalia Echinodermata
Animalia Chordata
Animalia