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Animal Classification
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Animals Animals are spilt into two major groups: Vertebrates Invertebrates
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Invertebrates These are animals without a backbone There are eight groups of invertebrates Sponges Cnidarians Flatworms Roundworms Annelids Molluscs Arthropods Echinoderms
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Sponges Live in water 5,000- 10,000 known species Eats by sweeping water into pores Simplest animal- No nervous system, tissues or organs Reproduce sexually and asexually Sessile – stay in one place Asymmetrical symmetry
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Cnidarians Live in water Approx. 9,000 known species Tentacles have stinging cells Simple muscles and nerves Digestive tract with one entrance and exit Radial symmetry
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Flatworms Lives on moist land, water and parasitic Approx. 12,000 known species Simple nervous system Digestive tract with one entrance and exit Reproduce sexually and asexually Simplest bilateral symmetrical animal
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Roundworms Lives on moist land, water, and in a host Approx. 20,000 known species Simple nervous system Simple body plan Complete digestive tract with two ends Bilateral symmetry
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Annelids Lives on moist land and in water Approx. 20,000 known species Segmented body Well-developed organ systems Complete digestive tract with two ends Bilateral symmetry
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Molluscs Lives on land and in water Approx. 100,000 known species Most have a shell Muscular “foot” used to slide, dig or jump Complete digestive tract with two ends Bilateral symmetry
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Arthropods Lives on land and in water Most abundant phylum > 1 million Segmented bodies Hard exoskeleton Well-developed nervous system Complete digestive tract with two ends Bilateral Symmetry There are four group of arthropods: Insects Crustaceans Centipedes & Millipedes Arachnids
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Arthropods - Arachnid Have four pairs of legs. Have bodies divided into two sections
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Arthropods – Centipedes & Millipedes Have long thin bodies and pairs of legs on each of their many body sections
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Arthropods - Crustacean Have five-seven pairs of legs First pair often used as pincers Bodies covered in shell
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Arthropods - Insects Have three pairs of legs Bodies divided into three sections Often have wings
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Echinoderms Live in the water (Ocean) Approx. 6,000 known species Endoskeleton usually covered with spines Complete digestive tract with two ends Radial Symmetry
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Vertebrates These are animals with a backbone. There are five groups of vertebrates: Fish Amphibians Reptiles Birds Mammals
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Fish Lives in water 30,000-40,000 known species Gills for breathing Fins Scales on body Ectotherms Bilateral Symmetry
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Amphibians Live in water and on land. Approx.7000 known species Breath with lungs and through skin Metamorphosis (young live in water, adults live on land) Ectotherm Bilateral Symmetry
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Reptiles Live on land Approx.10,000 known species Thick skin Covered with scales Lungs Lays eggs with shells Ectotherm Bilateral Symmetry
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Birds Live on land Approx.10,000 know species Beak, feathers, wings Lungs Hollow bones Lays eggs with hard shell Endotherms Bilateral Symmetry
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Mammals Live on land and in water Approx.5,500 know species Mammary glands Hair all over body Large brains Specialized teeth Lungs Endotherms Bilateral Symmetry
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Riddles I live in the water I have simple muscles and nerves I have radial symmetry What am I? A Cnidarian
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Include 3-4 facts about the phylum/class (do not use invertebrate/vertebrate) Writing your Riddles 2 parts to an answer: Name the phylum/className the phylum/class Tell if it is a vertebrate or invertebrateTell if it is a vertebrate or invertebrate Solving others’ Riddles
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