1. Kingdom Animalia How many species of animals do you think there are?

2. As of 2010… Vertebrate Animals Mammals5,490 Birds9,998 Reptiles9,084 Amphibians6,433 Fishes31,300 Total Vertebrates62,305 Invertebrate Animals Insects1,000,000 Spiders and scorpions102,248 Molluscs85,000 Crustaceans47,000 Corals2,175 Others68,827 Total Invertebrates1,305,250

3. Some of the phyla… of 36 Phylum Porifera (“pore bearing”) – sponges Phylum Platyhelminthes (“flatworm”) Phylum Annelida (“ringed) - worms Phylum Cnidaria (“possessing stings”) – corals, sea anemones, jellyfish Phylum Arthropoda (“jointed legs”) – insects and crustaceans Phylum Mollusca (“soft bodied”) – snail, squid, octopus, clam Phylum Echinodermata (“hedgehog skin”) - sea urchin, sea cucumber, sea star Phylum Chordata (chord = string)

4. Phylum Porifera (“pore bearing”) – sponges

5. Phylum Platyhelminthes (“flatworm”)

6. Phylum Annelida (“ringed) - worms

7. Phylum Cnidaria (“possessing stings”) – corals, sea anemones, jellyfish

8. Phylum Arthropoda (“jointed legs”) – insects and crustaceans

9. Phylum Mollusca (“soft bodied”) – snail, squid, octopus, clam

10. Phylum Echinodermata (“hedgehog skin”) - sea urchin, sea cucumber, sea star

11. Phylum Chordata (chord = string) Class Chondrichythes (chondro = cartilage; ichthys = fish) – sharks, rays Class Osteichythes (osteo = bone) – boney fish Class Reptilia (reptili = creeping) - turtles, lizards Class Amphibia (amphi = on both sides, double; bios = life) - frogs Class Aves (avi = a bird) Class Mammalia (mamma, mammil = milk fed)