Animal Characteristics and Classification

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Animal Characteristicsand Classification
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First, the characteristicsor

• How do I know that an animal is an animal?

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All animals

• Are multicellular
• Are consumers
• Can usually move
• Reproduce (sometimes asexually)
• Have specialized parts

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If all animals are multicellular, what would a
unicellular consumer be classified as?

• A. Moneran
• B. Archaebacteria
• C. Animal
• D. Protist

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Every animal has to have a body

• Bilateral symmetry
• Radial symmetry
• Asymmetrical

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What type of body plan do you have?

• A. Bilateral symmetry
• B. Radial symmetry
• C. Asymmetrical

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Second, to classify themor

• Do you really mean that a squirrel is my 3rd
  cousin?

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Living things are classified from general to
specific.

• Kingdom
• Phylum
• Class
• Order
• Family
• Genus
• Species

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Every animal belongs to one of two groups, based
on physical traits.

• Vertebrate
• Invertebrate

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How are animals classified?

• A. How they reproduce
• B. Physical characteristics
• C. How they get energy
• D. How they communicate

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And then the fancy stuff

• Nerves
• Ganglia
• Gut
• Coelom