Kingdom animalia Flashcards
What are the 2 major groups animals can be divided into?
- Vertebrates
- Invertebrates.
Define invertebrates
Animals which do not have a back bone or a bony skeleton is known as invertebrates.
Give examples of invertebrates.
- Sponge
- Sea anemone
- Tape worm
- Cockroach
- Ascaris
- Earth worm
- Snail
- Star fish.
Define vertebrates.
Animals with a backbone are called vertebrates.
Define vertebrae
The several small bones that make up the back bone is known as vertebrae.
Give examples of vertebrates.
- Fish
- Frog
- Totoise
- Crow
- ELephant
- Humans.
What does phyla mean?
groups
Name the phylum
Porous animals
Porifera
Name the phylum
Hollow sac - like animals
Coelenterata
Name the phylum
Flat worms
Platyhelminthes
Name the phylum
Round worms
Nematoda
Name the phylum
Segemented worms
Annelida
Name the phylum
Joint-footed animals
Arthopoda
Name the phylum
Soft-bodied animals
Mollusca
Name the phylum
Spiny skinned animals
Echinodomerta
Give examples for the following:
Porifera
- Sycon
- Sponge
- Leucosolenia.
Give examples for the following:
Coelenterata
- Sea anemone
- Hydra
Give examples for the following:
Platyhelminthes
- Tape worm
- Liver fluke
Give examples for the following:
Nematoda
- Round worms
- Ascaris
Give examples for the following:
Annelida
- Earth worm
- Leech
Give examples for the following:
Arthropoda
- Butterfly
- Bee
- Beetle
- Crab
- Cockroach
- Housefly
- Prawn
- Spider
- Scorpion
Give examples for the following:
Echinodermata
- Star fish
- Brittle star
- Sea urchin
Mollusca
- Mussels
- Octopus
- Cuttle fish
- Snail
Give the charecteristics of the following:
Porifera
- The are porous animals
- They have a large opening present at the top
- They are attatched to the bottom of the sea, so they do not move from place to place.
Give the charecteristics of the following:
Coelenterata
- Hollow sac-like animal
- Body is bag shaped with one opening at the top called the mouth.
- The mouth is surrounded by a number of finger-like structures called tentacles.
Give the charecteristics of the following:
Platyhelminthes
- Mostly parasitic animals
- Thin and flattened, either leaf shaped or ribbon-like
- THe body is unsegmented.
Give the charecteristics of the following:
Nematoda
- Either parasitic or free living animals
- Body is narrow and cylindrical in shape
- The body is unsegmented
Give the charecteristics of the following:
Annelida
- Body is soft,segmented and composed of rings
- Locomotion occurs through the lateral appandages called the setae or parapodia.
- Respiration occurs through the most body surface.
- Excretion occurs through the nephridia.
Give the charecteristics of the following:
Arthopoda
- The animals have jointed legs
- Body is segemnted into 3 regions, the head , the thorax and the abdomen.
- A tough outer covering called the exoskeleton is present inside the body
- Caompound eyes with many lenses are present. The vision thus, produces is called mosaic vision.
Give the charecteristics of the following:
Mollusca
- Body is soft and unsegemented
- Body is enclosed by a hard shell(its exoskeleton) made up of calcium carbonate
- Locomotion occurs through the muscular foot.
Give the charecteristics of the following:
Echinodomerta
- Spiny skinned animals
- Either ball-shaped or star-shaped and is radially symetrical.
- These animals occur in the sea(marine animals).
What is the largest group of invertebrates?
Insects or arthopoda.
What does earthworm help increase?Whose friend are they?
soil aeration and fertility.
Farmer’s friend
How many groups are vertebrates divided into?
5
Where is the backbone present in your body?
It is the long hard bone starting from the lower side of your neck till the end of your back.
What is the backbone made up of?
Small bones called vertebrae.
Name the phyla:
Pisces
Fishes
Name the phyla:
Amphibia
Amphibians
Name the phyla:
Reptiles
Reptiles
Name the phyla:
Aves
Birds
Name the phyla:
Mammals
Mammals
Give examples for the following:
Pisces
- Rohu
- Shark
- Sardine
- Lamprey
- Lung fish
- Carp
Give examples for the following:
Amphibia
- Toads
- Frogs
Give examples for the following:
Reptiles
- Snakes
- Lizards
- Tortoises
- Frogs
Give examples for the following:
Aves
- Pigeon
- Ostrich
- Peacock
- Penguin
- Sparrow and
- Crow
Give examples for the following:
Mammals
- Humans
- Elephants
- Dogs
- Cows
- Cats
- Pigs
What do vertebrates include?
- Pisces(fishes)
- Amphibia
- Reptiles
- Aves(birds) and
- Mammals
Define amphibians
Animals which live on land as well as in water,
Define streamlined bodies.
A body which is narrow in both the fromt and the back, such a body gives resistance while swimming and flying.
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arthropoda.
Define warm-blooded animals
