ANIMAL AND PLANT
PHYLA
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Plant Phyla
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Lacks xylem and phloem.
No ‘true’ leaves, roots or stems.
Reproduce by spores.
Anchored by rhizoids.
Plant Phyla
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Has xylem and phloem.
Has leaves, roots and stems.
Reproduce by spores.
Leaves are pinnate.
Plant Phyla
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Has xylem and phloem.
Has leaves, roots or stems.
Reproduce by seeds [in cones].
Has woody stems.
Plant Phyla
Plant Phyla
Bryophyta
[mosses, liverworts]
Plant Phyla
Plant Phyla
Filicinophyta
[ferns]
Plant Phyla
Plant Phyla
Coniferophyta
[pine trees, conifers]
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Plant Phyla
Plant Phyla
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Has xylem and phloem.
Has leaves, roots or stems.
Reproduce by seeds [in fruits].
Has flowers and fruits.
Animal Phyla
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Asymmetrical.
No body cavity [has pores].
No segmentation.
Spicules for support.
Animal Phyla
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Radial symmetry.
Mouth but no anus.
No segmentation.
Stinging cells.
Plant Phyla
Plant Phyla
Angiospermophyta
[flowering plants, grasses]
Animal Phyla
Animal Phyla
Porifera
[sponges]
Animal Phyla
Animal Phyla
Cnidaria
[jellyfish, sea anemones,
corals]
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Animal Phyla
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Bilateral symmetry.
Mouth but no anus.
No segmentation.
Flattened body.
Animal Phyla
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Bilateral symmetry.
Mouth and anus.
Segmentation.
Moves through peristalsis.
Animal Phyla
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Bilateral symmetry.
Mouth and anus.
Primitive segmentation.
May have a shell.
Animal Phyla
Animal Phyla
Platyhelmintha
[tape worms, planarian]
Animal Phyla
Animal Phyla
Annelida
[earthworms, leeches]
Animal Phyla
Animal Phyla
Molluska
[snails, octopi, squid, clams]
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Animal Phyla
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Bilateral symmetry.
Mouth and anus.
Segmentation.
Exoskeleton.
Animal Phyla
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Bilateral symmetry.
Mouth and anus.
No segmentation.
Notochord.
Animal Phyla
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Radial symmetry.
Mouth and anus.
No segmentation.
Water vascular system.
Animal Phyla
Animal Phyla
Arthropoda
[insects, spiders, crustaceans,
scorpions, centipedes]
Animal Phyla
Animal Phyla
Chordata
[mammals, birds, reptiles, fish,
amphibians]
Animal Phyla
Animal Phyla
Echinodermata
[starfish, sea urchins]
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