Kingdom Animalia PowerPoint Notes
1. Kingdom Animalia
List the 5 characteristics of the animal kingdom.
2. General Classification
Invertebrates are animals that do not have a __________________.
Invertebrates compose ____________ of the animal kingdom.
List 5 examples of invertebrate animals.
3. General Classification
Vertebrates are animals that do have a __________________.
Vertebrates compose ____________ of the animal kingdom.
List 5 examples of vertebrate animals.
4. Cell Specialization
Considering that animals are multicellular, they have cells with specialized functions!
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Levels of Organization
Cells (enveloped by a cell membrane)
Tissues (groups of _______________cells)
Organs (_______ types of tissues)
Organ Systems (composed of many ______________)
5. Organ Systems
Animals come in many shapes and sizes.
The complexity of organ systems from one animal to the next can vary greatly!
Each animal must have a way to complete the following functions: ____________, ____________,
____________, ____________, ____________, ____________, and ____________.
6. Feeding
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Some animals have mouths (i.e., humans) to assist in feeding where as others are filter feeders and
absorb nutrients from the water around them (i.e., sponges)
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Some animals therefore have a very developed ________________________ whereas others do not.
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However they get food, all animals are _____________________ and need nutrients for energy!
7. Feeding
Type of feeder
What it eats
8. Respiration
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Some animals have a very developed respiratory system that includes a ______________ and
_______________.
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Others simply absorb oxygen through their _______________ from the environment.
9. Circulation
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Not all animals have blood and extensive circulatory systems.
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The main functions of the circulatory system are to ____________________ and
_________________ to the cells and carry ______________ away.
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For those simple animals that can transport oxygen, nutrients, and waste by _________________ a
developed system is not necessary.
10. Excretion
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A primary waste product of cellular metabolism is _____________________, a poisonous substance
that contains nitrogen.
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Ammonia must be _________________ from the body.
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Humans use __________________ to rid the body of ammonia waste in urine. Other organisms mix
ammonia with ______________ or allow the ammonia to ___________________ into the
surrounding water.
11. Response
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Every animal must respond to the environment. Some are able to respond more quickly and
dramatically than others, depending on the complexity of their ______________________________.
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Some animals have only have a few nerve cells while others have _________.
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______________________ – concentration of sense organs at the front of an animals body.
12. Movement
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Some animals are sessile (cannot move).
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Most animals can move from place to place.
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Movement also includes the forcible movement of particles within an animal during such processes
as _________________ and __________________.
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Animals are the only kingdom that have __________________.
13. Reproduction
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Most animals produce sexually by the production of __________________. This maintains
_______________ _________________.