The Animal Kingdom

8 phyla to know

Zoology is the
branch of science
that studies animals
 Two big groups
Invertebrates Vertebrates
• They have no backbone (The Chordata phyla)
97 % of animals
• They have a
There are 7 phyla
backbone
3 % of animals
 Invertebrates
the 7 phyla are:
1. Porifera (sponges)
2. Cnidaria (jellyfish)
3. Platyhelmintes (flat worms and round worms)
4. Annelida (segmented worms)
5. Mollusca (clams, mussels, snails,
6. Arthropoda (crabs, lobster, insects, spiders)
7. Echinodermata (Sea Urchin, Sand Dollar)
1) Porifera
2) Cnidarian
3) Platyhelmintes
4) Annelida
Our representative Invertebrate
• We will virtually
dissect an earthworm
to see the basic
animal anatomy
5) Mollusks
6) Arthropods
 7) Echinoderms

Sea urchin

Sand dollar
 Vertebrates
(Chordata)
There are 5 classes of vertebrates

Class Fish
Class Amphibia
Class Reptilia
Class Aves
Class Mammalia
 Animal basics
• Multi-cellular organisms w/tissues and
usually organs and organ systems
• Undergo larval or embryonic
development
 Larval development
(metamorphosis)
means that the young
look very different
from the adult-
EX: caterpillars-------
butterflies.
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 Embryonic development
• Embryos from Greek: plural "that which grows,"
• This type of development means that the
young version is a mini-version of the
adult