created by Cherubim Curayag from University of Southeastern Philippines taking Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education Major in Biological Science.

1. Reporter:
Cherubim Curayag

2. Properties
•All multicellular and eukaryotic
•Ingestive heterotrophs
•Show levels of organization including cell, tissue, organ,
and system
•Cells are specialized for particular functions
•Reproduce sexually
•Grow, reproduce and evolve
•Respond to its stimuli
•Move and inhabit

3. Classification of Animalia
•Taxonomy- is the practice and science of classifying or
categorizing species of organisms
•Taxon (plural:taxa) is a name designating as organisms or
group of organisms according to presumptive
evolutionary (phylogenetic) relationships.

4. 7 Main Taxa (largest to smallest)
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
• Each species name is in Latin
(scientific name) and has 2 parts:
the genus name and a second
word identifying the species
within that genus.
•Species names are in Italics or
they may be underlined
•Genus name is always written
with an initial capital letter and
the specific name is never

5. Major Animalia Phylums
Phylum Porifera
•Sponges
•Very primitive, considered barely animals
•don’t have true organs or nerve or muscle cells

6. Phylum Annelida
•Segmented worms (eg. Earthworms, leeches)
•Each segment has its own excretory system
•Have definite anterior and posterior ends
•Reproduction occurs by splitting or by mutual fertilization

7. Mollusks (Mollusca)
•Includes snails, slugs, clams, squids and their relatives
•Have soft bodies
•Muscular “foot” that is used in movement
•Pump water through gills

8. Anthropods (Anthropoda)
•Largest animal phylum
•Crabs, shrimp, spiders, scorpions and insects
•Molt, have heads with many sensory organs
•metamorphosis
Mantis Shrimp Purple Crab

9. Echinoderms (Echinodermata)
•Sea stars and sea urchins
•Sperm and eggs are released in water,where they meet and join
•Movement by sea water into and out of a system of internal tubes

10. Chordates (Chordata)
•Vertebrates- fish, amphibians, reptiles, bird and mammals
•4 characteristics
•Stiff dorsal rod
•Tubular central nervous system
•Have tail
•Sides have slits just behind the head

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