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Animal Classification

The document outlines the classification of life into three domains: Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya, with a focus on various animal phyla and their characteristics. It details the hierarchical levels of classification, examples of organisms within each phylum, and specific traits of different classes, including vertebrates and invertebrates. Additionally, it discusses the evolutionary relationships and anatomical features that distinguish these groups.
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Animal Classification

The document outlines the classification of life into three domains: Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya, with a focus on various animal phyla and their characteristics. It details the hierarchical levels of classification, examples of organisms within each phylum, and specific traits of different classes, including vertebrates and invertebrates. Additionally, it discusses the evolutionary relationships and anatomical features that distinguish these groups.
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BIOLOGY

Cunanan, Savannah B. 12-Curie

Three domains in the tree of life Subdivision


- Bacteria, Archaea, And Vertebrates – has backbone
Eukarya
Invertebrates – no backbone
Domains
Phylum Porifera (sponges)
- above kingdom level
- have no definite shape-
- proposed by carl woese based
asymmetrical;
on rRNA studies of prokaryote
- no tissues or organs
- domain model more clearly
- colony of specialized cells
shows prokaryotic diversity
- sessile – immobile
7 hierarchical levels of classification - good powers of regeneration
- skeleton made of spongin and
- Kingdom
spicules
- Phylum
- water flows through the holes
- Class
of their body which enables
- Order
them to catch food
- Family
- Genus Examples
- Species
- Yellow sponge (Spongia
Bases for grouping organisms into barbara)
the seven levels of classification - Barrel sponge (Halichondria
hierarchy panicea)
- Venus flower basket
- common characteristics shared
(Euplectella aspergillum)
- common evolutionary patterns
- common taxonomic character Phylum Cnidaria (jellyfish, coral,
and anemones)
Kingdom Animalia
- radial symmetry
- animals are multicellular, and
- primitive nerve net, no brain
eukaryotic
- 2-way digestive tract
- animal cells have NO CELL
- stinging cells to paralyze and
WALLS
capture food
- most members of the Animal
- have soft tubelike bodies with
Kingdom can move from
a single opening surrounded
place to place by arm like parts called
- they obtain food by eating
tentacles
other organisms (herbivores, - two main body forms are
carnivores or omnivores)
medusa (shaped like a bowl)
- most animals reproduce
and polyp (shaped like a vase)
sexually but some can
-
reproduce asexually
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Cunanan, Savannah B. 12-Curie

Examples - bodies are divided in


segments, or sections
- Brain coral (Colpophyllia
- prefer burrowing through
natans) moist soil
- Magnificent sea anemone
- with moist body to keep them
(Heteractis magnifica)
from drying out and equipped
- Venus flytrap sea anemone with bristles allowing them to
(Actinoscyphia saginata)
move easily
- Box jellyfish (Aurelia aurita)
- Moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) Comparison
- Brown jellyfish (Chrysaora
Tapeworms – bilateral, non-
melanaster)
segmented, triploblastic (germ layer),
Classes of Phylum Cnidaria absent (skeleton)
- Class Scyphozoa (jellyfish) Round worms – bilateral, non-
- Class Anthozoa (coral and sea segmented, triploblastic (germ layer),
anemone) present (skeleton)
- Class Hydrozoa (hydra)
Segmented worms – bilateral,
Phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworm) segmented, triploblastic (germ layer),
absent (skeleton)
- distinct head and tail ends and
flattened bodies Phylum Mollusca (soft – bodied
- can be parasitic as tapeworm invertebrates)
or free – living as Planaria
- hard shell, rough tongue, and
- exhibits bilateral symmetry
muscular foot
- has only one digestive opening
- includes snails, slugs,
Phylum Nematoda (round worms) nudibranchs, chitons, limpets,
clams, oysters, squid, octopus,
- have rounded bodies nautilus, etc.
- some live in damp places and
- no shell, one shell, or two
others can also live inside
shells
humans and other animals as
parasites Phylum Arthropoda (joint-legged
- covered with tough cuticle invertebrates)
- separate sexes
- most populated phylum in the
Phylum Annelida (segmented animal kingdom
worms) - jointed legs and hard
exoskeleton for protection
- include earthworms which are
- exoskeleton made of chitin
freeliving and leeches which - molts, or sheds its old
are parasitic
exoskeleton
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Cunanan, Savannah B. 12-Curie

- includes insects, crustaceans, Why are Echinoderms ranked so high?


centipedes, millipedes, and
- clues from embryology –
arachnids
study of the early development
- bodies divided into two or
of animals
three parts and six to eight
- protostomes versus
legs
deuterostomes
Arthropods (Arachnid) - protostome – blastopore
forms the mouth in all animals
- four pairs of legs
except echinoderms and
- bodies divided into two section chordates
Arthropods (Centipedes & - deuterostomes – blastopore
Millipedes) forms the anus in echinoderms
and chordate
- long thin bodies
- pairs of legs on each of their Animals with backbone
many body section
- Amphibian
Arthropods (Crustacean) - Agnathan
- Bony Fish
- five-seven pairs of legs - Birds
- first pair often used as - Mammal
pinchers - Reptile
- bodies covered in shell
Phylum Chordata
Arthropods (Insects)
- includes fish, amphibians,
- three pairs of legs reptiles, birds, and mammals
- bodies divided into three
sections Chordate Characteristics:
- often have wing - dorsal hollow nerve tube
Phylum Echinodermata (spiny- - notochord
skinned invertebrates) - pharyngeal gill slits
- post anal tail
- includes sea stars, brittle stars,
sea urchins, sand dollars, sea Chordate Classification
cucumbers, and crinoids
- The Protochordates -
- tiny tube feet and body parts
invertebrate chordates
arranged around a central area
- Subphylum Urochordata – sea
as water vascular system
squirts, salps, and ascidians
- hard, spiny covering for
- Subphylum Eephalochordata
protection and locomotion
– lancelets
- exhibits radial symmetry
- True Chordates: Subphylum
- capable of regeneration
Vertebrata
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Cunanan, Savannah B. 12-Curie

Classes of Phylum Chordata - hatch from eggs in water and


(subgroups) they can live on land as an
adult
- Class Agnatha - young breathe through gills
- Class Chondricthyes
like fish while adults breathe
- Class Osteicthyes
air from lungs
- Class Amphibia - some have smooth and moist
- Class Reptilia
skin
- Class Aves - e.g Salamander, Great
- Class Mammalia Philippine frog (Limnonectes
Class Agnatha magnus), and Common toad
(Bufo bufo)
- jawless
- eg. Pacific hagfish (Eptatretus Class Reptilia
stoutii) and Sea lamprey
- can move at various speeds
(Petromyzon marinus) - lay their eggs on land
Class Chrondricthyes - dry scaly skin
- include animals as large as a
- jawed, cartilaginous skeleton, crocodile
placoid scales - body temperature varies with
- eg. Great white shark their environment
(Carcharodon carcharias), - live in hot, dry deserts and in
rays, and Chimaera warm, wet tropical rain forests
(Hydrolagus colliei) - e.g King cobra (Ophiophagus
Class Osteicthyes hannah), Asian water monitor
lizard (Varanus salvator), and
- largest group of vertebrates Philippine crocodile
- come in many sizes and shapes (Crocodylus mindorensis)
- many are covered with scales
that protects them Class Aves
- have fins that help them to - lay hard shelled eggs that
steer and balance in the water hatch in their nest
- cold blooded –varying body - there are about 9,000 types of
temp. with environment birds
- breathe through gills - have wings and they are
- e.g Lady sea dragon and covered with feathers, no other
Milkfish (Chanus chanus) animal has this feature
Class Amphibia - skeleton is very light in weight,
helps them to fly
- body temperature varies with - range in size from as small as
their surroundings your finger or as large as a
human
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- e.g Philippine honey buzzard


(Pernis steerei), Philippine
Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi),
and Red footed booby (Sula
sula)
Class Mammalia
- warm blooded – constant
blood temp
- covered in hair
- e.g duck-billed platypus

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