What are the major groups of the animal kingdom?

The animal kingdom is the largest kingdom with over 1 million known species. All animals consist of many complex cells. They are also heterotrophs.

When applied to all five known eukaryote* kingdoms of life on Earth, the approach predicted: ~7.77 million species of animals (of which 953,434 have been described and cataloged) ~298,000 species of plants (of which 215,644 have been described and cataloged)

Kingdom Animalia (9 Major Phyla)

Phylum Porifera. aka sponges; means animal that contains holes; are sessile feeders (stuck to the ground, eating what comes near them); body symmetry: asymetric eg.

Phylum Cnidaria.

Phylum Platyhelminthes.

Phylum Nematoda.

Phylum Annelida.

Phylum Mollusca.

Phylum Echindodermata.

Phylum Arthropoda.

In biology, a phylum (/ˈfa?l?m/; plural: phyla) is a level of classification or taxonomic rank below Kingdom and above Class. Traditionally, in botany the term division has been used instead of phylum, although the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants accepts the terms as equivalent.

There are 36 recognized animal phyla, of which but nine (Mollusca, Porifera, Cnidaria, Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Annelida, Arthropoda, Echinodermata, and Chordata) contain the vast majority of described, extant species.

medical Definition of animal kingdom. : a basic group of natural objects that includes all living and extinct animals — compare mineral kingdom, plant kingdom.

They have been classified into nine major phyla—eight phyla being invertebrates (animals without a backbone). The one phylum of vertebrates (animals with a backbone) is further classified into five different classes—mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians.

The five most well known classes of vertebrates (animals with backbones) are mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians. They are all part of the phylum chordata — I remember “chordata” by thinking of spinal chord.

To keep them simple and easier to remember, the scientists had identify many groups of animals. The six main groups are: invertebrates, mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish.

Kingdom Animalia, also known as the animal kingdom includes only the eukaryotic multicellular organisms. (Kingdom Protista includes the unicellular eukaryotic organisms. Protozoans, included under kingdom protista are unicellular and are believed to be primitive relatives of animals.)

The animal kingdom is divided into 40 smaller groups, known as phylum. Here, animals are grouped by their main features. Animals usually fall into one of five different phylum which are Cnidaria (invertebrates), Chordata (vertebrates), Arthropods, Molluscs and Echinoderms.

In accordance with the Linnaeus method, scientists classify the animals, as they do the plants, on the basis of shared physical characteristics. They place them in a hierarchy of groupings, beginning with the kingdom animalia and proceeding through phyla, classes, orders, families, genera and species.

Because there are so many different types of animals in the world biologists have sorted them into groups. This is called classifying. The two main groups of animals are vertebrates and invertebrates. Vertebrates are all animals with a backbone.

Includes: Mice, Rats, Voles, Muskrats, Squirrels, Woodchucks, and Beaver. Carnivora Order: Called “carnivores.” Large predators, most of which eat a variety of plant material as well. Includes: Raccoons, Foxes, Bears, Coyotes, Weasels, Skunks, Dogs, and Cats. Artiodactyla Order: Called “even-toed hoofed animals.”

All living organisms are classified into groups based on very basic, shared characteristics. The classification of living things includes 7 levels: kingdom, phylum, classes, order, families, genus, and species . Kingdoms. The most basic classification of living things is kingdoms.

Unlike the organisms of the Archaea or Monera Kingdoms, the Animal Kingdom consists of multi-cellular, heterotrophic organisms that feed on other organisms to survive. Some of the characteristics of the animals in this kingdom are being able to develop throughout their lives, move independently and reproducing.

Yes. Insects are in the Animal kingdom. They belong to the Arthropoda phylum, and the class Insecta. The common ancestor of animals had these characteristics, and insects are part of its clade.

In biological classification, class (Latin: classis) is a taxonomic rank, as well as a taxonomic unit, a taxon, in that rank. Other well-known ranks in descending order of size are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, order, family, genus, and species, with class fitting between phylum and order.

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Explanation: There is a long list of characteristics that organisms in Chordata phylum have, but the most important is the notochord. A notochord is flexible rod that runs along the back (dorsal) side of an animal. For humans is our notochord develops into the spinal cord, making us a chordate.