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KINGDOM ANIMALIA. A:link { color: #0000FF !important;. Characteristic Features. Multicellular, eukaryotic Heterotrophic Demonstrate a wide variation in body plans Consist of about 30 phyla, 9 of which are considered major. The Animal Kingdom. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS:
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KINGDOM ANIMALIA
Characteristic Features • Multicellular, eukaryotic • Heterotrophic • Demonstrate a wide variation in body plans • Consist of about 30 phyla, 9 of which are considered major
The Animal Kingdom GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS: • Most complex of all kingdoms • Multicellular (made of many cells) • They obtain food from OUTSIDE SOURCES • They move from place to place to get food • They swallow their foodand they digest food inside the body.
Bases of MetazoanClassification • SYMMETRY- overall plan of organization a. ASYMMETRY- no plan is apparent
Bases of MetazoanClassification b. BILATERAL SYMMETRY - divides the animal into mirror images: left and right
Bases of MetazoanClassification c. RADIAL SYMMETRY- in which parts are arranged about a central axis
Bases of MetazoanClassification 2.SEGMENTATION/ METAMERISM- serial, linear, repetition of homologous parts
Bases of MetazoanClassification 3.CEPHALIZATION- the presence of an obvious head w/ its important structures
Bases of MetazoanClassification 4. GERM LAYERS- layers of cells from which all the tissues and organs of the adult develop
Bases of MetazoanClassification 5.BODY CAVITIES- in which the digestive tract and other vital organs lie
The Animal Kingdom- REVIEW • INVERTEBRATE- An animal that does not have a backbone 2) VERTEBRATE- An animal that has a backbone
PORIFERA • pore- bearing animals
COELENTERATA • hollow-bodied animals • w/ stinging cells (CNIDOCYTES/ NEMATOCYSTS) • exhibits 2 life forms: polyp & medusa
PLATYHELMINTHES • flatworms • free-living or parasitic • some have serious negative impacts on human health and ecosystem • may have suckers to attach to host planaria
Parasitic flatworms fluke tapeworm
ASCHELMINTHES • nonsegmented roundworms • may be the most successful of all worms in its adaptive abilities • represent 90% of all life on the seafloor • some can undergo CRYPTOBIOSIS (a state of suspension of all metabolic activities) • parasitic, free-living, or predatory
ASCHELMINTHES • nonsegmented roundworms heartworm ascaris whipworm
Elephantiasis • It is caused by a nematode Wuchereria bancrofti • It causes swollen limbs and genitals (Filariasis) and affects over 120 million people in the world • Previous anti-nematode treatments have been limited by poor levels of effectiveness, drug side effects and high costs.
Elephantiasis • Doxycycline was shown in 2003 to kill the symbiotic Wolbachia bacteria upon which the nematodes are dependent. • Field trials in 2005 showed that Doxycycline almost completely eliminates blood-borne filaria when given for an 8 week course.
ANNELIDA“little ring” • segmented round worms • found in most wet environments • free-living; some parasitic; some mutualistic
MOLLUSCA • soft-bodied animals • some may have a protective outer shell
MOLLUSCS • Important food source for humans • Some may accumulate toxins • Source of important luxury goods, notably pearls, mother of pearl, Tyrian purple dye, and sea silk. • Their shells have also been used as a money in some pre-industrial societies
MOLLUSCS • Can also represent hazards or pests for human activities 1. The bite of the blue-ringed octopus is often fatal 2. That of Octopus apollyon causes inflammationthat can last for over a month 3. Stings from a few species of large tropical cone shells can also kill, but their sophisticated though easily-produced venoms have become important tools in neurological research
MOLLUSCS • Can transmit a parasite such as a worm • Snails and slugs can also be serious agricultural pests, and accidental or deliberate introduction of some snail species into new environments has seriously damaged some ecosystems.
ECHINODERMATA • spiny-skinned • adults have radial symmetry; larval stage have bilateral symmetry • possess a unique water vascular system, a network of fluid-filled canals that function in gas exchange, feeding, and secondarily in locomotion