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Kingdom Animalia Notes Organizer
1. Kingdom Animalia Characteristics: List the characteristics that all animals share.
Number of Cells: ________________________________________
Cell Type: ______________________________________________
Obtaining Nutrition: _____________________________________
Ability to: ______________________________________________
Cell Support: ___________________________________________
Reproduction: __________________________________________
2. Animal Cell Structures
a. What are the functions of some important animal cell structures?
b. How are animals organized?
3. __________ of all animals are invertebrates.
4. Use the t-Chart below to compare endoskeletons and exoskeletons.
Endoskeletons
5. Animal habitats. Where in the world can animals be found?
Exoskeletons
6. Animal Reproduction
a. Most animals reproduce _____________________________.
b. Give some examples of how animals are able to reproduce asexually.
c. What is unique about animals such as earthworms?
d. Define internal fertilization.
e. Define external fertilization.
7. Animal Development
a. Draw and describe early animal development.
b. Gastrula: use the image of the gastrula below to label (Endoderm, Ectoderm and Mesoderm) and
describe each of the tissue layers provided below.
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8. Animal Evolution
a. How are animals classified?
b. Animal Evolution: use the cladogram to help answer the following diagram.
According to the cladogram, what
organism is suspected to be the ancient
common ancestor for all animals?
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According to the cladogram, what is
considered the “original” animal?
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Annelids, or segmented worms, are most
closely related to what other group of
animals?
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Which invertebrate do you think exhibits
embryonic development most similarly
to that of humans (a chordate)?
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9. Animal Symmetry
a. What is symmetry?
b. Identify the three types of animal symmetry.
c. Identify and describe the symmetry of the body plans seen in the animals below.
Image
Type of Symmetry (use word bank) AND Definition
Oral Surface:
Aboral Surface:
10. Symmetry Identification: Match symmetry to animal. Use A for Asymmetrical, B for Bilateral, and R for
Radial.
_______ human
_______ sea sponge
_______ alligator
_______ butterfly
_______ coral
_______ snail
_______ sand dollar
_______ star fish
_______ spider
11. Terms of Direction: use the image of the animal below to properly label each of the following
positions/directions provided.
Anterior
Posterior
Dorsal
Ventral
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