ANIMAL KINGDOM PROJECT

INVERTEBRATES

SPONGES: phylum- Porifera

• Sponges are the simplest form of invertebrates
• Sponges have tiny opening in there bodies, that lead to canals that beat rapidly. The canals pump
• water through the sponge and the sponges takes small food particles from the water to eat.
• A sponge's outer layer or skeleton is made out of spicules to protect the sponge.
• To reproduce, sponges grow buds and some grow egg cells that turn into larva when fertilized

CNIDARIANS-PHYLUM:CNIDARIA

• All cnidarians have the ability to sting.Hydra tentacle stings are poisonous
• All are carnivorous
• They have 1 opening in their digestive system
• They have no organs and just tissues, they have two cell layers.
• To reproduce, Medusas grow buds that fall off and turn into larva when fertilized

WORMS

FLATWORMS: PHYLUM-PLATYHELMINTHES

• All have 1 opening in their digestive system and a nervous system
• They live in freshwater lakes, ponds, and streams , and they stay out of light
• They have sense organs in their head, that are attached to 2 nerve cords that go down its body
• Eating: flat worms have a long tube in their body used to take in small food particles and push out waste
• Reproduction:They have sex organs for mating and they can lay eggs. Their body parts grow back when cut off

ROUNDWORMS:PHYLUM-NEMATODA

• Their muscles run length wise through their body
• They have a nervous system with a brain and sense organs
• They reproduce sexually using sex organs
• Most are microscopic
• Some are parasitic which means they survive by living in and feeding on another animal

SEGMENTED WORMS:PHYLUM-ANNELIDA

• They have 2 sets of muscles, a circulatory system and a brain connected to a main nerve cord.
• They have 5 tubes in their body that act as hearts.
• They breathe oxygen through their skin and release carbon dioxide.
• They take in food from the soil and their wastes help the soil.
• When they mate both worms lay eggs that hatch if they are fertilized.

MOLLUSKS:PHYLUM-MOLLUSCA

• They have a soft belly and no bones
• All have a muscular foot or tentacles
• There are 3 groups: Gastropods, Bivalves, and Cepholapods
• All are carnivorous and have 2 openings in the digestive system
• They lay eggs that develop into larvae that develop into adults when fertilized

ARTHROPODS:PHYLUM-ARTHROPODA

• All have a jointed exoskeleton
• They shed their exoskeletons and grow new ones
• All have legs,digestive system with 2 openings and a circulatory system with a brain
• They reproduce sexually and females lay fertilized eggs that young hatch from.

CRESTACEANS

• They have 3 body segments
• They have 2 sets of antennaes to sense their surroundings
• Most of the time one Claw is larger than the other which is used for catching prey
• They have 8 legs and 2 claws

ARACHNIDS

• All have 8 legs
• They have 2 body parts
• Most live on land
• They breathe through organs called book lungs
• Most are carnivorous

INSECTS

• They have 6 legs
• They are the only invertebrates that can fly
• All have 3 body parts
• They breathe oxygen through air ducts on the sides of there body
• They have 4 stages of life

ECHINODERMS:PHYLUM-ECHINODERMATA

• They all live in the ocean and are carnivorous
• They have an internal skeleton
• All have spines sticking out from their bodies
• They have tube feet.
• They reproduce sexually, females release egg cells into the water and males release spurms

VERTEBRATES

FISH:PHYLUM-CHORDATA

• They have fins used for moving around in the water
• They are cold blooded
• Fish have a brain connected to sense organs and a digestive system with 2 openings
• Fish breathe oxygen through gills. Their gills absorbs oxygen from the water into their blood
• Fish reproduce sexually, Egg Layers lay eggs that get fertilized and hatch while Live Bearings deliver live babies

AMPHIBIANS:PHYLUM-CHORDATA

• Their feet are adapted to where they live
• Adults breathe in 3 different ways:Lungs,Skin and they can absorb oxygen through the top of their mouth
• Their skin needs to be moist. If it became dry they would suffocate
• Amphibians reproduce sexually . Eggs are fertilized already when they are laid. Once they are laid they
• grow into tadpoles. Then they grow front legs.Finally some lose there their tail, but all grow back legs and lungs

REPTILES

• They all have scales or plates
• They are cold blooded
• They have highly developed lungs
• There are 4 main groups:Tuaturas,Turtles,crocodiles and alligators and lizards and snakes
• Most reptiles lay fertilized eggs where the babies develop inside but some give live birth

BIRDS

• Only animals with feathers, their down feathers keep them warm, their contour feathers are used for flying
• They all are warm blooded, have a beak and lay eggs
• They have well developed lungs for breathing oxygen
• They have a strong, light skeleton with air spaces in them
• Most eat 30 percent of their body weight in food for energy

MAMMALS

• They are warm blooded
• They are the only animals with hair or fur
• There are 3 types: Montremes, Marsupials, Placentals
• Most give birth to live young but Montremes lay eggs
• All have mammary glands for feeding their young

SOURCES

• All pictures from haiku deck