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Animalia - Encyclopedia. com Animalia (Metazoa) Multicellular organisms that develop from embryos; one of the three kingdoms of multicellular organisms (the other two being Fungi and Plantae) The kingdom includes all animals other than protozoons (some of which are colonial); Porifera (sponges) are sometimes excluded because their structure differs markedly from that of
Animal - Encyclopedia. com Animal Animals are creatures in the kingdom Animalia, one of the five major divisions of organisms They are multicelled, eukaryotic (pronounced yookar-ee-AH-tik) organisms, meaning their cells contain nuclei and other structures called organelles, all of which are enclosed by thin membranes
Animal Ecology - Encyclopedia. com Animal ecology concerns the relationships of individuals to their environments, including physical factors and other organisms, and the consequences of these relationships for evolution, population growth and regulation, interactions between species, the composition of biological communities, and energy flow and nutrient cycling through the ecosystem
Porifera - Encyclopedia. com Porifera (Spongiaria, sponges) A phylum of multicellular animals that are not included in the Animalia Sponges are sessile, benthic, filter feeders with a bag-like body, a central cavity, and an outer surface pierced with tiny openings (ostia), through which water enters, and an upper, larger opening (osculum), through which it leaves
Chordata - Encyclopedia. com Chordata (kingdom Animalia) A large phylum comprising the animals that possess a rod of flexible tissue , which is protected in higher forms by a vertebral column The phylum includes Urochordata (tunicates), Amphioxus, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals
Cnidaria - Encyclopedia. com Cnidaria Cnidaria is one of the more primitive animal phyla It includes aquatic organisms such as jellyfish, sea anemones, corals, and hydras
Protista - Encyclopedia. com Other eukaryotic kingdoms — the Plantae, Fungi, and Animalia — are each believed to be monophyletic That is, all plants evolved from one ancestral plant, all animals from one ancestral animal, and all fungi from one ancestral fungus
Bacterial Kingdoms - Encyclopedia. com Bacterial kingdoms Bacterial kingdoms are part of the classification scheme that fits bacteria into appropriate groupings based on certain criteria
Bacteria - Encyclopedia. com Although they were considered to be animals and then plants, bacteria eventually came to be placed in the Monera kingdom since they do not have a distinct nucleus (a cell's control center) Members of the four other kingdoms (Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia) all are eukaryotic, meaning their cells have nuclei kept within a membrane
Marine Invertebrates - Encyclopedia. com Marine Invertebrates Invertebrates are animals that do not have a bony internal skeleton, although many do have hard outer coverings that provide structure and protection