what are the 9 phylum?
Platyhelminthes, Cnidarians, porifera, nematoda annelids, , Mollusca, Arthropoda, , echinodermata, chordata,
what are Platyhelminthes?
worms with flat leaf like bodies, e.g. tapeworm
what are chordata?
have backbones, e.g gog, frog, fish
what are features of arthropoda?
exoskeletons, jointed legs, and segmented bodies, e.g ant, spider, lobster
what are features of mollusca?
soft bodies, protective shells, e.g snails, nudibranch, squid
what are nematodes?
worms with long round bodies, e.g hookworm, ascoris
what are features of porifera?
spongy body with holes, e.g seasponge
what are features of Cnidarians?
soft, hollow bodies, stinging tentacles,e.g jellyfish
what are features of echinoderms?
have rough, spiny skin and repeated body parts, e.g starfish
what are annelids?
worms with segmented bodies, e.g earthworms
what is the mnemonic to remember phylum?
Please call people not angry monkeys and eat cake
what is a carnivore?
a consumer that only eats animals
what is a herbivore?
a consumer that only eats plants
what is an omnivore?
a consumer that eats plants and animals
what is a dichotomous key?
a tool used to classify organisms
WHAT ARE THE 5 classes of chordates
mammalia. amphibia, reptilia, pisces, aves
what are the features of mammals?
have hair and fur, lactate, are endotherms, and give birth to live young
what are the features of amphibians?
have soft, slimy skin, ectotherms, lay soft eggs, and gills when young, lungs as adults
what are the features of reptilia?
scales, usually lays leathery eggs, ectotherms, use lungs to breathe
what are the features of aves?
feathers, endotherms, scaly legs, lays hard shelled eggs.
what are the features of pisces?
scaly skin, usually ectotherms, usually have fins, breathe using gills.
what are arthropods?
members of the phylum Arthropoda that have segmented bodies, jointed legs, and exoskeletons.
what are the arthropoda classes?
Arachnida, Myriapoda, crustacea, insecta
what are features of arachnida?
have 4 pairs of legs (pincers and fangs dont count), and 2 body parts cephelothorax (front) and abdomen (back)