The Animal Kingdom – where we belong….
Hi, welcome to my page featuring the Animal Kingdom! Ever since I have been fascinated with the diversity of life here on Earth, so I decided to present basic information regarding living organisms nearest to our kind - Kingdom Animalia. Here, as you would browse my page, you would see images of the representatives of animals from different phyla and certain features I have gathered from the internet. I hope it would be helpful to you. Enjoy!
A N I M A L S
Animals are a major group of
multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan
eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process
of metamorphosis
later on in their life. Most animals are motile,
meaning they can move spontaneously and independently. All animals are also heterotrophs,
meaning they must ingest other organisms or their products for sustenance.
Animals have several characteristics that set them apart from other living things. Animals are eukaryotic and mostly multicellular, which separates them from bacteria and most protists. They are heterotrophic, generally digesting food in an internal chamber, which separates them from plants and algae. They are also distinguished from plants, algae, and fungi by lacking rigid cell walls. All animals are motile, if only at certain life stages. In most animals, embryos pass through a blastula stage, which is a characteristic exclusive to animals. |
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