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Classification of Animals

ICSE · Class 7 · Biology

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Card 1Main classification

What are the two main groups of animals based on the presence or absence of a backbone?

Answer

Animals are classified into invertebrates and vertebrates. Invertebrates do not have a backbone, while vertebrates have a backbone or vertebral column.

Card 2Basic characteristics of animals

What is heterotrophic nutrition in animals?

Answer

Animals are heterotrophic because they cannot prepare their own food. They depend on plants or other animals for nutrition.

Card 3Basic characteristics of animals

What is locomotion?

Answer

Locomotion is movement from one place to another, usually in search of food or shelter.

Card 4Invertebrates

What are invertebrates?

Answer

Invertebrates are animals that do not have a backbone. They are divided into eight phyla: Porifera, Cnidaria, Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Annelida, Arthropoda, Mollusca, and Echinodermata.

Card 5Vertebrates

What are vertebrates?

Answer

Vertebrates are animals with a backbone. They are divided into five classes: Pisces, Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves, and Mammalia.

Card 6Porifera

Porifera: What is special about the body of a sponge?

Answer

Porifera have a porous body with many tiny pores to draw water in and one large pore to pass it out. Sponge is a common example.

Card 7Porifera

Why are sponges called pore-bearing animals?

Answer

They are called pore-bearing animals because their bodies have many tiny pores for water intake and one large pore for outflow.

Card 8Cnidaria

Cnidaria: What is the body plan of Hydra, jellyfish, and sea-anemone?

Answer

Cnidaria are aquatic animals with a sac-like body and only one opening, the mouth. The mouth is surrounded by tentacles. They are radially symmetrical, which means the body can be divided into two ide

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