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Kingdom Animalia

Maharashtra Board · Class 11 · Biology

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Criteria for Animal Classification

  • Grades of Organization: Animals show different levels of complexity - cellular (Porifera), cell-tissue (Cnidaria), tissue-organ (Platyhelminthes), and organ-system (Annelida onwards)
  • Body Symmetry: Three types - Asymmetry (no definite symmetry like sponges), Radial symmetry (body parts arranged around central axis like Cnidaria), and Bilateral symmetry (body can be divided into tw
  • Body Cavity (Coelom): Acoelomate (no body cavity - Platyhelminthes), Pseudocoelomate (false body cavity - Aschelminthes), Coelomate (true body cavity - Annelida onwards)
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Animal Body Plans

  • Cell Aggregate Plan: Minimal differentiation, no true tissues or organs. Cells work as a colony. Found in Porifera (sponges)
  • Blind Sac Body Plan: Body like a sac with single opening serving as both mouth and anus. Digestion occurs in central cavity. Found in Cnidaria
  • Tube within Tube Body Plan: Complete digestive system with separate mouth and anus. Most efficient plan found in Annelida onwards
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Non-Chordate Phyla (Phylum Porifera to Hemichordata)

  • Porifera (Sponges): Cellular level organization, asymmetrical, aquatic filter feeders. Canal system with ostia, spongocoel, and osculum. Choanocytes create water current
  • Cnidaria: Tissue level, radially symmetrical, diploblastic. Two body forms - polyp and medusa. Cnidoblasts for defense. Show metagenesis in some species
  • Ctenophora: Diploblastic, radially symmetrical, marine. Eight rows of comb plates for locomotion. Bioluminescent. Colloblasts instead of cnidoblasts
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Phylum Chordata and Vertebrate Classes

  • Chordate Characteristics: Notochord, dorsal hollow nerve cord, pharyngeal gill slits, post-anal tail (at least in embryonic stage)
  • Urochordata (Tunicates): Marine, sessile adults. Notochord only in larval tail. Body covered by tunic made of tunicine
  • Cephalochordata (Amphioxus): Small fish-like marine animals. Notochord extends throughout life. Shows basic chordate features clearly

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Animals are classified based on fiveThree major body plans existKnown as spongesThese radially symmetricalFlatworms are dorsoventrally flattened

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