THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
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THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
Origins of different animal species. Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. Animals. Protozoa or single-celled animals. Characteristics of Protozoa. Multi-celled animals, or Metazoa. Characteristics of Metazoa: their function, ways of moving, areas where they live, structure. Summary.
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INTRODUCTION
- All animals have the same origin
- Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
THE ANIMALS
- Animals eat organic compounds
- Plants are capable of manufacturing their own food using the process called photosynthesis
- Different means of transport between animals and plants
PROTOZOA OR SINGLE-CELLED ANIMALS
- What are protozoa?
- Characteristics of the protozoa
- Amoeba. Parasites. Paramecium
METAZOA OR MULTICELLED ANIMALS
- What are metazoa?
- What are sponges? Where do they normally live and what do they eat?
- What are coelenterates?
- What are worms? Different types of worms.: intestinal worms, annelids, earthworms
- Definition of the molluscs and their characteristics. Snails, clams, muscles, octopuses, squids and cuttle-fish
- Definition of equinoderms: Different types of sea-stars, sea-urchins
- Definition of the Arthropoda: spiders, centipedes
- Definition of the Crustaceans and their different types: Caryfish and goose-barnacles
- Insects are the most developed arthropoda
CHORDATES
- Definition of the chordates or vertebrates and its characteristics.
- Fish
- Amphibians
- Reptiles
- Birds
- Mammals
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