Transcript Animals as Organisms chapter_2_animals_as_organisms

Fact
There are more than
a million different
kinds of animals on
Earth.
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Taxonomy is the science of classifying
organisms.
Scientific names is based on the
taxonomy of an animal species. Each
animal has a two part name. (Genus
and Species)
Common name is the name of
everyday conversation.
Kingdom animalia share three traits
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Animals are made up of cells
Animals can move about on their own
Animals get their food form other sources
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Animals are classified into two groups:
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Vertebrate – an animal with a backbone
Invertebrate - an animal without a backbone
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Animals are classified into three main classes:
Birds – feathers, light bones,
Fish – Scales , breathe through gills
Mammals – mammary glands, females produce
milk, have hair, teeth, 4- chambered heart,
regulated body temperature.
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Animal life needs
are
Getting and using
food
 Movement
 Circulation
 Respiration
 Growth and repair
 Secretion
 Sensation
 Reproduction
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Cell Division – Mitosis and Meiosis
Cell Specialization – Tissue and Organs
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The five shapes of bone
are:
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Short – cubed shaped
Flat - skull
Irregular – complex with
varying shapes
Sesamoid – small and
embedded in tendons
(small)
Long - longer than wide legs
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Cartilage – rubbery tissue found at ends of long
bones and between vertebrates
Growth Plates – place where cartilage is
formed in layers. These layers become bone
and new layers of cartilage is formed. Repeats
until adulthood.
Marrow – yellow ( mostly fat) and red (
network of blood vessels and blood forming
cells.
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Muscular System
Skeletal System
Digestive System
Respiratory System
Circulatory System
Excretory System
Lymphatic System
Nervous System
Integumentary System
Reproductive System