Question

Classification of animal kingdom.

Answer 1

Kingdoms are...

Monera
Plantae
Animalia
Fungi
Protista

Answer 2

Animals are multicellular i.e. organisms with
multiple cells which grow to take a particular
shape. Usually, all animals, whether wild or
pets, can move independently and without
any support. They consume other living
organisms for food. They get their name
from the Latin term animal , which means
soul. In biological terms, the word animal
means all categories which belong to the
Kingdom Animalia, which includes creatures
which range from humans to insects.
Animal Classification
Classifying animals basically means dividing
them into two main groups - vertebrates and
invertebrates. Vertebrates have a backbone,
while invertebrates are those which don't. In
all, there are more than 800,000 animal
species in the Kingdom Animalia and most
of them are included in the phylum of
Arthropod i.e. invertebrates. Usually, people
don't think of earthworms or jellyfish as
animals, but actually they are, thereby
making the animal kingdom classification
extremely huge. Each living organism is
classified into Kingdom - Phylum - Class -
Order - Family - Genus - Species. There are
basically five kingdoms. They are listed in
the following table.
Kingdom Inclusions
Animalia Animals
Plantae Plants
Protista Single-celled organisms
Fungi Yeast, molds, mushrooms,
etc.
Monera Bacteria
The next classification is the phylum or
phyla. There are different phyla in each
kingdom. Chordata is the most well-known
phyla, as it includes all animals which has a
backbone, which includes all birds, fish,
mammals, amphibians, insects, snails, etc.
Some other names of phyla are listed below.
Phyla Description
Echinodermata Starfish (marine)
Ctenophora Comb Jellies
Porifera Sponge
Cnidaria Jellyfish
Arthropoda Insects
Nematodes Parasitic worms
Annelida Worms
Platyhelminthes Flatworms
Bryozoa Moss animals
After phyla comes the class. The class of
the animal kingdom is broken down into the
following groups.
Group Inclusions
Mammalia Mammals
Amphibia Amphibians
Reptilia Reptiles
Aves Birds
The following table is a brief example of
how the class is further divided into order,
family, and genus. Since the classification is
very vast, only a few examples have been
taken to show the representation.