What are the 6 major animal groups?

What are the 6 major animal groups?

The six main groups are: invertebrates, mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish.

What are the 2 major groups of animal kingdom?

The two major groups of animals are vertebrates and invertebrates. Vertebrates have backbones, and invertebrates do not.

What are the animal groups called?

What to call a group of animals?

Animal Group Name
Caterpillar An army of caterpillars
Cat A clowder or clutter of cats
Cattle A herd or drove of cattle
Chicken A brood or peep of chickens

How is the animal kingdom further divided?

Taking the animal kingdom as an example, we can see that it is split into two clear groups: Invertebrates – animals without a backbone. Vertebrates – animals with a backbone. Fish, reptiles, birds, amphibians and mammals are different sub-groups of vertebrates – they all have internal skeletons and backbones.

What is the classification of animal kingdom?

Kingdom Animalia
The Taxonomy System. Kingdom Animalia is the largest of the five existing kingdoms on Planet Earth. The scientific classification system is divided into seven major groups, (1) kingdom, (2) phylum or division, (3) class, (4) order, (5) family, (6) genus, and (7) species.

What are the three major groups in animal kingdom?

Animal Kingdom is classified into: Phylum – Porifera. Phylum – Coelenterata (Cnidaria) Phylum – Ctenophora.

What is the main group of animal?

An aminal or aminoacetal is a functional group or type of organic compound that has two amine groups attached to the same carbon atom: -C(NR2)(NR2)-.

What are the two major groups in the animal kingdom?

Animal Kingdom. The animal kingdom is divided into two main groups: Vertebrates-animals with a backbone (about 10% of all animals) Invertebrates-animals without a backbone (about 90% of all animals) Phyla include: Porifera (sponges), cnidarians, worms and mollusks.

What are the classes of the animal kingdom?

Agnatha (jaw-less fish)

  • Chrondrichtyes (cartilaginous fish)
  • Osteichthyes (bony fish)
  • Amphibia (amphibians)
  • Reptilia (reptiles)
  • Aves (birds)
  • Mammalia (mammals)
  • What are the major animal groups?

    Apes: troop or shrewdness

  • Baboons: troop or flange
  • Badgers: cete
  • Bats: colony or cauldron
  • Bears: sleuth or sloth
  • Beavers: colony or family
  • Bloodhounds: sute
  • Boars: sounder
  • Buffalo: obstinacy or gang
  • Camels: caravan,flock,train,or herd
  • What are the two main classifications of the animal kingdom?

    Animal Kingdom Classification. Classification is the grouping of things that are similar.

  • Porifera: Simple Animals Without Tissues. The study of animal kingdom classification begins with sponges.
  • Cnidaria: Simple Animals With Tissues.
  • Platyhelminthes: Flatworms Without Body Cavities.
  • Nematoda: Roundworms With Body Cavities.
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