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General characteristics of animals

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True or False: All animals are multicellular.

True

Do animals have chloroplasts?

No - chloroplasts are in plants and algae and perform photosynthesis

A group of cells forms a tissue, a group of tissues form ______.

An organ.

A group of organs forms a ______.

System

Animals may be oviparous, viviparous or ....?

Ovoviviparous

What is my favourite animal?

Platypus

What kind of vertebrate is the platypus?

Mammal (specifically, monotreme)

Name 5 groups of vertebrates.

Birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, fish

What is the MAIN difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?

Vertebrates have an internal skeleton and a vertebral column. Invertebrates do NOT have an internal skeleton.

What hard coverings protect invertebrates?

Shell, armour or exoskeleton

True or False: Viviparous animals lay eggs.

False - they give birth to live young.

Which subgroup does a spider belong to?

Arthropod

Which subgroup does this blue-ringed octopus belong to?

Molluscs

What is this animal called?

Blue-ringed octupus

Which subgroup does the jellyfish belong to?

Cnidaria

True or false: all animals have a nervous system and sense organs.

False - the most complex animals have these, but not all animals.