PPT-BIODIVERSITY OF ANIMALS What is a phylum?

In biology phylum     plural   phyla  is a  taxonomic rank  below  kingdom  and above  class phyla can be thought of as grouping organisms based on general specialization of . By Amy Heelan. Biodiversity !!. Biodiversity is all the living things on our planet .. Here are some examples, plants , animals and insects.. We should nurture and care for our planet as it is so important to us. . Prepared by Dakota Joiner & Lindsey bat Joseph for . Alexander College Writing and Learning Centre, April 2015.. Research source: . Krebs, Charles J. . Ecology, . 6. th. ed. Pearson. : San Francisco, 2009. Thrive in fresh water, salt water and soil.. Many are motile, with pseudopods (“false feet”) used for locomotion.. Some are parasitic species, found in animal intestines.. Entamoeba. . histolytica. 5 - . 1. Coral, Anemones, Sea Fans, and Jellyfish. Chapter 5 Pages 5-33 & 5-34. Characteristics of Phylum Cnidaria. 5 - . 2. Coral, Anemones, Sea Fans, and Jellyfish. Chapter 5 Pages 5-33 & 5-34. What is biodiversity?. Bio = life. Diversity = differences among organisms. Biodiversity. = the variety of living organisms found in an area. Where can you find biodiversity?. Biodiversity varies around the world:. 20 . million species. . of organisms. But, of which only . 1.4 . million . species . have been . identified so far. . These . species differ widely from . one another. . This . variation . in living organisms is called . BIODIVERSITY Our planet-earth (biosphere) contains more than 20 million species of organisms. But, of which only 1.4 million species have been identified so far. These species differ widely from Animal Classification Living organisms are classified into five kingdoms. Each kingdom is further split into smaller groups called Phyla (singular phylum) In each Phyla there are classes and then classes are subdivided into orders. 5. th. grade Ecosystems unit. Six Kingdoms Modified. Teacher Talking Points and Back ground Information for Pictorial on Six Kingdoms of Living Organisms. Note: This information is for . all. six kingdoms. You will only focus on Plantae and Animalia but each should be talked about.. Acoelomate Invertebrates, Exercise 7. While developing, most animals have the following 3 embryonic tissues:. Endoderm. Mesoderm. Ectoderm. Sponges have no true tissues – . Parazoans. All other animals have true tissues – . GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIA. Wide. . morphological. and . metabolic. . diversity. .. Clinical. , . environmental. , and industrial . relevance. Phylum. . with. . highest. . number. of . cultured. . Subphylum : . Mastigophora. . Class : . phytomastigophora. . Family : . Euglenceae. . Genus : . Euglena . The . mastigophora. or flagellates characterized by having one or more flagella  . Member of Euglena are spindle shaped , greenish , this color caused by presence of chloroplast which contain chlorophyll . . Topic: General Characteristics and Life Processes of Phylum . C. nidaria. . Phylum Spirochaetes. 4. . Phylum Spirochaetes. Gram . negative. Aquatic. . environments. ; . some. . pathogens. Unique. . morphology. . . Endoflagella. . 4. . Phylum Spirochaetes. Treponema: . animal and human hosts, microaerophilic, very sensitive to environmental stress .