Defining Characteristics
- kingdom animalia
- heterotrophic
- multicellular
- exoskeleton
- appendage formation
- respiratory system
- segmentation
- gills, tracheids and book lungs
- sexual reproduction
- cephalization
- ventral nerve cord
- small brain
- open circulatory system
- modified setae
- specialized mouthparts
- developed body regions (such as thorax, head, and abdomen)
- specialized appendages
- malpighian tubules
- includes insects
- triploblastic
- bilateral symmetry
- true coelom
- antennae
- jointed walking legs
- food tubes with a mouth and anus
- specialized segmentation
- kingdom animalia
- heterotrophic
- multicellular
- exoskeleton
- appendage formation
- respiratory system
- segmentation
- gills, tracheids and book lungs
- sexual reproduction
- cephalization
- ventral nerve cord
- small brain
- open circulatory system
- modified setae
- specialized mouthparts
- developed body regions (such as thorax, head, and abdomen)
- specialized appendages
- malpighian tubules
- includes insects
- triploblastic
- bilateral symmetry
- true coelom
- antennae
- jointed walking legs
- food tubes with a mouth and anus
- specialized segmentation
Grasshopper dissection
Crayfish Dissection
Dust mite magnification