Before diving into specific animals, you need to understand the "rules" of life. Focus on:
How animal cells differ from plants (no cell walls, presence of centrioles) and how they form the four basic tissues: epithelial, connective, muscular, and nervous.
Pay special attention to Echinoderms (starfish) and Chordates.
Does it have two layers (diploblastic) or three (triploblastic)?
Fixed action patterns, learning, and social structures.
Look for the terms Acoelomate , Pseudocoelomate , and Coelomate . This is a major divider in animal complexity. 3. The Survey: Kingdom Animalia
Before diving into specific animals, you need to understand the "rules" of life. Focus on:
How animal cells differ from plants (no cell walls, presence of centrioles) and how they form the four basic tissues: epithelial, connective, muscular, and nervous.
Pay special attention to Echinoderms (starfish) and Chordates.
Does it have two layers (diploblastic) or three (triploblastic)?
Fixed action patterns, learning, and social structures.
Look for the terms Acoelomate , Pseudocoelomate , and Coelomate . This is a major divider in animal complexity. 3. The Survey: Kingdom Animalia
