All over the world, there are billions and billions of living organism living in different ecosystems. To keep track of these organisms scientists have discovered a method to organize all species of organisms into two different categories. Scientifically, these categories are called Kingdoms and Domains. Domain is the first category which is commonly known as the "super category" whereas kingdoms are further broken down into four sub-categories called, Protists, Fungi, Animalia and Plantae.
Animali is a distinct group with different characteristics than the other kingdoms. For example, most of the members in kingdom Animalia are heterotrophic which means they have to hunt and consume food because they are incapable of creating their own unlike plants (photosynthesis). Animalia also needs a male's sperm to fertilize a female's eggs in order to produce viable, fertile offspring to the next generation. This means they are Sexual organisms unlike certain bacteria that are Asexual. Being Sexual means kingdom Animalia requires a partner to reproduce . One of the most important characteristics Animalia requires is that its members are Anaerobic Organisms. This means they need air to live and can survive in an oxygenated environment. Without this trait, almost all Animalia would be dead. Kingdom Animalia are all multi-cellular organisms, meaning they are not single celled like certain types of bacteria. These cells are Eukaryotic and are more complex than other cells as they have a true nucleus and contain DNA. Most, if not all members of Animalia are motile organisms having arms, legs, fins, tails, etc to help them get from one place to another.
There are about 9-10 million Animalia organisms on earth but only 800,000 have been identified by scientists. Most of these animals are more prominent on land, but lots are found underwater. Animals like dolphins and sharks are always found in oceans. A couple more examples of organisms that would be apart of this family are: horses, sheep, tigers, giraffes and wolves.
Animali is a distinct group with different characteristics than the other kingdoms. For example, most of the members in kingdom Animalia are heterotrophic which means they have to hunt and consume food because they are incapable of creating their own unlike plants (photosynthesis). Animalia also needs a male's sperm to fertilize a female's eggs in order to produce viable, fertile offspring to the next generation. This means they are Sexual organisms unlike certain bacteria that are Asexual. Being Sexual means kingdom Animalia requires a partner to reproduce . One of the most important characteristics Animalia requires is that its members are Anaerobic Organisms. This means they need air to live and can survive in an oxygenated environment. Without this trait, almost all Animalia would be dead. Kingdom Animalia are all multi-cellular organisms, meaning they are not single celled like certain types of bacteria. These cells are Eukaryotic and are more complex than other cells as they have a true nucleus and contain DNA. Most, if not all members of Animalia are motile organisms having arms, legs, fins, tails, etc to help them get from one place to another.
There are about 9-10 million Animalia organisms on earth but only 800,000 have been identified by scientists. Most of these animals are more prominent on land, but lots are found underwater. Animals like dolphins and sharks are always found in oceans. A couple more examples of organisms that would be apart of this family are: horses, sheep, tigers, giraffes and wolves.