The main characteristics that are used to classify animals into different phyla includes the cell type, the cell wall and the nuclear membrane. The presence of the absence of a backbone is another main characteristic.
Phyla are determined by major anatomical features. Does the organism have a spine? Is there a skeleton, and if so is it internal or external? Does it have a shell? Is it motile or sessile? Does it conduct photosynthesis? How many limbs does it have? Does it have hair? Does it have feathers? Does it have eyes? And so forth.
Animals belonging to the same phyla share similar body plans and characteristics. For example, animals in the phyla Chordata, which includes vertebrates like mammals, birds, fish, and amphibians, share a notochord and dorsal nerve cord during their development.
Animals that are least alike are likely found in different classes or phyla. For example, a bird (class Aves) and a jellyfish (phylum Cnidaria) are very different from each other both in terms of their physical characteristics and evolutionary history.
A grouping of plants similar to the phylum of animals is called a division or phylum. Just like animals are categorized into phyla, plants are categorized into divisions based on their characteristics and evolutionary relationships. Each division represents a large group of plant species with common characteristics and ancestry.
Do you mean, 'How many phyla are there on Earth?' There are more than 20 phyla of bacteria, over 30 phyla of animals and 12 phyla of plants. Fungi and protists, who knows.....? Add up all these phyla, and you can see there is quite a lot.
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Phyla are determined by major anatomical features. Does the organism have a spine? Is there a skeleton, and if so is it internal or external? Does it have a shell? Is it motile or sessile? Does it conduct photosynthesis? How many limbs does it have? Does it have hair? Does it have feathers? Does it have eyes? And so forth.
Phylum
The kingdom of organisms that exhibit characteristics from various phyla is the kingdom Animalia. Animals encompass a wide range of phyla with diverse characteristics, such as chordates, arthropods, and mollusks, among others. This diversity is a key feature of the animal kingdom.
Animals belonging to the same phyla share similar body plans and characteristics. For example, animals in the phyla Chordata, which includes vertebrates like mammals, birds, fish, and amphibians, share a notochord and dorsal nerve cord during their development.
Organisms are grouped into different phyla based on their shared anatomical, developmental, and genetic characteristics. These characteristics include body plan, symmetry, presence of certain tissues, and genetic relationships. Organisms within the same phylum are more closely related to each other than to organisms in different phyla.
Fungi are currently placed into different phyla based on their from of sexual reproduction. Currently seven different phyla have been proposed including: * Chytridiomycota * Blastocladiomycota * Neocallimastiogomycota * Zygomycota * Glomeromcota * Ascomycota * Basidiomycota Reproduction modes and structures
Most animals are classified as belonging to the kingdom Animalia. They are further classified into different phyla, classes, orders, families, genera, and species based on their characteristics and evolutionary relationships.
Phyla are determined by major anatomical features. Does the organism have a spine? Is there a skeleton, and if so is it internal or external? Does it have a shell? Is it motile or sessile? Does it conduct photosynthesis? How many limbs does it have? Does it have hair? Does it have feathers? Does it have eyes? And so forth.
Scientists would classify organisms between a sea spider and a euglena based on their shared characteristics and evolutionary relationships. Sea spiders are classified as arthropods (specifically pycnogonids), while euglenas are classified as protists. These organisms would occupy different phyla within the Tree of Life.
your on the right track but they are actually all of the above and then some they start as the kingdom of animals then withen the cadigorie there are different phyla and class genus order and species
at this level, organisms are placed or grouped together based on similarities in basic body plan or organization.