What are the five characteristics all animals share?

Answer 1

1) being eukaryotic (i.e. the cell contains a membrane-bound nucleus) and usually multicellular (unlike bacteria and most protists, an animal is composed of several cells performing specific functions) (

2) being heterotrophic (unlike plants and algae that are autotrophic, an animal depends on another organism for sustenance) and generally digesting food in an internal chamber (such as a digestive tract)

(3) lacking cell wall (unlike plants, algae and some fungi that possess cell walls)

(4) being generally motile, that is being able to move voluntarily

(5) embryos passing through a blastula stage

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Answer 2

5 characteristics all animals have are:

•Multicellular bodies

•Eukaryotic cells that lack cell walls

•Heterotrophic by ingestion

•Blastula (hollow ball) stage of development

•Cells bind to extracellular matrix

Answer 3

Some characteristics that distinguish animals from other organisms are being eukaryotic, being heterotrophic, and lacking cell walls. Other characteristics are having their embryos pass through the blastula stage and possessing specialized sensory organs.

Answer 4

eukaryotes, heterotrophs, multicellular, cell wall, motile and sessile

Answer 5

Heredity/DNA

reproduces fertile offspring

maintains homeostasis

grows and develops

and...metabolizes energy

Answer 6

smell

sight

taste

sound

touch

Answer 7

They eat, breath, reproduce, respond, and digest

Answer 8

All animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms. They lack cell walls and obtain energy through ingestion. They also have the ability to move and reproduce sexually.