Question

List out the main features of the kingdom ‘Animalia’.

Answer 1

Kingdom Animalia:

The kingdom Animalia is divided into separate phyla which are Porifera, Cnidaria, Ctenophora, Platyhelminthes, Aschelminthes, Annelida, Arthropoda, Mollusca, Echinodermata, Hemichordata, and Chordata.

Main Features:

1. The members are all multicellular organisms that lack a cell wall.
2. All are eukaryotic with a well-defined nucleus.
3. Most of them show mobility.
4. All animals are heterotrophic and depend on other organisms to obtain food.