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Animal Kingdom

CBSE · Class 11 · Biology

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1

Levels of Organization

  • Cellular Level: Cells arranged as loose aggregates with some division of labor (Porifera - Sponges)
  • Tissue Level: Cells performing same function arranged into tissues (Cnidaria - Coelenterates)
  • Organ Level: Tissues grouped to form organs with specific functions (Platyhelminthes and higher phyla)
2

Body Symmetry

  • Asymmetrical: No plane divides the body into equal halves (Porifera)
  • Radial Symmetry: Any plane through central axis divides body into identical halves (Cnidaria, Ctenophora, Echinodermata)
  • Bilateral Symmetry: Only one plane divides body into identical left and right halves (Platyhelminthes onwards)
3

Embryonic Layers and Coelom

  • Diploblastic: Two embryonic layers - ectoderm and endoderm with mesoglea between (Cnidaria)
  • Triploblastic: Three embryonic layers - ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm (Platyhelminthes onwards)
  • Acoelomate: No body cavity between body wall and gut wall (Platyhelminthes)
4

Segmentation and Notochord

  • Metamerism: External and internal body segmentation with serial repetition of organs (Annelida, Arthropoda)
  • Notochord: Mesodermally derived rod-like structure on dorsal side during embryonic development
  • Chordates: Animals with notochord

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Animals show four levels of organizationAnimals exhibit three types of symmetryAnimals are classified based on germPrimitive multicellular animals with cellular organizationAquatic

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