ANimAL KINGDOM: 6 IMPORTANT PHYLA

Learn the 6 major animal phyla! Match, sort, and classify animals by their unique characteristics.

Match the following descriptions to the correct animal phylum: Annelida Segmented, soft body, bilateral symmetry Chordata Vertebrate (endoskeleton), bilateral symmetry Arthropoda Segmented body, bilateral symmetry, exoskeleton Mollusca Soft body with mantle and foot, can have shells or tentacles, bilateral symmetry Cnidaria Radial symmetry, soft body, one central opening, stinging cells and tentacles Echinodermata Radial symmetry, one central opening, spiny- skinned Sort each animal phyla according to which characteristic it has. Radial Symmetry Cnidaria Echinodermata Bilateral Symmetry Chordata Mollusca Annelida Arthropoda Sort each animal phyla according to which characteristic it has. Invertebrate Annelida Cnidaria Mollusca Arthropoda Echinodermata Vertebrate Chordata Sort each animal phyla according to which characteristic it has. Soft body Cnidaria Mollusca Annelida Exoskeleton Arthropoda Spiny-skinned Echinodermata Endoskeleton Chordata Which animal phyla has the largest number of organisms? Arthropoda Annelida Echinodermata Chordata Cnidaria Mollusca What kingdom do humans belong to? Archaea Eubacteria Animalia Plantae Fungi To which kingdom do humans belong? Eubacteria Archaebacteria Fungi Animal Plant Fungi