Animalia

Facts about Kingdom Animalia:

• This group is also known as the Metazoa Kingdom
• heterotrophs who depend on other organisms for their food directly or indirectly
• majority of organisms in this group are motile
• about 800,000 species are identified

Sub-groups:

     All of these animals are organized into sub-groups such as fish, mammals, birds, and reptiles. They total to about 36 phyla within the animal kingdom.

Kingdom Animalia Cells:

     This group of organisms are all multicellular eukaryotes. There are absolutely no prokaryotes in the group animalia.

Reproduction:

     The majority of animals reproduce sexually by female eggs and male sperm.

Cell Structure:

     Some organelles that the animals contain are:

centrioles 

• nucleus
• mitochondria
• golgi bodies
• ribosomes
• endoplasmic reticulum
• lysosomes
• vacuoles