Animal Kingdom Classification

Group Members: Abby Smith, Drew Puthran, Katherine Galstian, Mason Toft, Nicholas
Boccone, Nadine Templeton

Animal Symmetry Response to Movement Anterior/

stimuli Posterior

Planaria Asymmetrical Moves slower Fast slithering Anterior;

under top light movements, two different
compared to unpurposeful, sides of the
bottom light beating cilia body:
head/tail

Water Bears Bilateral Resistant to light Moves around Anterior

on legs with no
purpose
besides getting
food

Lumbriculus Bilateral Come together to Squirmy, Posterior;

form colonies unpurposeful tail makes
up more of
the body
than the
head

Vinegar Eels Bilateral Resistant to light Extremely fast Posterior

in a whip-like
motion

Daphnia Bilateral Resistant to light Quick, sporadic Anterior

movements,
Beat antennae

Hydra Radial Maximizes Inverted Anterior

movement and movement
spreads out at low
light setting

Snail Asymmetrical Resistant to light Very slow; Posterior

moves by
adhesive
locomotion on
surface of the
water
Beetle Bilateral Dislikes the light Purposeful, Has two
and tries to get quick, “curious” sides to
away from it body with a
head and a
tail

Animal Cephalization Digestive System Appendages Food

Source

Planaria Yes Both extracellular None Feeding on

and intracellular small living
digestion invertebrates
and
decaying
organisms
found in their
ecosystem

Water Bears Yes Multiple organs; Six Feeding on

complete plant matter

Lumbriculus no Complete none Feeding on

plant matter

Vinegar Eels no Complete none Feed on live

bacteria and
yeast culture

Daphnia Yes Complete Two legs used Filter feeders

to propel it
forward

Hydra no Mouth and Six tentacles Filter

gastrovascular feeder/autotr
cavity; incomplete oph from
algae

Snail yes Multiple organs; None bottom-feed

complete ers

Beetle Yes Complete 6 legs, 2 carnivore

antennas