Animal Kingdom Basics

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Anterior

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Toward the head or top of an organism.

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Defining traits of animals

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Eukaryotic, Heterotrophic, Multicellular.

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Vertebrates

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Animals that have a backbone.

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Herbivore

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An animal that eats plants.

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Oxygen absorption through skin

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Some animals can absorb oxygen through their skin.

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Posterior

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Toward the tail or bottom of an organism.

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Dorsal

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The back side of an organism.

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Ventral

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The belly side of an organism.

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Invertebrates

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Animals that do not have a backbone.

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Carnivore

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An animal that eats other animals.