Mr. Scholz
Virtual Zoo
Animal Exhibits
Made by kids for kids!!
The Virtual Zoo:
20 Sponges
66 Cnidarians
24 Flatworms
10 Round worms
18 Segmented Worms
22 Mollusks
258 Arthropods
24 Echinoderms
79 Fish
59 Amphibians
92 Reptiles
173 Aves (Birds)
311 Mammals
For a total of 1156 animal exhibits
The Animal Kingdom -
The kingdom Animalia contains thousands of very different species belonging to various phyla and classes. The animal kingdom is diverse containing over 2 million different species. When you think of animals, you probably picture elephants, lions, tigers, and other large mammals. The animal kingdom is so much more. The mammals are only a small fraction of the total animal kingdom. What is an animal? With so many different animals, it is difficult to imagine they have anything in common.
There is a list of requirements to be considered an animal:
Animals are multicellular, with specialized parts
Animals are heterotrophs, so must eat to obtain energy
Animals require oxygen for their metabolism
Animals sense and respond to their environment
Animals have the capacity to reproduce sexually
As you navigate around the Virtual Zoo, we hope you will broaden your understanding of what animals are and how vast their kingdom really is.
