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Animal Kingdom

Biology Grade 5 Difficulty 1/5

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๐Ÿพ The Animal Kingdom

Kingdom Animalia โ€” The World of Animals

๐Ÿ”„ Quick Recall

You already know that all living things are made of cells, and that life is organized into kingdoms. You've studied the Plant Kingdom and the Fungi Kingdom. Now it's time to meet the next great kingdom โ€” Animalia, the kingdom to which we humans belong!

๐Ÿ”ฌ What Makes an Animal an Animal?

When you hear the word "animal," you might picture a dog, a cat, or a lion. But the Animal Kingdom is far more diverse than that! Tiny ants, giant blue whales, colorful parrots, deep-sea jellyfish, and even sponges stuck to rocks โ€” they are all animals.

So what do all these incredibly different creatures have in common? Scientists have identified four key traits that define every animal on Earth:

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