2 ANIMAL ACTIVITIES. 
Phylum fear eb | a 
or Sub- | Name of Sub- | Derivation of | 4 Few Characteristics. ! Familiar Examples 
kingdom. kingdom. Name. 
I, |Protozo’a.| Gr. protos, | One-celled ani- | Amoeba, para- 
first, andJ| mals. mecium, vor- 
zoon, ani-| They donot re- | ticella, chalk 
mal. produce by eggs.|} animals. 
Il. | PormeRA.| Lat. gorus, | Animals having | All sponges. 
apore,and| many cells 
fero,tobear| much alike. 
Food enters the 
body by numer- 
ous openings. 
Ill. | Cw .ente-| Gr. oz/os, | Animals having | Hydras, hy- 
RA’TA. hollow, and| hollow cylindri- | droids, jelly- 
enteron, in-| cal bodies with | fish, corals, 
testine. only one open- | sea-anemones 
ing, the mouth. 
IV. Ecuino- | Gr. echinos, | Animals having | Starfish, sea- 
DER/MATA. | ahedgehog,| very distinct ra- | urchins, sea- 
and derma, | dial symmetry, | cucumbers, 
skin, having hard| and stone- 
plates in the | lilies. 
skin, and fre- 
quently covered 
by spines. 
Vv. VeER’MES. | Lat. vermis, | Include a great | Earthworms, 
a worm. variety of worm- | leeches. 
like animals. 
Some have seg- 
mented bodies. 
VI. | AR THROP’O-| Gr. avthron, | Animals having | Grasshoppers, 
DA. a joint, and | segmented bod- | butterflies, 
pous (pod), | ies and jointed | spiders, cray- 
a foot. appendages. fish, crabs, 
centipedes. 
VII. | Mot us’ca.| Lat. modlis, | Soft-bodied ani- | Clams, snails, 
soft. mals, often en- | the nautilus, 
closed in hard | and the squid. 
shells. 
VII. |Cuor pa’ta.| Gr. chordé, | Almost all have | Fishes, frogs, 
a string. back bones |_ turtles, 
made upof parts | snakes, birds, 
called vertebra. | horses, and 
man. 
