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    Characteristics of Animals: For Example The Life Cycle of The Frog Is

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    Animals are multicellular organisms that belong to the class Animalia. They have a fixed body plan that develops and some undergo metamorphosis, changing form as they mature. Animals are capable of independent movement and first appeared on earth over 542 million years ago. They have diverse life cycles and characteristics - their bodies can be covered in skin, scales, feathers or fur and they have different shapes, numbers of legs, and modes of locomotion like swimming, flying or walking. Common characteristics are that they are eukaryotic, heterotrophic, multicellular organisms that reproduce sexually and lack rigid cell walls.

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    Animals are multicellular organisms that belong to the class Animalia. They have a fixed body plan that develops and some undergo metamorphosis, changing form as they mature. Animals are capable of independent movement and first appeared on earth over 542 million years ago. They have diverse life cycles and characteristics - their bodies can be covered in skin, scales, feathers or fur and they have different shapes, numbers of legs, and modes of locomotion like swimming, flying or walking. Common characteristics are that they are eukaryotic, heterotrophic, multicellular organisms that reproduce sexually and lack rigid cell walls.

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    Animals are multicellular organisms that belong to the class Animalia. They have a fixed body plan that develops and some undergo metamorphosis, changing form as they mature. Animals are capable of independent movement and first appeared on earth over 542 million years ago. They have diverse life cycles and characteristics - their bodies can be covered in skin, scales, feathers or fur and they have different shapes, numbers of legs, and modes of locomotion like swimming, flying or walking. Common characteristics are that they are eukaryotic, heterotrophic, multicellular organisms that reproduce sexually and lack rigid cell walls.

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    Characteristics of Animals: For Example The Life Cycle of The Frog Is

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    Animals are multicellular organisms that belong to the class Animalia. They have a fixed body plan that develops and some undergo metamorphosis, changing form as they mature. Animals are capable of independent movement and first appeared on earth over 542 million years ago. They have diverse life cycles and characteristics - their bodies can be covered in skin, scales, feathers or fur and they have different shapes, numbers of legs, and modes of locomotion like swimming, flying or walking. Common characteristics are that they are eukaryotic, heterotrophic, multicellular organisms that reproduce sexually and lack rigid cell walls.

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    Animals

    Animals are multicellular organisms that belong to the class Animalia. Animals have a fixed
    body plan as they develop and later in their life they might undergo the process called as
    Metamorphosis. Animals in the world are motile, meaning they are capable of independent
    locomotion. The fossil records show that the animals
    are found on the earth over 542 million years ago.
    Mostly all the animals have different stages in their
    life cycle.
    For example the life cycle of the frog is:
    Egg -> Tadpoles -> Frog
    And life cycle of the butterfly is:
    Egg -> Pupa -> Butterfly 28

    Characteristics of animals
    Species that belong to the animal's class have
    different characteristics. They are:

    Body of the animals can be covered with fur, scales, skin, and feathers.

    The shape of the body is different from one species to another and they might have one or
    more body parts.

    Depending on the animal species they might have 2, 4, 6, or 8 legs. Some species might
    don't have legs at all.

    The mode of locomotion might be swimming, flying, walking and crawling.

    Some more common characteristics of the animals are:

    Depending on the structure of the animal cell all the animals are eukaryote.

    They are heterotrophs.

    Except sponges all animals are multicellular their bodies are build up of number of
    tissues. Each tissue in the body performs separate functions.

    All the animals have the ability to move from one place to another with the help of their
    locomotive organs.

    They are diploid.

    Most of the animals undergo sexual reproduction and only a few are capable of asexual
    reproduction

    All the animals in the world lack the rigid cells.

    Some animals have the habit of migrating from one place to another. They migrate to find
    a better habitat, to avoid unfavorable weather changes and in also for the search of food.
    Inconvenience.

    Most of the amphibians and reptiles estivate. That is they undergo a dormant state in their
    life during the hot and dry seasons. During estivation the animal's heart beat, breathing
    process and all other necessary process slows down. This decrease in the activity of the
    animal decreases the need of water thus helping the animal to survive on hot and dry
    periods.

    Some animals hibernate to protect themselves against the cold season and to reduce their
    need for food. The body temperature of the hibernating animals is much lower than the
    normal ones.

    Camouflage is the process by which the animals blend to the natural environment to
    protect themselves.

    Classification of animals:
    Animals can be classified in different ways but the general classification can be easily done by
    their feeding habit.
    Animals are classified into four different categories by their eating habit.

    The classifications are:

    Carnivores (meat eaters)

    Herbivores (plant eaters)

    Omnivores (both meat and plant eaters)

    Insectivores (insect eaters)

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