Classifying Animals Part 2: Annelids, Nematodes, Arthropods, Sea Stars, and Chordates

Continue your tour of Kingdom Animalia by exploring the similarities and unique characteristics of annelids, nematodes, arthropods, echinoderms, and chordates. In this interactive tutorial, you'll also review animals from the four phyla we met in Part 1.

This is Part 2 in a series. Click below to open the other tutorials in this series.
Resource ID#: 190662 Type: Original Student Tutorial
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Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Intended Audience: Students
Keywords: animals, classifying animals, classification, phyla, phylum, Kingdom Animalia, annelids, nematodes, arthropods, echinoderms, chordates, annelida, nematoda, arthropoda, echinodermata, chordata, science, biology, taxonomy, phylogenetics, life science, segmented worms, roundworms, insects, arachnids, crustaceans, sea stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, tunicates, lancelets, vertebrates, interactive, tutorials, elearning, e-learning
Instructional Component Type(s): Original Student Tutorial
Resource Collection: Original Student Tutorials Science - Grades 9-12

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