princessofpeace
10-08-2008, 07:23 AM
Hey all
i want to show u pictures of the animals of the world: families, friends, couples, singles,
animals who are living in the water, air, etc
some u will find them only rarly, but
I think this pictures are
Really amazing
And
I hope u will enjoy to watch them:
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223441270987.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223441271988.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223441272989.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223441272990.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223441273991.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
Animals have several characteristics that set them apart from other living things. Animals are eukaryotic and usually multicellular , which separates them from bacteria and most protists. They are heterotrophic, generally digesting food in an internal chamber, which separates them from plants and algae. They are also distinguished from plants, algae, and fungi by lacking cell walls. All animals are motile, if only at certain life stages. In most animals, embryos pass through a blastula stage, which is a characteristic exclusive to animals.
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223441273992.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223441273993.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223441274994.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223441274995.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223441860798.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
Groups of Animals:
The sponges (Porifera) were long thought to have diverged from other animals early. As mentioned above, they lack the complex organization found in most other phyla. Their cells are differentiated, but in most cases not organized into distinct tissues. Sponges are sessile and typically feed by drawing in water through pores. Archaeocyatha, which have fused skeletons, may represent sponges or a separate phylum. However, a phylogenomic study in 2008 of 150 genes in 21 genera[7] revealed that it is the Ctenophora or comb jellies which are the basal lineage of animals, at least among those 21 phyla. The authors speculate that sponges—or at least those lines of sponges they investigated—are not so primitive, but may instead be secondarily simplified.
Among the other phyla, the Ctenophora and the Cnidaria, which includes sea anemones, corals, and jellyfish, are radially symmetric and have digestive chambers with a single opening, which serves as both the mouth and the anus. Both have distinct tissues, but they are not organized into organs. There are only two main germ layers, the ectoderm and endoderm, with only scattered cells between them. As such, these animals are sometimes called diploblastic. The tiny Placozoans are similar, but they do not have a permanent digestive chamber.
The remaining animals form a monophyletic group called the Bilateria. For the most part, they are bilaterally symmetric, and often have a specialized head with feeding and sensory organs. The body is triploblastic, i.e. all three germ layers are well-developed, and tissues form distinct organs. The digestive chamber has two openings, a mouth and an anus, and there is also an internal body cavity called a coelom or pseudocoelom. There are exceptions to each of these characteristics, however - for instance adult echinoderms are radially symmetric, and certain parasitic worms have extremely simplified body structures.
Genetic studies have considerably changed our understanding of the relationships within the Bilateria. Most appear to belong to two major lineages: the Deuterostomes and Protostomes, which includes the Ecdysozoa, Platyzoa, and Lophotrochozoa. In addition, there are a few small groups of bilaterians with relatively similar structure that appear to have diverged before these major groups. These include the Acoelomorpha, Rhombozoa, and Orthonectida. The Myxozoa, single-celled parasites that were originally considered Protozoa, are now believed to have developed from the Bilateria as well.
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223442288526.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223442288527.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223442288528.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223442289529.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223442289530.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
History of classification
Aristotle divided the living world between animals and plants, and this was followed by Carolus Linnaeus (Carl von Linné), in the first hierarchical classification. Since then biologists have begun emphasizing evolutionary relationships, and so these groups have been restricted somewhat. For instance, microscopic protozoa were originally considered animals because they move, but are now treated separately.
In Linnaeus's original scheme, the animals were one of three kingdoms, divided into the classes of Vermes, Insecta, Pisces, Amphibia, Aves, and Mammalia. Since then the last four have all been subsumed into a single phylum, the Chordata, whereas the various other forms have been separated out. The above lists represent our current understanding of the group, though there is some variation from source to source.
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223442857722.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223442857723.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223442858724.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223442858725.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223442858726.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
Hope u enjoy the beauty of the nature
i want to show u pictures of the animals of the world: families, friends, couples, singles,
animals who are living in the water, air, etc
some u will find them only rarly, but
I think this pictures are
Really amazing
And
I hope u will enjoy to watch them:
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223441270987.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223441271988.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223441272989.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223441272990.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223441273991.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
Animals have several characteristics that set them apart from other living things. Animals are eukaryotic and usually multicellular , which separates them from bacteria and most protists. They are heterotrophic, generally digesting food in an internal chamber, which separates them from plants and algae. They are also distinguished from plants, algae, and fungi by lacking cell walls. All animals are motile, if only at certain life stages. In most animals, embryos pass through a blastula stage, which is a characteristic exclusive to animals.
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223441273992.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223441273993.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223441274994.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223441274995.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223441860798.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
Groups of Animals:
The sponges (Porifera) were long thought to have diverged from other animals early. As mentioned above, they lack the complex organization found in most other phyla. Their cells are differentiated, but in most cases not organized into distinct tissues. Sponges are sessile and typically feed by drawing in water through pores. Archaeocyatha, which have fused skeletons, may represent sponges or a separate phylum. However, a phylogenomic study in 2008 of 150 genes in 21 genera[7] revealed that it is the Ctenophora or comb jellies which are the basal lineage of animals, at least among those 21 phyla. The authors speculate that sponges—or at least those lines of sponges they investigated—are not so primitive, but may instead be secondarily simplified.
Among the other phyla, the Ctenophora and the Cnidaria, which includes sea anemones, corals, and jellyfish, are radially symmetric and have digestive chambers with a single opening, which serves as both the mouth and the anus. Both have distinct tissues, but they are not organized into organs. There are only two main germ layers, the ectoderm and endoderm, with only scattered cells between them. As such, these animals are sometimes called diploblastic. The tiny Placozoans are similar, but they do not have a permanent digestive chamber.
The remaining animals form a monophyletic group called the Bilateria. For the most part, they are bilaterally symmetric, and often have a specialized head with feeding and sensory organs. The body is triploblastic, i.e. all three germ layers are well-developed, and tissues form distinct organs. The digestive chamber has two openings, a mouth and an anus, and there is also an internal body cavity called a coelom or pseudocoelom. There are exceptions to each of these characteristics, however - for instance adult echinoderms are radially symmetric, and certain parasitic worms have extremely simplified body structures.
Genetic studies have considerably changed our understanding of the relationships within the Bilateria. Most appear to belong to two major lineages: the Deuterostomes and Protostomes, which includes the Ecdysozoa, Platyzoa, and Lophotrochozoa. In addition, there are a few small groups of bilaterians with relatively similar structure that appear to have diverged before these major groups. These include the Acoelomorpha, Rhombozoa, and Orthonectida. The Myxozoa, single-celled parasites that were originally considered Protozoa, are now believed to have developed from the Bilateria as well.
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223442288526.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223442288527.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223442288528.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223442289529.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223442289530.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
History of classification
Aristotle divided the living world between animals and plants, and this was followed by Carolus Linnaeus (Carl von Linné), in the first hierarchical classification. Since then biologists have begun emphasizing evolutionary relationships, and so these groups have been restricted somewhat. For instance, microscopic protozoa were originally considered animals because they move, but are now treated separately.
In Linnaeus's original scheme, the animals were one of three kingdoms, divided into the classes of Vermes, Insecta, Pisces, Amphibia, Aves, and Mammalia. Since then the last four have all been subsumed into a single phylum, the Chordata, whereas the various other forms have been separated out. The above lists represent our current understanding of the group, though there is some variation from source to source.
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223442857722.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223442857723.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223442858724.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223442858725.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
http://www.powerpic.de/images/1223442858726.jpg (http://www.powerpic.de/)
Hope u enjoy the beauty of the nature