Biology - Class XI

Basis of Classification and Non-Chordates

The features used to classify animals, and the invertebrate groups.

Basis of Classification

Animals are classified based on features like levels of organisation, symmetry, presence of a coelom (body cavity), and segmentation.

Non-Chordates

Animals lacking a backbone, classified into phyla such as Porifera, Cnidaria, Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Annelida, Arthropoda, Mollusca, and Echinodermata.

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