From the sponge to the giraffe, from mosses to redwoods, this program examines the similarities and differences between the denizens of the animal and plant kingdoms. Distinctive characteristics of plants and animals, including physical structure, methods of reproduction, and life cycle, as well as where they find their food and how they interact with other organisms are discussed. Vivid images underscore the diversity of the phyla, classes, and species within these two kingdoms.
From the sponge to the giraffe, from mosses to redwoods, this program examines the similarities and differences between the denizens of the animal and plant kingdoms. Distinctive characteristics of plants and animals, including physical structure, methods of reproduction, and life cycle, as well as where they find their food and how they interact with other organisms are discussed. Vivid images underscore the diversity of the phyla, classes, and species within these two kingdoms.
General Note
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 12, 2005.
Learn360 is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Content Note
History and Science of Taxonomy (2:57) -- Classification of Organisms (2:29) -- Classifying Life: The Five Kingdoms (3:10) -- Characteristics of Kingdom Animalia (1:18) -- Invertebrates: Structure and Function (4:33) -- Vertebrates: Structure and Function (4:32) -- Characteristics of Kingdom Plantae (5:49) -- Classifying Life (1:54) -- Test (0:05).