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The article lead says "2.16 million species" as of 2022, yet there is no reference for this in the text. The only data present is around 1.5 million as of 2013, in the Diversity section. —Snoteleks ( Talk) 13:31, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
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The second sentens says: “With few exceptions, animals consume organic material, breathe oxygen, have myocytes and are able to move, can reproduce sexually, and grow from a hollow sphere of cells, the blastula, during embryonic development.”
We should state what all animals have in common without exception. I know that some animals don’t move much, but which of the other five things mentioned are not common to all animals?
We should write two sentences, like this: “All animals… With few exceptions…” What should go in the first and second sentence?
Jan Arvid Götesson ( talk) 08:29, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
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Under the heading "Numbers and habitats of major phyla" there's a table that presents the phyla in descending order by number described species. I suggest, in the interest of presenting good information, they be ordered phylogenetically.
Also, someone should either, `1) add a column that describes the points of increasing adaptive complexity, or 2) add a table for just this purpose. Krisandtim ( talk) 03:32, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
data-sort-value
. Some other columns could be made sortable with appropriate sort keys.class="unsortable"
from the column headers.
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The article lead says "2.16 million species" as of 2022, yet there is no reference for this in the text. The only data present is around 1.5 million as of 2013, in the Diversity section. —Snoteleks ( Talk) 13:31, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
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The second sentens says: “With few exceptions, animals consume organic material, breathe oxygen, have myocytes and are able to move, can reproduce sexually, and grow from a hollow sphere of cells, the blastula, during embryonic development.”
We should state what all animals have in common without exception. I know that some animals don’t move much, but which of the other five things mentioned are not common to all animals?
We should write two sentences, like this: “All animals… With few exceptions…” What should go in the first and second sentence?
Jan Arvid Götesson ( talk) 08:29, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 9 January 2024 and 5 April 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Rajandeep Kaur Dhaliwal ( article contribs).
— Assignment last updated by Rajandeep Kaur Dhaliwal ( talk) 04:21, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
Under the heading "Numbers and habitats of major phyla" there's a table that presents the phyla in descending order by number described species. I suggest, in the interest of presenting good information, they be ordered phylogenetically.
Also, someone should either, `1) add a column that describes the points of increasing adaptive complexity, or 2) add a table for just this purpose. Krisandtim ( talk) 03:32, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
data-sort-value
. Some other columns could be made sortable with appropriate sort keys.class="unsortable"
from the column headers.