List the five general characteristics shared by animals.

1. Animals typically have the power of locomotion, by means of muscle fibers, at some stage of their life.
2. Animals are multicellular.
3. They have a life cycle in which the adults are typically diploid.
4. Usually undergo sexual reproduction and produce embryos that go through a series of developmental stages.
5. Heterotrophic; acquire food by ingestion followed by digestion.