Animal Diversity Flashcards
What are the 6 features of the animal kingdom?
- Cells do not have cell walls
- Multicellular
- Capable of motion in some stage of their lives
- Heterotrophic
- Respond quickly to external stimuli
- Reproduce sexually
Why are animals able to respond quickly to external stimuli?
Because of the nerve cells, muscle or contractile tissue, or both.
Where is the phylogenetic tree of animals based on?
Morphological, fossil, and genetic evidence.
What are the nine (9) phyla in the animal kingdom?
Phylum:
1. Porifera
2. Cnidaria
3. Platyhelminthes
4. Nematoda
5. Mollusca
6. Annelida
7. Arthropoda
8. Echinodermata
9. Chordata
What characteristic separates Phylum Cnidaria from other phyla?
It has radial symmetry while other phyla have bilateral tissue symmetry
What is the phylum that has an asymmetric body?
Phylum Porifera
What is the phylum that has a radially symmetric body?
Phylum Cnidaria
What are the phyla that have bilateral tissue symmetric body?
Phylum:
1. Platyhelminthes
2. Nematoda
3. Mollusca
4. Annelida
5. Arthropoda
6. Echinodermata
7. Chordata
What characteristic separates Phylum Platyhelminthes from other phyla?
Other phyla have a body cavity
What are the phyla that are protostomes?
Phylum:
1. Nematoda
2. Mollusca
3. Annelida
4. Arthropoda
What are the phyla that are deuterostomes?
Phylum:
1. Echinodermata
2. Chordata
What phylum is a pseudocoelomate?
Phylum Nematoda
What phyla are protostome coelomates?
Phylum:
1. Mollusca
2. Annelida
3. Arthropoda
What phyla are deuterostome coelomates?
Phylum:
1. Echinodermata
2. Chordata
How does the Phylum Porifera reproduce?
Through sexual and asexual reproduction
Phylum Porifera have __ __ tissues
Have no true tissues
Why does the Phylum Porifera have no true tissues?
it only has a conglomerate of cells
An organism fixed in one place
Sessile
Six (6) main types of herbivores
- Frugivores
- Granivores
- Nectivores
- Folivores
- Xylophages
- Detritivores
Herbivore that eats mostly fruits
Frugivores
Herbivore that eats mostly seeds
Granivores
Herbivore that eats mostly nectar
Nectivores
Herbivore that eats mostly leaves
Folivores
Herbivore that eats mostly wood
Xylophages
Herbivore that eats mostly dead plant material
Detritivores
A person who does not eat meat but does eat fish
Pescetarian
Three (3) types of carnivores
- Hypercarnivores
- Hypocarnivores
- Mesocarnivores
Carnivores whose diet consists of at least 70% meat.
Hypercarnivores
Carnivores who consume meat for less than 30% of their diet.
Hypocarnivores
Carnivores who depend on meat for at least 50% of their diet.
Mesocarnivores
An organism that has both kinds of reproductive organs and can produce both gametes
Hermaphrodite
An organism that either has male or female parts, but not both
Dioecious
An organism that has both male and female parts
Monoecious
An organism that changes its sex at some point in its life
Sequential hermaphrodite
What is the habitat of the Phylum Porifera?
- Marine
- Freshwater
What are the three (3) types of canal system in Poriferans?
- Ascon
- Sycon
- Leucon
the simplest type canal system found in Poriferans
Ascon
this type of canal system is slightly complicated and advanced than the asconoid one
Sycon
the complex type of canal system
Leucon
What are the skeletal elements of the Phylum Porifera?
- Calcium carbonate
- Silicon
- Spongin
a large aperture in a sponge through which water is expelled
Osculum
the large central cavity of Poriferans
Spongocoel
Hundreds of tiny pores in Poriferans
Ostia
the distinctive cells that line the interior body walls of Poriferans
Choanocytes
Phylum Porifera: The __
The Sponges
Bud that have a protective layer because of the harsh environment during its development
Gemmule
Phylum Cnidaria: The __
The Stingers
Examples of animals in the Phylum Cnidaria
- Jelly fish
- Corals
- Anemones
What are the cells that define the Phylum Cnidaria?
Cnidocytes (stinging cells)
Cnidocytes contain an explosive organelle called ___
cnidocyst
Cnidocytes are like __
harpoons