Animalia Flashcards
Nematodes (characteristics and human uses)
Symmetrical, worm-like organisms surrounded by a strong cuticule, cylindrical body, their body has a cavity
Humans use them to attack insects and to manage harmful insects
Chordata (characteristics and human uses)
Notochord, nerve chord, an endostyle, pharyngeal slits, post-anal tail
Humans hunt them and raise them for food
Endoderm
Innermost layer
Mesoderm
Middle layer
Ectoderm
Outermost layer
What do the three germ layers become
Tissues and embryonic organs
Coelom
Fluid filled body cavity that contains organs
Gastrula
Embryonic development
Three layered embryo
Annelida (characteristics and human uses)
Long body, segmented into ring like shapes, closed circulatory system, regenerative ability
Humans Use: Fishing Bait, fertilize the soil, leech saliva for anti inflammatory properties
Cnidaria (characteristics and human uses)
Radial symmetry
Carnivore
Their tentacles have organelles
Sexual and asexual reproduction
Humans use them for anti cancer, anti inflammatory
Mollusca (characteristics and human uses)
Has a mantel or mass of soft flesh that covers the body and protects organs
Mantel produces a hard shell
Humans use them for food, decoration, jewelry
Arthropoda (characteristics and human uses)
Body is made of triboplastic, segmented, and bilaterally symmetrical
Body is divided into the head, thorax, and abdomen
Jointed appendages
Humans use them for food, art, stories, and more