Biodiversity of animals Flashcards
Animalia
eukaryotic, multi-cellular, and locomotive
Asymmetrical
organisms that cannot be divided into identical halves
Sessile
starfish, hydra
radically symmetrical
many levels or lines of symmetry
diploblastic
animals like jellyfish and the hydra that only have two tissue layers that develop from the embryo
bilaterally symmetrical
animals that have only one level or line of symmetry that divides the body into identical halves
cephalisation
the development of the head with a sense of organs in more advanced animals
triploblastic
organisms with three tissue layers that develop from the embryo-like flatworms or humans
sac-like
food moves in both directions and the tube cannot be specialized
Annelida
earthworms, leeches
Arthropoda
insects, spiders, and crustaceans
Porifera
sponges
Mollusca
snails, clams, and oysters