Campbell Biology 10th Ed: Chapter 32 (An Overview of Animal Diversity Flashcards
Example of an animal that uses its characteristics to acquire food and how?
chameleon: camouflage and long, sticky, quick-moving tongue
What traits do animals commonly use to detect, capture, and eat other organisms?
Strength, speed, toxins, and/or camouflage
defining characteristics of animals
multicellular, heterotropic, eukaryotes, embryonic tissues
How do you define a group?
take several characteristics together
heterotroph
ingests food
Do animals have cell walls?
no
What are animal bodies held together by?
structural proteins
Example of a common structural protein?
collagen
What tissues are a defining characteristic of animals?
nervous tissue and muscle tissue
tissue
groups of similar cells that act as a functional unit
What is the most common form of animal reproduction?
sexual reproduction
What stage dominates the majority of animal life cycles?
diploid
cleavage
rapid cell division by a zygote
blastula
multicellular hollow collection of cells created by cleavage
gastrulation
the formation of a germ layered embryo (gastrula) from the blastula
Zygote Multiplication
Figure 32.2-3
larva
sexually immature organism that is morphologically distinct from the adult
What does a larva become when it undergoes metamorphosis?
juvenile
juvenile
organism that resembles an adult but is not yet sexually mature
Hox genes
genes unique to animals that regulate the development of body form
Explain Hox gene diversity.
the family of genes is small but can be expressed in many ways
When did the common ancestor of animals live?
700-770 million years ago
choanoflagellates
group of protists that are the closest living relative to animals
What organism did the common ancestor probably resemble?
choanoflagellates
collar cells vs choanoflagellates
Figure 32.3
What does the origin of multicellularity require?
evolution of new ways for cells to attach and communicate with each other
What genetic thing do choanoflagellates share with animals?
similar sections of DNA coding for proteins
Choanoflagellate DNA vs Animal DNA
Figure 32.4
When was the Neoproterozoic Era?
1 billion-542 million years ago
Important qualities of the Neoproterozoic Era
Ediacaran biota, early animal embryos, and predation
Ediacaran biota
soft-bodied, multicellular eukaryotes known from fossilsn from 560 years ago
When was the Paleozoic Era?
542-251 million years ago
When was the Cambrian explosion?
535-525 million years ago
What is significant about the Cambrian explosion?
huge new diversity of species including many currently living animals
What were most of the Cambrian fossils?
bilaterians
bilaterians
organisms with a bilaterally symmetric form, complete digestive tract, and one way digestive system
What are three possible explanations for the Cambrian explosion?
new predator-prey relationships, a rise in atmospheric oxygen, and Hox gene evolution
What happened near the end of the Paleozoic Era?
animal diversity increased but mass extinctions occurred
When did animals begin to make an impact on land?
450 million years ago
When did vertebrates move to land?
365 million years ago
When was the Mesozoic Era?
251-65.5 million years ago
During which era did coral reefs emerge?
Mesozoic
Why are coral reefs important?
they are important niches for other organisms
What are the ancestors of plesiosaurs?
reptiles that returned to water
Who were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates during the Mesozoic Era?
dinosaurs