Ch 23 Flashcards
Flatworms have bunches of nerve cells that act as a simple brain. The bunches of nerve cells are called____
- nuclei
- hemocoels
- ganglia
- nerve bundles
ganglia
Shedding an old, small exoskeleton to allow a larger on to grow is called____
- peeling
- molting
- flaking
- grafting
molting
Which of the following is NOT associated with sponges?
- epithelial cells
- connective tissue
- oscula
- collar cells
- active larvae
connective tissue
Which of the following distinguishes animals from fungi?
- animals are multicellular
- animals are heterotrophs
- animals cells lack a cell wall
- animal cells are eukaryotic
animals cells lack a cell wall
How many planes through the central axis will divide an organism with bilateral symmetry into roughly equal halves?
- one
- two
- many
one
Among animals with a fixed body shape, those that are elongated, such as earthworms or scorpions, have which type of symmetry?
- none
- bilateral symmetry
- anterior
- radial symmetry
- ventral
bilateral symmetry
Animals that have concentrations of sensory organs ( or even brains) in a well- defined head are a result of the evolution process called ____
- cephalization
- fruition
- progression
- succession
cephalization
Species of which of the following animal phyla are deuterostomes?
- annelida
- arthropoda
- chordata
- echinodermata
- both the third and fourth answers are correct
both the third and fourth answers are correct
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of most animals?
- heterotrophism
- capable of movement at some point in the life cycle
- delayed response to external stimuli
- sexual reproduction
delayed response to external stimuli
Echinoderms are _____.
- deuterostomes - parazoans - protostomes - radiata - acoelomates
deuterostomes
Molluscs are _____.
- protostomes - acoelomates - parazoans - deuterostomes - radiata
protostomes-
The body cavity of mollusks is formed by the splitting of masses of mesoderm
Why are annelids, arthropods, and mollusks placed in the same clade?
- They are diploblastic. - They are cuticle molted. - They are protostomes. - They are deuterostomes.
They are protostomes.
Roundworms are classified in the phylum _____.
- Cnidaria - Nematoda - Arthropoda - Porifera - Annelida
Nematoda
At the phylum level, you are most closely related to a(n) _____.
- clam - sea star - earthworm - jelly - planarian
sea star-
The phylum most closely related to the Chordata (the phylum that includes humans) is the Echinodermata (the phylum that includes sea stars).
A _____ is a body cavity that is not completely surrounded by mesoderm-derived tissue
pseudocoelom
___ is the concentration of sensory organs and nervous tissue in a defined head region of the body
Cephalization
Bilaterally symmetrical animals have three tissue layers that arise during embryonic development: an inner layer of ____, an outer layer of ____, and a layer of _____ that lies in between
endoderm
ectoderm
mesoderm
During their development, insects undergo ______, a radical change from a juvenile body form to an adult body form
metamorphosis
A _____ is a fluid-filled cavity completely lined with a thin layer of tissue that develops from the mesoderm. It separates the body wall from the inner organs.
coelom
In organisms with an open circulatory system, blood empties into the ___ where it bathes the internals organs directly.
hemocoel
The only animals that lack tissues are
- chytrids. - cnidarians. - chordates. - nematodes. - sponges.
Sponges
Your job is to classify a newly discovered animal species. Your initial studies reveal that your specimen has tissues but lacks organs; has no head, body cavity, or segmentation; and has radial symmetry. To what phylum does this animal belong?
- Cnidaria - Porifera - Platyhelminthes - Annelida - Mollusca
Cnidaria
One trend in the evolution of animals is the increase in the number of tissue (germ) layers during embryonic development. Flatworms and more complex animals have ________ layers.
- three - four - five - six - two
three
Organisms that are radially symmetrical have ________ embryonic germ layers.
- six - two - three - four - five
two