ch. 29 -34 Flashcards
symbiosis
any type of close and long term biological interaction between two biological organisms
mycorrhizae
symbiotic relationship between fungi and plants
endophyte
microbe, lives inside a plant for at least part of its life cycle
asymetric
organism has no plane of symmetry
radial symmetry
can be divided equally by any plane usually circular in shape
bilaterally symmetric
have a left and right side that are mirror images as well as a dorsal, ventral, anterior, and posterior side
dioplast
organism that develops from a blastula w/ two primary germ layers
triploblast
refers to organisms that have three primary germ layers
ectoderm
covers the surface of the embryo and differentiates into the epidermis and nervous system
mesoderm
third layer only in bilateral that is between the ectoderm and endoderm
endoderm
innermost layer of cells formed during gastrulation
germ layer:
an embryonic cell layers during an embryos growth
protostome
an animal which the mouth develops from the opening (blastopore) of the embryonic cavity
deutrerostome
includes animals with bilateral symmetry and a blastopore that develops into the anus during embryonic development
gastrovascular cavity
structure found in primitive animal phyla that is responsible for digestion and nutrient transport
coelom
fluid filled cavity in an animals body that contains its internal organs
motile
tha ability of an organism to move independently using metabolic energy
germ cells
reproductive cells that develop into sperm in males and eggs in females