Ch 30 Flashcards
Animals are eukaryotes that share 3 key traits:
Multicellular
Heterotrophs
Motility
Multicellularity with cells that ( in terms of animals)
Lack cell walls
Have an extensive extracellular matrix
Animals share key traits of heterotrophy meaning they
Obtain necessary carbon compounds from other organisms
Most ingest their food rather than absorbing it
Motility in animals
Move under their own power at some point in their life cycle
What is an animal
Biologist recognize 30-35 phyla of animals but are always being debate d
Extracellular matrix
Fiber composite in which animal cells are in bedded consisting of proteins and polysaccharides produced by the cell
What key Inovations occur during the origin of animal phyla
fossils

Comparative morphology
Comparative development
Comparative genomics
What role did Fossils have on innovations in discovering origin of animaI phyla
Fossils are direct evidence of ancient animals of now they looked, when they existed and lived
But fossils found are usually in abundance what’re sedimentation occurred
What key role did comparative morphology have on origin of animal phyla
This data is used to :
Define the fundamental architecture or body plan of each lineage
Infer which characteristics arose 1st
Infer which animal groups are more closely related
What was comparative development used for in discovering the origin of animal phyla
Provided information about patterns of gene expression
Determined genetic and developmental Homeology
And saw the patterns in convergent evolution
Where is comparative genomics used for when discovering the origin of animal phyla
Provided info about the relative similarity of genes and different organisms
Provided insight into phylogenetic relationships
Define benthic
at bottom of aquatic environments
Define sessile
Adults that live permanently attached to a substrate rather than moving freely
What characteristics do sponges share with choanoflagelates
Both have benthic, sessile and feed using cells with nearly identical form morphology
Define colonies
Group of attached individuals