Ch. 33 Flashcards
What are multicellular heterotrophs with mobility and sexual reproduction?
Animals
What is unique about animal chracteristics?
-No cell walls
-Extracellullar matrix
-Cell junctions for communication
What type of feeding involves the filtering of particles from surrounding water?
Suspension feeding
What type of feeding involves eating large food pieces?
Bulk feeding
What type of feeding involves sucking sap or animal body fluids?
Fluid feeding
What tissues are unique to animals?
Muscle and nervous
Most animals are capable of some kind of ______
Locomotion
What coordinates animal movement?
Nervous system
Nearly all animals reproduce ______
Sexually
What type of fertilization is common in terrestrial species?
Internal fertilization
What type of fertilization is common in aquatic species?
External fertilization
What is the developmental phenomenon in which animal changes from a juvenile to an adult form?
Metamorphosis
Most biologists classify the animal kingdom as a _______ group
Monophyletic
How many animal phyla are there?
35
What are different types of tissue between external and internal layers called?
Germ layers
What is the closest living relative of all animals?
Choanoflagellates