Chap. 32 Flashcards
tissues
groups of similar cells that act as a functional unit
cleavage
after fertilization forms a zygote, a succession of mitotic cell divisions without cell growth between the divisions
-animal sexual reproduction
blastula
cleavage leads to the formation of a multicellular embryonic stage called a blastula, which in many animals takes the form of a hollow ball
gastrulation
the layers of embryonic tissues that will develop into adult body parts are produced creating a Gastrula
- after blastula
larva
a sexually immature form of an animal that is morphologically distinct from the adult, usually eats different food, and may even have a different habitat than the adult
metamorphosis
Animal larvae eventually undergo metamorphosis, a developmental transformation that turns the animal into a juvenile that resembles an adult but is not yet sexually mature.
defining characteristics of animals
muscle and nerve cells are central to the animal lifestyle.
collagen
proteins external to the cell membrane that provide structural support to animal cells and connect them to one another
Hox genes
regulate the development of
body form
-make sure right body parts form in the right places
choanoflagellates
the closest living relatives of animals
Ediacaran
early group of mostly soft-bodied multicellular eukaryotes
-early animal fossil record
Cambrian explosion
(535–525 million years ago) marks the earliest fossil appearance of many major groups of living animals
-Ediacaran life-forms declined
bilaterians
most of the fossils from the Cambrian explosion are of bilaterians
-have the following
traits:
* Bilaterally symmetric form
* Complete digestive tract
* One-way digestive system
Arthropods
were the first animals to adapt to terrestrial habitats
Paleozoic Era (541–252 Million Years Ago)
cambrian explosion
Mesozoic Era (252–66 Million Years Ago)
Coral reefs emerged, dinosaurs were the dominant terrestrial
vertebrates, The first mammals emerged, Flowering plants and insects diversified
Cenozoic Era (66 Million Years Ago to the Present)
mass extinctions of both
terrestrial and marine animals, rise of large mammalian herbivores
body plan
a particular set of morphological and developmental traits that are integrated into a functional whole