chemoheterotrophy in animals Flashcards
basal animals
sponges and jellies
protostomes
insects
deuterostomes
chordates
what are the type of feeding mechanisms
- filter feeding
- predation
- parasitism
what are the model organism’s for this section
- daphnia: filter feeder
- hydra: predator
- Tareia: parasite
what is the outgroup for animals
choanoflagellates
how do animals perform ingestion
eating food
what is food
material that contains nutrients
- amino acids
- fatty acids
- vitamins
- minerals
what are animals categorized as based on food
detritivores
herbivores
carnivores
omnivores
what are the different types of parasites
endo: living inside host
ecto: living outside of host
what are the strategies of eating
- suspension
- deposit
- fluid
- mass
suspension feeders
filter out particles floating in water or air
example= barnacles
deposit feeders
ingest organic material that has been deposited within a substance or on its surface
example= sea cucumber
fluid feeders
suck or mop up liquids like nectar, blood, plant sap
example= hummingbird
mass feeders
take chunks of food into their mouths
example= lions