EEMB 3: Animals Flashcards
What feature distinguish animals from everything else
they are ALL multicellular
T/F: Animals can consume organic and inorganic compounds
FALSEonly organic compounds
Animals lack the ability to form ____ from inorganic compounds. In other words all animals are ____
organic compounds (heterotrophs)
Animals digest compounds _____ and this is is highly variable.
internally
Animals are mostly classified by ____
they way they digest nutrients
Motion is relative to what?
the way animals feed
What must be expended for an animal to feed
energy
What is asymmetrical body like? (Example)
A body with no distinguishable pattern ex: sponge
What is radial symmetry? (Example)
Circular (symmetry from any angle)ex: sea anemones
What is biradial symmetry? (Example)
2 sets of symmetry from any angleex: sea star
What is bilateral symmetry? (Example)
One line of symmetry going along the length of the bodyex: fish/humans
Locomotion has lead to the development of unique _____ systems and ___
sensory systemsbehaviour
The most probable ancestor of all animals is a ______
colonial protist (choanoflagellates)
The metazoan lineage is _______
monophyletic
Remeber, phylogenies are ______ of related ness
estimates
Phylogenies are made using ____ or _____ data, with many different _____ combined
mophological or molecular datadifferent approaches combined
Monophyly of animals is supported by what type of factors?
Molecular/genetic factors
Animals have sequence similarities in what?
5S and 18S ribosomal RNAs
Animals share similarities in what genes?
Hox genes
All animals share a similarity in _____ interactions
cell-cell
All animals have a common set of _____ (Example?)
extracellular matrix molecules(such as collagen)
Phylum Porifera contains the ______ and are referred to as ________ animals.
The spongesLoosely organized animals
What animals were separated early in the lineage?
Sponges
Sponges are ____, which means they attach to the bottom substrate of the environment
benthic