Embryonic Development and Symmetry Flashcards
a zygote is a
multicellular organism
A zygote cell is a diploid cell resulting from the union of two what?
two haploid gametes
an embryo is a young animal or plant while..
it is still contained within a protective structure
the embryoe is NOT exposed to…
the environment
what are the two major processes occurring during embryonic development
cleavage and gastrulation
what is cleavage
first cell divisions in the embryo
what is gastrulation
in-folding, invagination
- the process forms embryonic tissue layers (2-3) from the first layer of cells
Gastrula
layers of embryonic cells are formed = germ layers
the ectoderm is the
outer skin
- epidermis
- nervous system
the endoderm is the
inner skin
- lining of digestive AND respiratory system
organisms with 2 germ layers are
diploblastic (with two buds)
Mesoderm is the
middle skin
- most internal organs: muscles, skeletal system, heart, stomach
Organisms with 3 germ layers are
triploblastic - three buds
Archenteron =
old gut
- digestive spaces (gut cavity)
blastopore is the
mouth or anus
what do tissues enable?
complex body organization
what does the gut enable?
extracellular digestion - large food items possible
cnidaria are
diplobasltic, blind gut, radial symmetry, multicellular
flatwroms are
triploblastic, blind gut, bilaterally symetrical
3 types of symmetry
asymmetrical
radially symmetrical
bilaterally symmetrical
asymmetrical
no axis divides body into equal halves
radially symmetrical
along one axis - as long as one cuts through centre- body can be divided into equal halves from many angles
bilaterally symmetrical
-single axis divides body in equal hlaves
examples of cnidarians
-jellyfish, sea anemones, corals, hydrozoans
how many species of cnidarians are there
11,000
cnidarians are…
diploblastic
cnidarians have what kind of tissues?
nervous and muscular
most life cycles include both of these body forms
polyp - sessile
medusa - motile
how do cnidarians obtain energy
- carnivorous
- using cnidocytes to caputre prey, inject prey with venom and stick to prey
another way cnidarians obtain energy?
extracellular digestion in gastrovascular cavity
- corals can obtain a large proportion of their energy from symbiotic algae
How do cnidarians reproduce?
budding