Exam 4 Flashcards
Heterotrophic definition
acquire food by ingestion
Characteristics of Animals (3)
1) heterotrophic
2) locomotion (by means of muscles)
3) reproduction (usually sexual)
two types of animal phylums
1) invertebrates- lack endoskeleton
2) vertebrates- have endoskeleton
Three types of symmetry
1) asymmetrical
2) radical symmetry
3) bilateral symmetry
Asymmetrical definition
no specific symmetry (i.e. sponges)
radical symmetry definition
circular organization
Bilateral symmetry
definite left & right halves
what are the three levels of organization?
1) cellular
2) tissue
3) organ
cellular organization
no true tissues (sponges)
tissue (organization)
have endoderm & ectoderm (cnidarians)
organ (organization)
ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm (most organisms)
two types of animals w/ 3 tissue layers
1) protostomes
2) deuterostomes
what are protostomes & deuterostomes differentiated by?
their development
two types of protostomes
1) ecdysozoa - roundworms & arthropods
2) trochozoa - trochophore larvae
two types of deuterostomes
echinoderms & chordates
what phylum are sponges in?
Phylum Porifera
Characteristics of Phylum Porifera (4)
1) multicellular but lack organized tissues
2) filter feeders (sessile)
3) asexual or sexual reproduction
4) classified on basis of their skeleton
cnidarians description
____ tissues with ____ germ layers
what are cnidarians named for?
their cnidocytes
two basic body forms (cnidarians)
1) polyp
2) medusa
what types of animals are cnidarians (3 main types)
mostly marine animals
corals, jellyfish, hydrozoans
what is classified as a representative cnidarian
hydra
hydra characteristics (3)
1) small, tubular polyp
2) freshwater
3) reproduce sexually & asexually
what are three types of trochophores
flatworms, molluscs, annelids
free-living flatworms characteristics (3)
1) freshwater planarians
2) found in lakes, ponds, and streams
3) reproduce sexually & asexually
what are three parts of the tapeworm
1) scolex- hooks for attachment
2) tough outer integument
3) proglottids- body of segments
what is the 2nd most numerous animal phylum
phylum mollusca
what kinds of animals does the phylum mollusca include (6)
snails, slugs, squids, scallops, clams, octopuses