Kingdom Animalia Flashcards
Describe animals
Animals are multicellular organisms that are heterotrophic and have the ability to move. They undergo embryonic development.
Criteria in Classifying animals (4)
1) Body Symmetry
2) Protective Structure
3) Number of Germ Layers
4) Segmentation
Primary layer of cells that forms during embryonic development.
Germ Layer
Balanced distribution of duplicate body parts or shapes.
Body Symmetry
Division of body plans into series
Segmentation
Types of Body Symmetry (3)
1) Assymetrical
2) Radial Symmetry
3) Bilateral Symmetry
Types of Protective Structures (3)
1) Exoskeleton
2) Endoskeleton
3) Hydrostatic Skeleton
Types of Germ Layers (3)
1) Ectoderm
2) Mesoderm
3) Endoderm
Classification of Animals according to Number of Germ Layers.
1) Triploblastic
2) Diploblastic
Irregular shaped body
Assymetrical
Body parts emerge from a single disk
Radial Symmetry
Can be divided into two equal parts (ex. two eyes, one for both sides)
Bilateral Symmetry
External skeletal system that are made up of chitin and calcium carbonate
Exoskeleton
Hard, mineralized skeletal resides inside the body
Endoskeleton
Muscles contract that produces movement due to the pressure of the fluid inside the fluid-filled cavity
Hydrostatic skeleton
Responsible for forming the skin and the nervous system
Ectoderm
Responsible for reproductive system, blood vessels, kidney
Mesoderm
Responsible for digestive and respiratory system
Endoderm
Animals that only have ectoderm and endoderm
Diploblastic Animals
Animals that have all germ layers
Triploblastic Animals
They are the ancestral protists and it is said that they are the origin of all organisms
Choanoflagellates
Describe Phylum Porifera
Assymetrical
Porous body wall
Cellular level only (doesn’t turn into tissues)
‘Tunnel’ inside sponges
Central Cavity
Allows food and water to enter inside sponges
Choanocytes
Digests and distribute food from the choanocytes
Amoeboid cells
Skeleton of sponges
Spicules
Meaning of choano-
Collar
Opening of sponges
Osculum
Describe Phylum Cnidaria
Radial Symmetry Diploblastic Incomplete digestive system (gastrovascular system) Contains stinging cells Has a sac body plan (mouth = anus) Tissue-level of organization Sessile (attached to ocean floor)
Contains capsules, barb with poisonous thread; enables to catch prey and for defense
Stinging Cells or Nematocytes