Kingdom Animalia Flashcards
Animals are
Multicellular heterotrophs
Which stage is dominant for animals?
Diploid stage
Animals share Hox genes, which are
Family of genes essential for development
What kind of symmetry do Porifera have?
No
What kind of symmetry do Cnidarians have?
Radial
Platyhelminthes are
Acoelmates
Triploblasts are usually
Pseudocoelomates
What is a Pseudocoelom?
Cavity formed between mesoderm and endoderm
Coelom forms from
Mesodermal tissue
Molluscs + Annelids are
Protostomes
How is cleavage in Protostomes?
Spiral and determinate
In Protostomes, the coelom forms from the splits of the
Mesoderm
In Protostomes, what forms first for the Blastopore?
Mouth
Echinoderms + Chordates are
Deuterostomes
How is cleavage for Deuterostome?
Radial and intermediate