Kingdom Animalia/ invertebrates Flashcards
Zoology
Study of animals
Zo-ology
Animal
Multicellular eukaryotic heterotroph that ingest its food
What is an invertebrate?
An animal without a backbone
How diverse are invertebrates?
95% of animals are invertebrates
What do invertebrates have to do with the Cambrian Explosion?
Invertebrates originated from the explosion
When we talk about invertebrates or animals what kingdom are we in?
Kingdom Animalia
What do Phylum Porifera include?
Sponges
6 facts about Phylum Porifera
- Asymmetrical
- No specialized tissue
- One cell type
- Filter feeders
- Choanocytes
- Mostly marine
What did animals evolve from?
Choanoflagellates
Choanocytes (2 facts)
What are the similar to?
Flagellated feeding cell in sponges
Traps food particles around its flagellum
Choanoflagellates
Phylum Cnidarians
Mouth and anus?
Symmetry?
Growth
- Radial symmetry
- Specialized tissue
- Cnidocytes
- Nematocysts
- Mouth and anus is same hole
What things are in Phylum Cnidaria?
Coral
Hydra
Jellyfish
What are Cnidocytes?
Type of cell tissue in tentacles that help catch their prey
Nematocysts
Specialized cnidae that kill prey
What do Phylum Platyhelminthes include?
Flatworms
Tapeworms
Phylum Platyhelminthes
Growth?
Symmetry?
Mouth and anus?
- Bilateral symmetry
- Pancaked worms
- Grow Continuously
- Mouth and anus same hole
- Digestive cavity
- No organs
- No body cavity
- Acoelomates
Coelomates
An animal that has a body cavity lined by tissue
What is one example of Flatworms?
Planaria
What kind of worms are classified under Class Cestoda?
Tapeworms
Class Cestoda
- Unique lifestyle
- Have to move through many things in as hosts in their life cycle
- Parasites
- Use sucker to latch onto host
- in P. Platyhelminthes
What common worm do Phylum Annelida include?
Segmented worms
Earth worms
Phylum Annelida
Growth?
Symmetry?
Mouth and anus?
- Bilateral symmetry
- Continuous growth
- Round body shape
- Rings/segment on body
- True coelomates
- Marine or freshwater
- Separate mouth or anus
What are the three main groups Phylum Annelida can be divided in?
Polychaeta
Oligochaetes
Leeches
Polychaete
Many bristles used to move
Oligochaetes
No worms
Earthworms-Detritovore-ingest organic debris like soil
Leeches
Free living parasite
What are some common things in Phylum Mollusca?
Snails Slugs Oysters Clams Octopuses Squids