Lab 6 Shapes Of Animals Flashcards
What do the stomach & intestines do?
Facilitate feeding & digestion
What are organs?
Structures in bodies of organisms that perform specific, life sustaining functions.
What do the heart & blood vessels do?
They circulate materials throughout the body
What do the lungs do?
Supply oxygen to body
What do the kidneys do?
Remove toxic substances
What organs do jellyfishes not have?
Heart & blood vessels
What structures are not in a tapeworm?
Digestive
What structures are not in a round worm?
Respiratory organs
In animals, what process produces gametes?
Meiosis
What is a ratio?
A comparison of one quantity to another quantity
Sexual life cycles of microorganisms, fungi, & plants are of 2 principle types
- The haploid life cycle
2. Alternation of generations
What are life cycles characterized by?
Where mitosis occurs
What sexual life cycle are most animals characterized by?
Diploid sexual life cycle
What is the step by step process of sexual reproduction?
- Sperm penetrates egg
- Embryonic development
- Birth
- Growth
- Larval development & metamorphosis (in most species
- Aging
- Death
What is morphogenetic cell movements?
Converting the fertilized egg into a mature animal.