Practical Lab 3 Flashcards
Kingdom Animalia - Invertebrates
what are the 3 GERM LAYERS
ectoderm, endoderm, mesoderm
what is the purpose of the ECTODERM
- covers surface of the embryo
- provides an outer covering for animals
- provides covering of the nervous system (IN SOME PHYLA)
what is the purpose of the ENDODERM
- innermost germ layer; lines the gut and digestive tract
- lines the liver and lung cavity
what is the purpose of the MESODERM
- located between the ENDO- & ECTO- derm; forms the muscles and other organs
describe the ACOELOMATE body plan
- as seen in flat worms [Phylum PLATYHELMINTHES]
- it lacks a cavity between the digestive tract and the outer body wall
- the space is filled with MESODERMAL CELLS called PARENCHYMA
describe the PSEUODOELOMATE body plan
- as seen in roundworms [phylum NEMATODA]
- it has a cavity between the digestive tract and outer body wall, filled with liquid called the PSEUDOCOELOM where interal organs are found free
- it is not totally lined with mesodermal cells (but there is a layer under the outer body wall)
what is the PSEUDOCOELOM
it is the liquid filled cavity located between the digestive tract and outer body wall in animals with the PSEUDOELOMATE body plan
explain what the “tube-within-a-tube” body plan is
[refering to pseudoelomate animals] it is when internal organs are found free [within the pseudocoelom]
describe the COELOMATE body plan
- as seen in PHYLUM ANNELIDA, ANTHROPODA, CHORDATA, CNIDARIA;
- the body cavity [COELOM] is totally lined by MESODERM
- the outer body wall and area around interal organs have a layer of mesoderm; these layers connect [dorsally and ventrally] to form MESENTERIES that support the internal organs in the coelom
what is a COELOM
it is the body cavity of coelomates
what is the purpose of the two layers of mesoderm in coelomates
to support/suspend the internal organs in the coelem
what is the purpose of the body cavity
- its fluids protect organs from injury by providing cushioning
- to allow movement of organs independent of the outer body wall
PHYLUM NEMATODA is also referred to as?
roundworms
describe members of PHYLUM NEMATODA
they have long, cylinder-like bodies, with some members found free-living in soil and others existing as parasites
describe two morphological advances of PHYLUM NEMATODA – roundworms (over PHYLUM PLATYHELMINTHES – flatworms)
- they have a pseudocoelom (the fluid filled cavity between the digestive tract and outer body wall)
- they have a complete digestive tract (with mouth and anus)