Science review ch10 Flashcards
What is a zoologist??
A scientist that studies animals
What are the characteristics of all animals??
Multicellular AND eukaryotic, consumers, specialized cells, can move during a t least 1 part of their lifetime, an eat, and reproduce sexually.
What is symmetry??
It means something can be divided by one or more imaginary lines into mirror image halves
What does biolateral symmetry mean??
One line down the middle ( midline) divided into two mirror-image halves
What is radial symmetry??
More than one imaginary line that can divide into mirror-image halves.
What is asymmetry
The lack of mirror-image halves
True or false? Most animals have their brains and sensory organs clustered at one need of the body.
True
What is cephalization??
The organization of sensory organs and at one end of the body.
Gut= __?__
Gut= digestive tract
True or false? Not every animal have guts.
True
What are the categories of vertebrates?
Mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians
What category do egg-laying, placental, and marsupials land in?
Mammals
What category do turtles, alligators and crocodiles, and lizards and snakes fall into?
Reptiles
What category do jawless, bony, and cartilaginous fall in?
Fish
What category do toads and frogs fall in?
Amphibians
