Section 3.4 The Animal Kingdom Flashcards
List animal characteristics
Eukaryotic/multicellular No cell wall Heterotrophs Mobile in ATLEAST one stage of life Sexual reproduction
Most animals are what?
Worms
An animal that does not have a backbone is called?
Invertebrate
An animal with an internal skeleton and a backbone is called?
Vertebrate
95% of animals or vertebrate or invertebrate?
Invertebrates
List characteristics used to classify animals
Levels of organization Number of body layers Symmetry Body cavity Segmentation Movement Reproduction
A body plan that can be divided along any plane through a central axis, into roughly equal halves is called?
Radial symmetry
A body plan the can be divided along one plane through the central axis into equal halves is called?
Bilateral symmetry
A fluid filled body cavity that provides space for the development and suspension of organs and organ systems??
Coelom
Acoelomate body plan is what?
Usually flat
Coelomate body plans allow what?
Complex internal organs to develop due to the existence of a body cavity
The division of multicellular bodies into a series of repetitive parts is called?
Segmentation
Invertebrates occupy almost all terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, t or f?
True
Polyp is sessile and medusa is mobile (jellyfishie
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