Test 1 Flashcards
Protozoan
the very first animals
Protozoan Characteristics
Characteristics:
1) all are unicellular eukaryotes lacking collagen and chitinous cell walls
2) all are non-photosynthetic, in the primitive condition
Porifera
pore-bearing
Porifera Characteristics
Characteristics:
1) Secretion of complex intracellular organelles called cnidae (nematocysts)
2) planula larvae in the life cycle
Ctenophora
comb bearing
Ctenophora Characteristics
Characteristics:
1) plates of fused cilia arranged in rows
2) adhesive prey-capturing cells (colloblasts)
Platyhelminthes
flat worm
Platyhelminthes Characteristics
Characteristics: 1) bilaterally symmetrical dorsoventrally flattened
2 ) body having 3 tissues layers, but no body cavity
3) possess a blind gut digestive system
Mollusca
soft
Mollusca Characteristics
One or more pairs of chitinous setae
aerobic
by way of oxygen
anerobic
Without oxygen
Auto
Self
Bi
Two
Bio
Life
Chemo
By way of chemicals
Co
Two or together
Di
Two
Dino
Terrible or whipping
Ecto
External
Endo
Internal
Epi
Upon
Genesis
Create
Hetero
Different
Hexa
Six
Homo
Same
Hydro
Water
Inter
Between
Intra
Within
ISO
Same
Meso
Middle
Micro
Small
Octo
Eight
Oligo
Few
Photo
By way of light
Poly
Many
Pro
Before
Prototype
First
Pseudo
False or fake
Quad
Four
Stereo
Two
Triplo
Three
Uni
One
Zoa
Animal
Derm
Skin