Topic 19: introduction to animals Flashcards
what specific traits define an animal?
animals are multicellular, heterotrophic eukaryotes with tissues that originated from embryotic layers
what are the 5 characteristics of animals?
1) cell structure and specialization
2) nutritional mode
3) reproduction
4) development
5) motility
since animals lack cell walls, what do they have instead?
the extracellular matric=x (made with structural proteins and collagen)
what makes tissues unique in animals?
they have a group of cells with specific functions and the same structure
what does somatic mean?
non-reproductive
what happens to somatic cells in an animal
they develop into specialized types
what are two specialized cells in multicellular animals/organisms
neurons (nerve cells) and muckle cells
what is the nutritional mode of animals?
chemoheterotrophs
how do animals get organic molecules in their body when they cannot make organic molecules for themselves?
animals need to consume other organisms to obtain these organic molecules
how do animals digest
digest through phagocytosis
do gamete size in animals vary, if so elaborate
yes, egg cells are large and non-motile while sperm is microscopic and motile
what are the common asexual reproduction methods by invertebrate animals?
fission or fragmentation
what are the least common asexual reproduction methods by invertebrates ?
budding
parthenogenesis
development of an embryo from an unfertilized egg cell
benefits of asexual reproduction
1) rapid population growth
2) backup plan in unfavourable conditions
what is the shape of the zygote that forms in animals
spherical
stages of embryotic development in animals
1) diploid zygote undergoes many round of mitotic cell division called cleavage
2)cleavage becomes an eight-celled emryo
3)continued cell division creates a bastula
4) cell undergoes gastrulation with different layers, forming the endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm
bastula
a hollow ball of cells surrounded by a central cavity called the blastocoel
gastrulation
stage in embryotic development when the bastula fold inwards and fills the blastocell, forming a pouch that includes the endoderm and the ectoderm
archeteron
pouch formed by gastrulation