Unit 2 Flashcards
Bilateral symmetry
Body can be split down center and produce mirrored left and right sides
Anterior head, posterior tail
Dorsal back, ventral belly
Seen in all vertebrates and Arthropoda
Radial Symmetry
Resembles pie
No left or right sides
Oral surface is on top, aboral surface is on bottom
Seen in jellies
What are the flagellated cells in sponges?
Choanocytes
What is a nematode?
Non-segmented roundworms with a complete digestive tract, one layer of circular muscles, and pseudocoelomate
What are the light sensitive eyespots in flatworms?
Ocelli
What are the structures of earthworms that aid in copulation?
Two worms line up their sex organs:
Clitellum secretes mucus to hold mating worms together
Eggs laid in mucus; hardens to form cocoon
What are the segments of a tapeworm called?
Proglottids (each has reproductive organs)
Predators
Organisms that preys on other organisms for food
Flagella
Move in all directions like a whip; typically one a few per organism
Cilia
Move back and forth like windshield wipers; ciliates completely covered in cilia
Complete digestive tract
Has both mouth and anus
Incomplete digestive tract
One orifice for both food and waste
Elephantiasis
Extreme swelling when worms block the lymph nodes
Dorsal
Back
Ventral
Belly