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Octopuses can have complex and highly adaptive _____, _______, and _______.
chemistry, structures, behaviors
All animals are ______, meaning they rely on other organisms to make their food.
heterotrophic
What did animals most likely evolve from?
protists
During the Cambrian explosion, approximately 542 million years ago, animals rapidly ______ in the _____ over a period of ____ years.
diversified, oceans, 15 million
The majority of the animals alive today are _____.
invertebrates
What is an example of an animal that displays radial symmetry?
a sea anemone
a body cavity that is fully lined by tissue derived from the mesoderm
true coelom
In protosomes, the opening formed during gastrulation becomes the _____.
mouth
A dog's head is at its ____ end and its belly is its ____ surface.
anterior, ventral
a flagellated cell that sweeps water through a sponge's body
choanocyte
A typical sponge is best described as a _______ feeder with no _____ or body _______.
sessile suspension, true tissues, symmetry
The digestive and circulatory compartment of cnidarians is called the _________.
gastrovascular cavity
hard external skeletons secreted by coral animals (Cnidaria)
coral reefs
An umbrella-shaped translucent animal, swimming by pulsing its body, long tentacles trail behind it, A tentacles touches you and stings you. What type of creature is this (phylum does it belong to)?
cnidaria
Flatworms are ______ symmetrical and typically have a gastrovascular cavity with _____ openings/opening.
bilaterally, one
Tapeworms and fungi are similar because they both feed by ______.
absorption
A rasping organ called the radula is a typical characteristic of _____
molluscs
you inflate a balloon and let it go. it shoots away as air exits forcefully through the balloon's narrow opening. This most closely resembles the mode of movement seen in _____
squid
an adaption that is a key characteristic of annelids that greatly increases their flexibility and mobility
segmentation
wormlike, soft bodied adult animal, in a mud flat, bilaterally symmetrical, segmented, true coelom, complete digestive tract. what phylum is it in?
annelida
segmented animals that have jointed appendages and an exoskelton are members of what phylum
arthropoda
most numerous, diverse, and widespread animals
arthropoda
a group tat includes both spiders and horseshoe crabs
chelicerates
three major body parts of most insects
head, thorax, abdomen
unit traits to insects which probably contributed to their diversity and success
flight, short generation times, complex life cycles including complete metamorphosis
symmetry of echinoderms generally includes _____ symmetrical larvae and ______ symmetrical adults
bilaterally, radially
unique feature of echinoderms
a water vascular system
a feature unique to chordates
a notochord
an invertebrate chordate
lancelots
The complexity of an organisms has more to do with _____ genes are used than with _______ genes are present.
how, how many
major change of body form
metamorphosis
animals that lack a vertebral column
invertebrates
the body parts radiate from the center in what type of symmetry?
radial
mirror-image right and left sides is the definition of which type of symmetry
bilateral
head
anterior
tail
posterior
back surface
dorsal
bottom surface
ventral
provides a rigid structure against which muscles contract, moving the animal (soft bodied animals)
hydrostatic skeleton
not completely lined by tissue derived from mesoderm
pseudocoelom
In deuterosomes, the hole formed during gastrulation becomes the ____
anus
animals that collect food particles from water passed through some type of food-trapping equipment
suspension feeders
anchored in place
sessile
hydras, jellies, sea anemones, corals; characterized by radial symmetry, two tissue layers
cnidarians
shaped like an umbrella with a fringe of tentacles around the lower edge
medusa
In a medusa the ____ is the only opening in the body, so wastes exit it too.
mouth
Most _____ have a gastrovascular cavity with only one opening.
flatworms
an organ system that pumps blood and distributes nutrients and oxygen throughout the body
circulatory system
largest group of molluscs, examples? snails slugs
gastropods
three types of molluscs
gastropods, cephalopods, bivalves
examples of bivalves
clams, scallops, oysters
examples of cephalopods
squids, octopuses
the subdivision of the body along its length into a series of repeated parts
segmentation
example of an annelid
earthworm
three main groups of annelids
earthworms, polychaetes, leeches
blood is pumped through vessels that open into body cavities where organs are bathed directly in blood
open circulatory system
blood remains enclosed in vessels as it distributes nutrients nutrients and oxygen throughout the body
closed circulatory system
an external skeleton that protects the animal and provides points of attachment for the muscles that move the appendages
exoskeleton
internal skeleton
endoskeleton
a network of water-filled canals that branch into extensions called tube feet, unique to echinoderms
water vascular system
our own phylum chordata is distinguished by what four features
1. dorsal, hollow nerve cord
2. notochord, a flexible, supportive, longitudinal rod located between the digestive tract and the nerve chord
3. pharyngeal slits
4. pst-anal tail