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MMS animal intro

chapter 12-1 and 12-2

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What are the characteristics of the animal kingdom? reproduce sexually, multicellular, eukaryotic, consumer, move around, no cell wall
What is a carnivore? meat eater
Name a typical animal? Which phylum are they in? any insect will do :)
What is a herbivore? plant eater
How are animals classified? type of symmetry and whether or not they have a backbone
What is an omnivore? eater of both plants and animals
What are the three types of symmetry? asymmetry, bilateral symmetry, radial symmetry
What is a vertebrate? an animal with a backbone
What is an adaptation? Give examples. A behavior or body part that helps an organism survive. Examples will vary...
What is an invertebrate? an animal without a backbone
Illustrate bilateral symmetry 2 sided
Illustrate radial symmetry circular body plan
what is a detritivore? eater of decaying material
What does sessile mean? lives attached to one spot
what is a hermaphrodite? an organism with both male and female reproductive organs in the same body
what is a medusa? a form of a cnidarian which floats, tentacles hanging down
what is a polyp? a form of a cnidarian which is sessile and tentacles point up
What are the main characteristics of sponges? filter feeders, sessile as adults, able to bud and regenerate, many asymmetrical, invertebrates, 2 body layers
what are the main characteristics of cnidarians? invertebrate, 2 body layers, radial symmetry, tentacles and stinging cells, one body opening, able to bud and regenerate
what are the jobs of collar cells and flagella in the poriferans (sponges)? circulate food and water through the pores in order to filter feed and obtain oxygen
what are the jobs of spicules and spongin in the poriferans (sponges)? support for the body
what is budding? a type of asexual reproduction when a small organism grows out of the side of an adult organism, eventually falling off and becoming a separate organism
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