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Animals
animal study guid
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hetertrophs must eat other organisms because they___ | they cannot make their own food. |
| Name some animals that are vertebrates? | Humans, fish, frogs, birds |
| An organism that carries a disease from one host to another is known as a____ | Parasite |
| What are some behaviors that are controlled by an animals bilogical clock? | Getting sleepy at night, stomach growling when hungry, fighting for a mate |
| What size are invertabrates? | From microscopic to 20 meters in length |
| What is the primary waste product of cellular metabolism? | Ammonia |
| What animals are most likely to be capable of solving complex problems? | Humans |
| What kingdom are invertabrates found? | Animal Kingdom |
| How do animals obtain their food? | eat other organisms |
| List the functions that animals must carry out to survive? | Feed, reproduce, respire, circulate, respond, etc. |
| What is the difference between sessile and motile? | Sessile means that it doesn’t move, motile means that it moves |
| Do most animals reproduce sexually or asexually? | Sexually |
| What is a benefit of reproducing sexually? | Greater genetic diversity, increases chances to evolve as needed over time |
| What is another name for a fertilized egg? | Zygote |
| Is the ectoderm the inner,middle or outer layer? | Ectoderm – outer; mesoderm – middle; endoderm - inside |
| What is the concentration of sense organs and nerve cells at the front end of the body called? | cephalization |
| The type of body symmetry in which any numbers of imaginary places can be drawn through the center,each dividing the body into equal halves is known as __________ symmetry. | Bilateral |
| An organism whose anus is formed from the blastopore, the mouth is formed second,after the anus is called the_____________. | deuterosome |
| Groups of specialized cells from a___________. | Tissue |
| Sponges reproduce asexually by__________ | budding |
| 1. What type of symmetry does the animal in Figure 23.1 have? | Radial |