Save
Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Chapter 32 Animals

Modern Biology Holt

QuestionAnswer
Animals Multicellular heterotrophic organism without cell walls
Vertebrates Have a backbone
Invertebrates Have NO backbone, 95% of species
Specialization Evolutionary adaption of a cell for a particular function
Ingestion Animal takes in food or organic material
Zygote Diploid cell that results from fusion of gametes and miotic divisions
Differentiation Cells become specialized and different from each other
Chordate Animals with a firm, flexible rod of tissue on the dorsal part of body
Dorsal nerve chord Hollow tube above the notochord
Pharyngeal Pouches Small outpockets of the anterior digestive tract
Symmetry Body arrangement in which parts lie inh opposite sides of an axis are identical
Radial Symmetry Organized circle around an axis; Cnidarians
Dorsal Back
Ventral Abdomen
Anterior Toward the head
Posterior Toward the tail
Bilateral symmetry Two similiar halves on either side of a central plane
Germ Layers Tissue layers in the embryo; Every organ and tissue arise from a germ layer
Body Cavities Fluid filled space that forms between the digestive tract and the outer wall of the body during development
Sponges No organized body
Radial Symmetry Organized circle around an axis; Cnidarians
Dorsal Back
Ventral Abdomen
Anterior Toward the head
Posterior Toward the tail
Bilateral symmetry Two similiar halves on either side of a central plane
Germ Layers Tissue layers in the embryo; Every organ and tissue arise from a germ layer
Body Cavities Fluid filled space that forms between the digestive tract and the outer wall of the body during development
Sponges No organized body shape, no true tissues
Segmentation Body made of repeating similiar parts; earthworm
Exoskeleton Rigid outer covering that protects soft tissues
Gills Organs specialized for gas exchange in water
Open Circulatory System Open loop; bloos goes into body cavilty
Closed Circulatory System Closed loop; blood goes into vessels
Hermaphrodite Produces both and female gametes
Larva Immature form of an organism
Indirect development Have a larval stage
Direct development Born animals looks same as adult; no larva
Vertebrae Backbone
Endoskeleton Internal skeleton made of cartilage and bone
Integument Outer covering of an animal
Lungs Organs for gas exchange deep inside the animal's body
Kidneys Filter wastes from the blood and regulates water levels in the body
Fertilization Union of female and male games to form zygote
Gametes Egg and sperm
Cleavage Cell divisions immediately following fertilization
Blastula Mass of dividing cells
Gastrulation Transforms blastula into multilayered embryo called gastrula; change in shape of cells
Archenteron Primitive gut; deep cavity
Ectoderm Outer layer of gastrula
Endoderm Inner germ layer
Mesoderm Between inner and outer layers of gastrula
Acoelomates Do not have a body cavity; flatworms
Coelom Cavity completely lined by mesoderm
Protostomes "First mouth"
Deuterostomes "Second mouth"
Schizocoely "Split body cavity"
Enterocoely "gut body cavity"
Created by: dltn_petrysz
Popular Biology sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards