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Animal Diversity 1-3
Biol 105, videos 1-3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Diploblast | organism with 2 germ layers |
| Triploblastic | organism with 3 germ layers |
| Cnidaria | organism with a soft body and ability to sting |
| Porifera | sponge like cells with pores and no distinct organization to its tissue |
| Platyhelminthes | invertebrate organisms with a flat, soft body |
| Coelom | fluid filled cavity that stores and protects major organs |
| Nematoda | cylindrical (round) worms |
| Amoeba | unicellular organism that has the ability to change its shape |
| Heterotroph | Organism that derives energy from consuming other organisms |
| Convergent Evolution | when organisms that are not closely related evolve similar features or behaviors based on their environment. |
| Epithelial Tissue | Tissue that covers internal and external surfaces, including organs, digestive tract and skin |
| Connective Tissue | Tissue that supports, protects and give structure to other organs and tissues in the body, including blood and fat |
| Muscle Tissue | Tissue with the ability to contract and extend to produce movement |
| Nerve Tissue | Tissue that generates and conducts electrical signals through the body |
| Organ Systems | Different organs work together to perform one or more specific functions |
| Locomotion | movement |
| Morula | stage of fetal development that consists of a ball of 32 cells |
| Blastula | stage of fetal development that consists of a hollow sphere |
| Bilateral symmetry | the terms that has tissues same on both sides |
| Radial symmetry | radiates from central point |
| Gastrulation | stage of fetal development where an indentation develops into the digestive tract |
| Protostome | mouth created by blastopore |
| Diploblastic | animals that get only 2 germ layers |
| Mesoderm | middle of 3 germ layers that forms muscles, bones, reproductive/circulatory |