Animal Characteristics
most animals utilize ___ reproduction, although ___ reproduction is not rare
- asexual
animals have a small, motile and flagellated, male reproductive cell called ___
sperm
animals have a large non-motile female reproductive cell called ___
egg
the haploid reproductive cells fuse to form a ___
zygote
the zygote starts dividing and forms into ___, a multicellular hollow ball
blastula
___ occurs next forming embryonic tissues, this stage is called the ___
- gastrula
many animals have a ___ stage, an early non-reproductive stage
larval
animals without tissue
-sponges are the only living examples
parazoa
animals with tissues
-all animals except sponges
eumetazoa
a group of cells with similar structure and function
tissues
___ are divided into 2 groups based on their symmetry which are ___ and ___
Eumetazoa
-radial symmetry and bilateral symmetry
radial symmetry
Bilateral symmetry
during ___, different layers of tissue develop
3
gastrulation
-ectoderm, endoderm, and mesoderm
- gives rise to the outer covering of animals
ectoderm
- gives rise to the digestive tract and associated organs
endoderm
found between the ectoderm and the endoderm
mesoderm
bilateral animals are divided into 3 different groups based on body cavities which are…
acoelomates, pseudocoelomates, and coelomates
acoelomates
pseudocoelomates
have a cavity (coelom) surrounded by the mesoderm
coelomates
there are two groups of coelomates based on embryonic development: ___ and ___
protostomes
deuterostomes
the zygote cleavage of protostomes is ___ and ___
spiral
determinate