Lab Exam 3 - Ch. 33, Ch. 34, etc. Flashcards
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When was the Cambrian explosion?
550 million years ago
How many species are alive on our planet?
Between 8 million and 50 million
How many species have been described and named?
About 1.4 million
What were the ancestors to animals?
Single-celled protists
What are key traits that animals share?
- eukaryotes
- multicellular with no cell walls but extensive extracellular matrix
- heterotrphs (obtain carbon from other sources, not by absorbing)
- move under their own power at some point in their life cycle
- OTHER THAN SPONGES – have neurons and muscle cells
How do multicellular fungi and animals compare in digestion?
Both are multicellular heterotrophs that break down and absorb nutrients.
But animals are the only multicellular organisms that ingest their food first before they digest it.
Describe animals’ neutral systems and its effect on movement
Neutrons connect to each other, forming a nervous system; some neurons connect to muscle cells. Muscles and neurons allow a large, multicellular body to move efficiently.
This makes animals outstanding eaters.
How many phyla of animals are there?
30-35 phyla
What types of data do evolutionary biologists study?
Fossils
comparative morphology
comparative genomics
Are animals paraphyletic, polyphyletic, or monophyletic?
Animals are monophyletic. All animals share a common ancestor.
Where did multicellularity originate?
Probably in a sponge-like common ancestor.
When did the first sponges appear?
600 million years ago.
Sponges are sessile. What does that mean?
Adults live permanently attached to a substrate
How do sponges feed?
They beat flagella to create water currents bringing organic debris toward feeding cells called choanocytes. The choanocytes trap food and ingest it.
Do sponges have epithelium?
SOME sponges have epithelium – tightly joined cell layers that cover the interior and exterior surface of the animal.
How are sponges distinguished?
size, shape, composition, type of spicules (stiff spikes of silica or calcium carbonate)
Do sponges have complex tissues?
No
Most animals are divided into two major groups based on the number of embryonic tissue layers they have. How?
Diploblasts – animals whose embryos have two types of tissues
Triploblasts – animals whose embryos have three types of tissue
How are embryonic tissues organized?
In layers called germ layers
What are the germ layers called in diploblasts?
ectoderm and endoderm
What are the germ layers called in a triploblast?
Ectoderm, mesodrm, endoderm
How do embryonic tissues develop into adult tissues in triploblasts?
Ectoderm produces covering of the animal, endoderm generates digestive track. Mesoderm gives all tissues in between.
ectoderm –> skin and nervous system
endoderm –> lining of the digestive tract
mesoderm –> circulatory system, muscle, and internal structures like bone and most organs
Which two groups of animals traditionally have been recognized as diploblasts?
Ctenophora (comb jellies) and Cnidaria (jellyfish, corals, sea pens, hydra, anemones).
Recent discovery: Some cnidarians have true mesoderm, though.
Which evolved first: Multicellularity or diploblasty?
Multicellularity and then diploblasty.















