Lesson 1: Introduction to Animals Flashcards

1
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Largest most diverse ‘kingdom’ of life on earth

A

Animals

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2
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5 Major Groups of Animal Kingdom

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Bacteria
Protista
Fungi
Plants
Animals

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3
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Two major groups of animals

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Vertebrates
Invertebrates

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4
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Even in terms of total numbers of individuals, animals are second only to ________.

A

bacteria

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5
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Longest animal in existence

A

nemertean
(ribbon worm to siya)

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6
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Tallest living animal

A

Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis

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7
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Most massive animal

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Blue whale

Balaenoptera musculus

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8
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Largest blue whale on record is a __________.

A

female

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9
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Largest of all reptiles

A

Seismosaurus hallorum
(Earth-shaking lizard)

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10
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Largest animal ever to have walked on land.

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Argentinosaurus

Sauropod dinosaur

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11
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Largest land animal today

A

Male Savannah Elephants

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12
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Largest land mammal ever was _______.

A

Baluchitherium

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13
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Longest confirmed lived animal

A

The ocean quahog

Arctica islandica

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14
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All animals are ____________ organisms; the __________ is the basic unit of life.

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multicellular
cell

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15
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An organism can consist of one or more cells.

_________: solitary cell
_________: many cells

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unicellular
multicellular

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16
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Most animal are motile, which means?

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motile

they move around

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17
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only few animals are sessile, which means?

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they don’t move around

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18
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Organisms that must eat organic molecules and then break them down for energy

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Heterotrophs

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19
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Chemicals that are essential to keep the organism alive

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nutrients

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20
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nutrients may be used as ________, or as an __________

A

building blocks
energy source

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21
Q

Nutrients are used as building blocks to make _______, _______, ________, _______.

A

CTSB

Cell
Tissue
Skeleton
Blood

22
Q

Organisms also need an energy source to ____________ everything that an organism does.

23
Q

Organisms that extract energy from sunlight or some other source to make organic molecules

A

Autotrophs

24
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Most animals produce energy by ____________, which means?

A

Aerobic respiration

they need oxygen

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Producing energy without the use of O2 is called _______.
Anaerobic respiration
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Most animals store energy as ________ or _________.
Fats or oils
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Most efficient way to store energy for active animals
Fats or Oils
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Animals mostly reproduce both _________ and __________.
Sexually and Asexually
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This kind of reproduction results to offsprings with exact copies or clones.
Asexual
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A kind of reproduction where offsprings are a result unique combination of traits. And involves a specialized sex cells: _______ and _______
Sexual sperm and egg
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What exactly is an animal? (Give me 5)
1. All animals are multicellular organisms 2. Most animals have true tissues, organs, and organ systems. 3. Most animals store extra energy as fats or oils. 4. Most reproduce both sexually or asexually. 5. Most animals have a head with distinct sense organs and some kind of brain.
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Life cycle of frog
embryo > larva > adult
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Life cycle of human
Embryo > fetus > juvenile > adult
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Life cycle of butterfly
embryo > caterpillar(larva) > pupa > adult
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Life cycle of fly
embryo > maggot(larva) > pupa > adult
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Life cycle of clam
embryo > larva (glochidium) > adult
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All organisms pass through a characteristic ________
life cycle
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Most animals have outgrowths, processes, or appendages for _____________ (collecting food/for movement), such as
sensory functions antennae fins legs wings tentacles
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The life cycle often involves __________ of one free living form into another.
metamorphosis
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An important tool for animal survival
Behavior
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Behavior plays a major role in ________, ________, __________, and _________.
food gathering social interactions mating care of young
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All behavior has a genetic basis, the ___________. Which means behavior can be ________, __________, and ________.
Darwinian Evolution predictable programmed adaptive (reproduction advantage)
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2 Types of Behavior
Instinctive or Learned
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Instinctive behavior involves
taxes reflexes fixed action patterns mimicry, camouflage
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Learned behavior involves _____, _____, ____. If social: ______, ______, etc.
imprinting habituation conditioning if social: courtship reproductive family group
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Most basic type of behavior
stimulus > response
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__________ can be perceived by sensory organ or cell. May be _______ or ________
Stimulus (stimuli) internal or external
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__________ behavior response to single stimulus by ________ organism.
Taxes motile
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__________ a behavior that is more complex but unlearned, unmodifiable response in organisms.
Reflexes
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A behavior from simple to very complex. These can be _________ or ________.
Learned behavior learned or innate
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Most unique chemicals produced by animals are a huge variety of _________.
venoms
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What do you call when the most useful traits of animals are selected for and passed on, while harmful traits are eliminated.
Evolution by natural selection