Overview of Animal diversity

Question 1

What are features of kingdom Animalia?

Answer 1

Eukaryotic, heterotrophic, mobile, cell differentiation, sexual reproduction, blastula stage of development

Question 2

What is an acelomate body cavity?

Answer 2

No enclosed body cavity

Question 3

What is a coelomates body plan?

Answer 3

Internal cavity, organs surrounded by mesoderm

Question 4

What is a pseudocoelomates body plan?

Answer 4

Internal cavity, organs not surrounded by mesoderm

Question 5

What are the features of the phylum Porifera?

Answer 5

Aquatic, sessile, no true tissue, pore bearing, harmaphroditic, eg sponges

Question 6

What are features of the phylum Cnidaria?

Answer 6

Aquatic, radial symmetry, acoelomates, jelly fish

Question 7

What are the features of the phylum Platyhelminthes?

Answer 7

Flat worms, free living or parasitic, bilateral symmetry, flat, sexual selection, no anus