Unit 4 Flashcards
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Zygote
fertilized egg
Cleavage
mitotic divisions
Morula
solid ball of cells
Blastula
hollow ball, space fills with fluid
Gastrulation
cell movement, shape changes, and divisions
Embryo
multicellular development stage
Tissue
Cells of animals (except sponges) organized
into structural and functional units
Radial Symmetry
Body parts arranged around central axis
* Can be divided into two equal halves by any plane that
passes through the center
Bilateral Symmetry
Body has right and left halves that are mirror images
* Only sagittal plane bisects animal into two equal halves
Cephalization
Evolution of a definite brain area
Totipotent
Can give rise to all other body cells
How many Germ layer
are there
three: ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm
Ectoderm
body
coverings and nervous
system
Mesoderm
skeleton and muscles
Endoderm
digestive
organs and intestines
Body Cavity
Space surrounded by mesoderm tissue
formed during development
Acoelomate
No body cavity
Pseudocoelomate
Body cavity between mesoderm
and endoderm
Coelomate
Body cavity entirely within the mesoderm
Protostome
first opening in blastula becomes mouth
Deuterostome
first opening in blastula becomes anus,
mouth develops later
Cnidaria
branch off evolutionary tree before Bilateria
Parazoa
Animals lacking tissues (and therefore organs) and
a definite symmetry
Eumetazoa
Animals with definite shape and symmetry,
tissues; possibly organs and organ systems