Animal Biology
What are the characteristics of animals?
Multicellular Heterotrophic Eukaryotic (lacking a cell wall)
Chordate or Invertebrate?
Animals Invertebrates Nonvertebrates Vertebrates Chordates Nonvertebrates Vertebrates Sea Stars, worms, jelly fish and insects Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals Tunicates, lanclets
Chordates What four characteristics do all chordates exhibit at sometime of their development?
What essential functions must animals perform to survive?
Maintain homeostasis Feedback inhibition Gather and respond to information Obtain and distribute oxygen and nutrients Collect and eliminate carbon dioxide and other wastes Reproduce
Body Plans: Levels of Organization
What are the typical types of symmetry exhibited by animals?
Body Plans: Symmetry
What are the three types of germ layers? What are the three types of body cavities?
Body Plan: Body Cavities & Germ Layers
Embryological Development What is the difference between protostomes and deuterostomes?
Cephalization