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Chapter 1 Section 1 Animals
What is an Animal? Chapter 1 Section 1 Animals
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Characteristics of Animals
Multi-cellular Heterotroph Carnivore- eats meat Herbivore- eats plants Omnivore- eats meat and plants Reproduce Sexually Can move from place to place Cells are eukaryote Contains a nucleus Page 17
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How Animal Cells are Organized
Bodies composed of many cells Cells group together to form tissue A group of cell that perform a specific function Tissue may combine to form an organ A group of tissues perform more complex functions then a tissue alone Page 17
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How Animal Cells are Organized
Organs are made of four types of tissue Organ systems Different organs combine to form a system Page 17
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How Animals Obtain Food
Heterotroph Autotroph Can not make own food Must eat other organisms Animals are not autotrophs Animals eat autotrophs (plants)
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How Animals Reproduce Sexual reproduction
New organism forms from the joining of two sex cells Egg and sperm Fertilization When the sperm fertilizes the egg Offspring is a combination of both parents.
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How Animals Move Movement related to:
Obtaining food Escaping danger Reproducing Movement occurs at some point in their lives. Not necessarily as adult
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How Animals Meet Their Needs
Animals need Water Chemical reactions that keep them alive Food Raw energy for growth and activity Oxygen From air or water Must come from the environment Adaptation Characteristics that help an organism survive and reproduce in its environment
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Adaptations for Getting Food
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Adaptations for Getting Food
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Adaptations for Getting Food
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Adaptations for Escaping Predators
Behavioral Pretending to be dead Structural Hard outer covering Stingers Taste bad Bad Smell Camouflage
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Classification of Animals
Scientists classify animals in to groups Each classification represents a shared characteristic. Broader classification Kingdom and Phylum More specific classification Species and genus Based on Structure of body How embryo develops DNA examination
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Classification of Animals
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Classification of Animals
Important structural characteristic involves the spine Vertebrate Has a backbone Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals Invertebrate Does not have a backbone Jellyfish, worms, snails, crabs, spiders and insects
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Classification of Animals
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