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What Is an Animal? Chapter 9 Section 1
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Structure of Animals Composed of… ◦Cells ◦Cells: basic unit of structure and function of living things ◦Tissue ◦Tissue: group of similar cells that perform a specific function organs ◦Tissues combine to form organs, more complex job systems ◦Organs combine to form systems
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Functions of Animals Obtaining food and oxygen Obtaining food and oxygen Keepings conditions stable Keepings conditions stable Movement Movement Reproduction Reproduction
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Food and Oxygen Food Food provides animals with raw materials for growth and energy cavity Most animals take food into a cavity inside their bodies ◦It is then digested/broken down oxygen To release energy from food, the body’s cells need oxygen
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Adaptations a structure or behavior that allows animals to perform basic functions in their environments
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Movement Some animals move around their entire life Some animals move around their entire life ◦Humans, frogs, dogs (swim, walk, hop) Some animals move for part of their lives Some animals move for part of their lives ◦Oysters, barnacles Why do animals move? Why do animals move? ◦Obtaining Food ◦Reproducing
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Reproduction Sexual Reproduction Sexual Reproduction ◦New organisms develops from the joining of two sex cells (male sperm cell and female egg cell) ◦Combination of both parents characteristics What is the joining of an egg cell and a sperm cell called? What is the joining of an egg cell and a sperm cell called? Fertilization
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Reproduction Continued Asexual Reproduction ◦Process by which a single organism produces a new organism identical to itself Sea Anemones Single-celled organisms such as the archaea, bacteria, and protists
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Classification of Animals 1.5 million species phylum Biologists have classified animals into about 35 major groups called phylum single-celled ancestors Evidence suggests that all animals arose from single-celled ancestors When classifying, biologists consider ◦How it looks ◦How it develops ◦The content of its DNA
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Vertebrate vs. Invertebrate Vertebrates Vertebrates ◦animals with a backbone Invertebrates Invertebrates ◦animals without a backbone ◦97%
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