Animals

what is the closest relative to animals?

Protists - choanoflagellates

when did the first animal appear?

700 million years ago

what are some shared features of animals?

- group of eukaryotic, multicellular organisms that feed by ingestion. - we all start as a fertilized egg that undergoes cell division

protostome

an organisms first opening to form is the mouth.

deuterostome

an organisms first opening to form is the anus, the mouth is formed second

embryonic germ layers

as animals develop, cells differentiate into three types

triploblastic

animals with three germ layers

diploblastic

animals with two germ layers

Porifera

not true animals, they do not have tissues, they are sponges, they completely lack symmetry, and they are collection of different types of cells.

types of symmetry in animals

- No symmetry - radial symmetry - bilateral symmetry

what are the 5 animal groups?

1. Porifera 2. Cnidaria 3. Lophotrochozoa 4. ecdysozoa 5. deuterostomia

Cnidaria

include jellyfish, and coral. radial symmetry only 2 germ layers protostomes found in water

Lophotrochozoa

earthworms, flatworms, leeches bilateral symmetry three germ layer protostomes live in the oceans and on land

Ecdysozoa

arthropods and nematodesbilateral symmetry three germ layer protostomesocean and land.

Deuterostomia

vertebrates and echinoderms (sea stars, sea urchins) bilateral symmetry three germ layers deuterostomes oceans and on land

Chordates

closely related echinoderms deuterostomes with bilateral symmetry and three germ layers

who belong in the phylum chordata?

- cephalochordates - Urochordates - Vertebrates

characteristics of chordates?

- notochord (flexible rod of fluid-filled cells wrapped in fibrous material) first part of the endoskeleton to form during development

dorsal hollow?

nerve cord is dorsal tot eh digestive tract and it is hollow

pharyngeal slits or clefts?

used for filter feeding they gave rise to structure of the ears, tonsils

traits in cephalochordata?

they retain the post-anal tail, pharyngeal slits, dorsal hollow nerve cord, notochord

blastocyst

a whole ball of cells, which is how most animals start off. Beginning developments of the opening of a part of the body