common characteristics
All animals are made up of tiny ________
cells
Vertebrates have a _________
backbone--human, dog, cat, ape
Name one way animals get energy from food
herbivores eat plants
carnivores eat other animals
omnivores eat both plants and animals
detritivores eat dead animals and plants
organisms that attach themselves to another for their lifetime are called
sessile
most sponges have ___________
body like a hollow tube with an opening at top
no organs
have pores for breathing and eating
wastes through the top
make both sperm and eggs so are hermaphrodites
they regenerate--break a part of itself off to make more
Animals DO or DON'T make their own food
Don't
Invertebrates do not have a _____________
backbone-----insects, worms, snails
Name a physical adaptation
shells or quills for protection
large size for protection
mimicry or camouflage so they blend into the surroundings
animals that make both sperm and eggs in the same body
hermaphrodites
Cnidarians have _________
no backbone
live in saltwater--oceans
live alone or in groups
have a polyp or medusa shape
radial symmetry
digestion and nerves connect parts
Most animals can _______ from place to place.
mve
Symmetry is _______________
how animal body parts are arranged
Name a behavioral adaptation
some use chemicals to discourage predators such as a skunk will spray
speed to outrun them
traveling in groups
Cnidarian's that have a vase like shape
polyp---sea anemones, coral
The long arms on some Cnidarians used to get their food
tentacles which sting poison into their prey
Most animals can do this when they eat their food
digest
Asymmetrical animals do not have__________
a body shape------coral
An animal that blends into its surroundings would be
rabbits, leopards-- change colors with the season to blend in
Cnidarians that have bell shaped bodies and swim freely
medusa---jellyfish
Flatworms and roundworms are Vertebrates or Invertebrates
invertebrates
Most animals have a nucleus and membrane bound organelles which is called
eukaryotic
radial symmetry is when animals have body parts arranged around
a circle center point--starfish, octopus
An animal that is protected by a shell or quills is a
turtle and a porcupine
A group of jellyfish, coral, and sea anemones are called
Cnidarians
three types of flatworms
planarians--free living, under rocks or on plants
flukes--live in blood on humans, can live in other animals
tapeworm-- live in the intestines of a host ( dogs, cats, humans)