Term Time
caught and eaten by other animals
prey
Pumps blood through closed vessels
Heart
Gathers information about the animal’s environment and monitors all of the animal’s other body systems
Nervous System
Which type of support system also acts as a reserve of important minerals?
Endoskeleton
Sponges eat by ____________
filter-feeding
animal that feeds on plants
herbivore
organ that absorbs nutrients after the stomach
intestine
transports nutrients and gases throughout an animal’s body
circulatory system
_____skeletons can support more weight than _____skeletons can
Endo, exo
termites have bacteria or protists living in their gut to break down _____
wood
animals that do not move
sessile
kidneys filter _____
blood
the multiple organs that bring in oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body
Respiratory System
Which type of nervous system allows an animal to have a limited ability for control and response in its environment
A Nerve Net
which group of animals can only change its temperature by moving?
ectotherms
eat dead animals
scavengers
muscle used in the respiratory system for breathing
diaphragm
a system of special organs that rid an animal’s body of cell wastes
excretory system
Which type of digestion breaks down the food into smaller molecules? (example: stomach acid)
Chemical Digestion
Heart -> ______ -> ______ -> ______ -> Heart
arteries, capillaries, veins
tough bands of tissue holding endoskeletons together
ligaments
branching network of tubes used for respiration
tracheae
What are the 3 types of skeletal systems?
Hydrostatic, Exoskeleton, Endoskeleton
Which type of animal has the most complex nervous system?
bilaterally symmetrical
Gills are thin and have a large ______ _____, allowing for gases to easily diffuse.
surface area