Animal Basics
What are animals that eat other organisms called?
Consumers
What type of symmetry has one line that divides the body into equal halves?
Bilateral symmetry
What group has stinging cells used to capture food?
Cnidarians/ Jellyfish
What structure do all vertebrates have?
Backbone
Why is color not useful for classifying animals?
Not distinctive
What type of cells do animals have?
Eukaryotic
What does “invertebrate” mean?
No backbone
What group has soft bodies and often shells?
Mollusks
What type of skeleton do vertebrates have?
Endoskeleton
Why can an organism still be an animal if it does not move as an adult?
Movement not required
Do all animals move during their entire life?
No
What type of symmetry can be divided into many equal halves around a center?
Radial symmetry
What group has jointed appendages and an exoskeleton?
Arthropods
Which vertebrates undergo metamorphosis?
Amphibians
A fish has gills, fins, and scales. What environment is it adapted for?
Water
What does multicellular mean?
Many Cells
What type of symmetry has no mirror-image halves?
Asymmetry
What group has pores and no true tissues?
Sponges
Which vertebrates have dry, scaly skin?
Reptiles
Why is symmetry useful for classification?
Distinguishes groups
Name one characteristic ALL animals share.
Consumers (accept: multicellular / eukaryotic)
What type of gut has only one opening?
Incomplete gut
What group has spiny skin?
Echinoderms
What makes mammals unique?
Hair / milk
A lizard warms in the sun while a bird stays active. What does this show?
Ectotherm vs endotherm