Animal Characteristics
This word describes animals made of many cells.
Multicellular
An animal that eats only plants is a
Symmetry with one line down the middle.
Bilateral
Sponges do NOT have tissues or organs. True or false?
true
Stinging cells used to capture prey are called…
Nematocysts
Animals must eat other organisms for energy. This makes them what?
Heterotrophs
An animal that eats plants and animals is a
Omnivore
Symmetry with many lines through the body.
Radial
Sponges feed by pulling water through their bodies. This is called…
Filter feeding
Cnidarians have tissues but no…
Organs
Animals do NOT have this structure around their cells.
Cell wall
Herbivores usually have this type of teeth.
Flat teeth to grind
Animals with no symmetry are called…
Asymmetry
The tiny organisms sponges eat are called…
Plankton
This cnidarian form has the mouth facing down.
Medusa
This type of reproduction uses two parents.
Name an animal in each Heterotroph type with teeth
Etc.
Animals with a spine are called
Vertebrates
A sponge growing a new sponge on purpose is called…
Budding
Cnidarians have only ONE opening for food and waste. True or false?
True
This ability allows animals to move from place to place.
Locomotion
Name an animal in each Heterotroph type without teeth
Etc.
Most animals on Earth belong to this group.
Invertebrates
A sponge breaking by accident and regrowing is called…
Fragmentation
The jelly-like middle layer of cnidarians is called…
Mesoglea