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Biology: Kingdom Animalia

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  • What is the concentration of sensory and nerve cells at one end of an animal?
    Cephalization
  • With what do reef-building coral live in a symbiotic relationship?
    Algae
  • Sponges have male and female parts, a condition known as what?
    Hermaphroditic
  • Cuttlefish, squid, octopus
    Cephalopods
  • Name and describe the 3 kinds of mollusks
    Bivalve: two shells connected by hinge. Gastropod: includes terrestrial species. Cephalopods: highly intelligent.
  • What supports the walls of a sponge's body?
    Spicules
  • What do you call the nervous system that forms a network of nerves that cnidarians have?
    A nerve net
  • What kind of fertilization do mollusks use?
    External and internal
  • The larvae produced by aquatic mollusks contribute greatly to what community?
    Plankton community
  • Name the three major groups of worms
    Roundworm, flatworm, and segmented worm.
  • What do you call the two bundles of nerve cells in a worm?
    Ganglia
  • What kind of animals use behavior to regulate temperature?
    Ectothermic
  • How many germs layers do animals with digestive and circulatory tracts usually have?
    3
  • How do sponge's feed?
    They trap food particles carried by water currents in their pores.
  • Which germ layer contains the digestive tract?
    Endoderm
  • What is the specialized rasping feeding structure that many mollusks have?
    A radula
  • Name and describe the 3 ways females produce young.
    Oviparous: lay eggs. Ovoviviparous: carry young separate from mother's body. Viviparous: carry connected young
  • What kind of skeleton do animals with an internal skeleton have?
    Endoskeleton
  • Slugs and snails
    Gastropods
  • What do mollusks have that circulates water in their bodies?
    Siphons
  • How do earthworms play an important role in the environment?
    They recycle dead organic material into nutrient-rich casting.