Animal Characteristics and Feeding Strategies
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Which aspect of diversity in life is often underestimated?

  • Evolutionary convergence among unrelated species (correct)
  • Genetic variation within species
  • Distribution of species in various habitats
  • Morphological similarities across different taxa

Which factor does NOT significantly influence the history of life on Earth?

  • Climate changes over geological time
  • Plate tectonics and continental drift
  • Asteroid impacts
  • Human activities in the last century (correct)

What role do fossil records play in understanding the diversity of life?

  • They provide a complete account of all species that ever existed.
  • They only show the geographical distribution of living species.
  • They help trace evolutionary lineages and extinct species. (correct)
  • They are primarily used for dating geological layers.

Which concept is key to the study of evolutionary biology in the context of life diversity?

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Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of evolutionary change?

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic present in all animals, according to the lecture outline?

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What is referred to as an elastic structure found in certain animals?

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Which feeding strategy is NOT classified under ecological roles in animals?

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What is metamorphosis primarily characterized by?

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Which animal group is known to lack nervous tissue?

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What role do decomposers primarily play in an ecosystem?

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What is an adaptive benefit of metamorphosis in animals?

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What does the term 'synapomorphy' refer to in the context of animal lineage?

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What type of animals have two tissue layers?

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Which of the following statements accurately describes gastrulation?

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What is the main characteristic of triploblasts?

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What defines cephalization in later animals?

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What type of body cavity do coelomates have?

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Which animals lack body cavities?

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What is a specialized region of the digestive tract called?

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Which type of symmetry is often associated with more complex animal structures?

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What is a key characteristic of HOX genes?

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What happens when there is a mutation in a HOX gene?

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What does the concept of deep/genetic homology refer to?

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Which type of genes do sponges possess that has significance for deep homology?

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Which statement best describes HOX genes across different animal groups?

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What type of structures may jellyfish possess genes to produce?

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What is a fundamental feature of developmental regulatory genes?

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What is a common outcome when similar structures evolve independently in different organisms?

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Skeletal Outline

A structured summary of a lecture or textbook, highlighting key topics and concepts.

Lecture

A formal presentation of information given by an instructor to a class.

BIO 150

A specific course focusing on the diversity and history of life.

Key Topics

Important concepts and themes covered in a lecture or text.

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Concepts

Ideas, principles, or theories that provide understanding.

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Body Symmetry

The arrangement of body parts relative to a central axis. It can be radial, bilateral, or asymmetrical.

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Radial Symmetry

A body plan in which body parts are arranged around a central axis, like spokes on a wheel.

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Bilateral Symmetry

A body plan in which the body can be divided into two equal halves along a central plane.

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Diploblastic Animals

Animals that have two primary germ layers: ectoderm and endoderm.

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Triploblastic Animals

Animals that have three primary germ layers: ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm.

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Gastrulation

A stage of embryonic development where a single-layered blastula is reorganized into a multi-layered gastrula with distinct germ layers.

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Coelom

A fluid-filled body cavity that forms entirely within mesoderm. It provides space for organs and allows for better movement.

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Cephalization

The concentration of sensory organs and nervous tissue at the anterior (head) end of an animal.

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Animal Characteristics

Traits that define all animals, including being multicellular, heterotrophic, and having a specialized internal environment.

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Eukaryotic cells

Cells that have a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles, present in animals, plants, fungi, and protists.

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What is a cell membrane?

A thin, flexible outer layer that encloses the cell, controlling what enters and exits.

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Heterotrophic

Organisms that cannot produce their own food and must obtain nutrients from consuming other organisms or organic matter.

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Internal Environment

The stable, self-regulating conditions within an animal's body, like temperature and pH.

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Motility

The ability of animals to move independently and actively.

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What are the purposes of movement?

Movement allows animals to find food, escape predators, reproduce, and interact with their surroundings.

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Metamorphosis

A significant change in an animal's body structure and function during its life cycle, often involving distinct larval and adult stages.

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Developmental Regulatory Genes

Genes that control the timing and sequence of developmental events in an organism, influencing the formation of body structures.

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HOX Genes

A family of genes that determine the identity of body parts along the head-to-tail axis, crucial for body plan organization.

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Highly Conserved

HOX genes show little variation across diverse species, indicating their importance for fundamental body organization.

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Mutation in HOX Gene

A change in a HOX gene can lead to developmental abnormalities, affecting the formation or placement of body parts.

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Deep Homology

Similar structures in different species that evolved independently, often resulting from the same underlying genetic mechanisms.

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Genes used to produce these structures

Deep homology highlights that evolution often reuses and modifies existing genes to create new structures, suggesting a shared ancestry between species.

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Sponges have genes that make ______________________________

Sponges, despite their simple structure, possess genes that could potentially form more complex features, suggesting evolutionary connections to more complex animals.

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Jellyfish have genes that could make them _______________________________

Jellyfish, despite their radial symmetry, have genes related to bilateral symmetry, suggesting evolutionary links with bilaterally symmetrical animals.

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What characteristics define animals?

Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms that obtain nutrition by consuming other organisms (heterotrophic) and can move independently at some point in their lives. They also typically reproduce sexually and have specialized tissues.

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What are the major gut types?

Animals have three main gut types: incomplete, complete, and no gut. Incomplete guts have a single opening for both ingestion and excretion, while complete guts have separate openings for mouth and anus. Animals without a gut absorb nutrients directly through their body surfaces.

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What is a coelom?

A coelom is a fluid-filled body cavity that forms entirely within the mesoderm. It provides space for organs, allows for better movement, and acts as a hydrostatic skeleton in some animals.

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What are the major causes of animal diversification?

Animal diversification has been driven by key evolutionary events such as the emergence of new body plans, adaptations to different environments, and the development of novel feeding strategies.

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What are HOX genes & what do they do?

HOX genes are a family of genes that control the anatomical development of an organism. They determine the body plan by regulating the expression of other genes, essentially acting as blueprints during embryonic development.

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Study Notes

Animal Characteristics

  • Animals are multicellular organisms
  • Animal bodies are made of collagen, an elastic connective tissue
  • Collagen is one of the most common proteins in animals

Feeding Strategies & Ecological Roles

  • Suspension Feeders: Filter particles floating in water or drifting through air.
  • Fluid Feeders: Consume liquids such as plant sap, nectar, or juices from organic matter.
  • Deposit Feeders: Ingest organic matter that has been deposited.
  • Mass Feeders: Consume large chunks of food, such as dead organic matter or other animals.
  • Herbivores: Consume plants and algae.
  • Carnivores: Consume animals.
  • Omnivores: Consume both plants and animals.
  • Detritivores: Consume dead organic matter.

Movement

  • Animals move to find food, mates, escape predators, and disperse to new areas
  • All animals except sponges have muscle tissue to facilitate movement

Life Cycle

  • Most animals are diploid and reproduce with haploid gametes

Metamorphosis

  • Metamorphosis is a massive morphological change between juvenile and adult life stages
  • Adaptive benefits include avoiding competition between juveniles and adults, and allowing for slow movement in species that are sessile as juveniles

Body Symmetry

  • Asymmetry: No planes of symmetry
  • Radial Symmetry: Multiple planes of symmetry
  • Bilateral Symmetry: Two planes of symmetry
  • Pentaradical Symmetry: Five planes of symmetry

Tissue Layers

  • Diploblasts: Have two tissue layers (ectoderm and endoderm)
  • Triploblasts: Have three tissue layers (ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm)

Gut Types

  • Incomplete Gut: One opening for ingestion and egestion
  • Complete Gut: Two openings, mouth and anus, for ingestion and egestion

Tissue Differentiation

  • Gastrulation: Formation of the gastrula, involving the invagination of the blastula and placement of cells within a gastrula.
  • Gastrulation determines tissue fate.

Cell Types in Adult

  • Ectoderm: Outer layer, forms outer surface epidermal cells.
  • Mesoderm: Middle layer, forms tissues like muscles and bone.
  • Endoderm: Inner layer, forms the lining of the digestive tube.

Gut Type or Organization of Digestive Tract

  • Includes different gut types, number of openings, food direction, and specialized regions.
  • Differences in gut structures enable the body's internal organs to function independently.

Animal Diversification

  • High oxygen levels at the start of the Cambrian explosion were crucial for animal development.
  • Aerobic respiration allowed for metabolically more active and larger animals.
  • More abundant food led to more varied feeding strategies.
  • Predation pressures led to the development of protective structures and behaviors

Evolution of Genetic Toolkit

  • Various sets of developmental regulatory genes allow for large changes in body organization without changes to their genome
  • HOX genes are highly conserved across species and control the arrangement of body parts.
  • HOX genes are crucial for development and dictate the body plan

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