Animal Diversity Overview Quiz
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What defines animals as multicellular organisms?

  • They are eukaryotic and develop from embryonic layers
  • They have a long sticky tongue for capturing prey
  • They use strength, speed, toxins, or camouflage to detect and capture food
  • They lack cell walls and have unique nervous and muscle tissues (correct)
  • What is a defining characteristic of animals' cell structure?

  • Being eukaryotic and heterotrophic
  • Having a long sticky tongue for capturing prey
  • Lack of cell walls and presence of collagen holding their bodies together (correct)
  • Using strength, speed, toxins, or camouflage to detect and capture food
  • What is the nutritional mode of animals?

  • They are heterotrophs that ingest their food (correct)
  • They use strength, speed, toxins, or camouflage to detect and capture food
  • They have a long sticky tongue for capturing prey
  • They have unique nervous and muscle tissues
  • What distinguishes animals from other life forms?

    <p>Multicellularity, heterotrophic nature, and development from embryonic layers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a unique defining characteristic of animals' tissues?

    <p>Nervous tissue and muscle tissue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What stage follows after cleavage in the development of an animal embryo?

    <p>Blastula</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the sexually immature and morphologically distinct stage that eventually undergoes metamorphosis to become a juvenile?

    <p>Larva</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which genes regulate the development of body form in animals?

    <p>Hox genes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the closest living relative to animals, based on morphological and molecular evidence?

    <p>Choanoflagellates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group of protists is considered as the closest living relatives to animals?

    <p>Choanoflagellates</p> Signup and view all the answers

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