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Embryology: Developmental Stages

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What are the three tissue layers present in bilaterians?

Ectoderm, endoderm, and mesoderm

What is the term for the study of the development of the zygote?

Embryology

What is the stage of development where each cell division produces smaller cells that then form a cavity?

Blastula

Which type of embryonic development is characterized by determinate cleavage?

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

What is the term for the body cavity found in some animals?

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

Which group of animals is characterized by the presence of a mesoglea?

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

What is the term for the process by which the gastrula stage develops into a more complex body structure?

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

Which group of animals is characterized by the absence of a gut?

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

What is the term for the process of cell division that occurs during early embryonic development?

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

Which type of embryonic development is characterized by indeterminate cleavage?

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

In bilaterians, which tissue layer covers the embryo's surface?

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

During cleavage, what is the result of each cell division?

<p>Smaller cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of protostome gastrulation?

<p>Gastrulation becomes the mouth</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the consequence of removing a cell in a protostome embryo?

<p>The cell removed dies</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of deuterostome cleavage?

<p>Indeterminate cleavage</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the space between the ectoderm and endoderm in cnidarians?

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

What is the significance of the coelom in constructing evolutionary trees?

<p>It is often lost in some groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of platyhelminthes?

<p>They are acolomate</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the general term for the three layers present in bilaterian embryos?

<p>Germ layers</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the study of the development of the fertilized ovum?

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

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