Embryonic Development in Animals

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What is the process called when the zygote undergoes rapid cell division without cell growth?

  • Cleavage (correct)
  • Metamorphosis
  • Gastrulation
  • Hox genes

What structure is formed after cleavage in the development of most animals?

  • Adult
  • Larva
  • Blastula (correct)
  • Gastrula

What is an immature individual that looks different from the adult animal called?

  • Metamorphosis
  • Larva (correct)
  • Gastrula
  • Hox gene

Which stage involves the major change of body form in becoming an adult capable of reproducing sexually?

<p>Metamorphosis (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What regulates the development of body form in most animals?

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

What characteristic of Hox genes allows them to produce a wide diversity of animal morphology?

<p>Highly conserved over evolution (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic that differentiates bilateral symmetry from radial symmetry?

<p>The presence of a left and right side (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which feature is specific to bilaterally symmetrical animals?

<p>Development of a head (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do the body parts of a radial animal, like a sea anemone, appear?

<p>Radiate from the center (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does cephalization refer to in bilaterally symmetrical animals?

<p>Development of a head (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which type of symmetry do animals have only one imaginary cut that divides them into mirror-image halves?

<p>Bilateral symmetry (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key difference between radial and bilateral animals regarding their body plan?

<p>Symmetry pattern (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In vertebrates, the notochord is located ______.

<p>Ventral to the nerve cord (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of invertebrates?

<p>Post-anal tail present (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Symmetry in invertebrates can be described as ______.

<p>Radial (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement describes a key difference between invertebrates and vertebrates?

<p>True coelomate organization exclusive to vertebrates (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Metamerism can be considered a characteristic feature of ______.

<p>Only chordates (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What divides the coelomate phyla into two grades?

<p>Body plan differences (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which phyla belong to the Protostomes group?

<p>Mollusks, annelids, arthropods (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do the differences between Protostomes and Deuterostomes focus on?

<p>Cleavage pattern, coelom formation, blastopore fate (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the animal kingdom, what distinguishes Vertebrates from Invertebrates?

<p>Presence of vertebral column or backbone (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What major groups have all animals been divided into?

<p>Invertebrates (Non-Chordates) and Vertebrates (Chordates) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What feature differentiates Invertebrates from Vertebrates?

<p>Possession of a vertebral column or backbone (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of Vertebrates' nervous system?

<p>Segmental nerve roots (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of Lower Invertebrates' blood flow?

<p>Blood flows anteriorly (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of Higher Invertebrates' respiration?

<p>Through gills or lungs (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a feature that distinguishes Vertebrates' reproduction from Invertebrates?

<p>Sexual reproduction poor (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

One way to distinguish between Vertebrates and Invertebrates is by their body temperature. What characterizes Vertebrates in this aspect?

<p>Warm-bloodedness (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key feature of the Blood Vascular System in Lower Invertebrates?

<p>Absent (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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