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Zoology Review
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11th Grade
08/22/2010

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What do most people think about when they hear the word animal?
Definition
fur, bones, & hair
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What percentage of animals have no hair or bones?
Definition
95 percent.
Term
About how many animals have been described?
Definition
1.5 million
Term
What are some characteristics that some animals have in common?
Definition
1. Eukaryotic
2. Multi-cellular, specialized cells
3. Heterotrophic (can't make there own food)
4. no cell-wall.
e. all animals are motile-(most are..)
Term
Sessile...?
Definition
Animals that don't move from place to place
Term
Mobile animals are called...?
Definition
motile
Term
How do sessile organisms obtain their food?
Definition
by relying on water currents
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Is the complexity of digestion the same for all animals?
Definition
no, digestion goes from very simple to very complex.
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What are the two ways that food is stored in animals
Definition
fat & glycogen
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What are two advantages of specialization in cells of animals?
Definition
better at task and division of labor.
Term
By what process does the zygote divide
Definition
mitosis
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What is an embryo
Definition
the division of mitosis
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