Biology Quiz on Animal Characteristics

These flashcards cover key vocabulary and concepts related to animal characteristics and classifications as highlighted in the quiz.

A characteristic shared among all animals where organisms obtain nutrients by consuming other organisms.

Heterotrophy by ingestion

A type of symmetry that occurs in a vertical plane, resulting in mirror-image halves.

Bilateral symmetry

Openings through which water enters a sponge.

Ostia

Specialized cells characteristic of the phylum Cnidaria, used for capturing prey.

Cnidocytes

A characteristic of the phylum Platyhelminthes where the body is flattened from top to bottom.

Dorsoventrally flattened