Animal Phyla and Plant Division

Flashcards on Animal Phyla and Plant Division notes.

Invertebrate

An animal that does not have a backbone.

Vertebrate

An animal that has a backbone.

Bilateral Symmetry

One line will divide the organism into two mirror images.

Radial Symmetry

Many lines of symmetry travel through the center of the organism and will divide the organism into two symmetrical halves.

CNIDARIANS

Greek 'Cnido'-stinging; invertebrate; radial symmetry; only aquatic; tentacles that sting to capture prey or to defend against predators; reproduce both sexually and asexually; jellyfish, stingray, man of war.

ANNELID

Invertebrates; Bilateral; Land or water; Can regenerate from the head section only if it includes the clitellum and at least 15 or more segments; Earthworm, leech

ECHINODERMS

Invertebrate; radial; salt water; Sea cucumber, sea urchin, starfish

ARTHROPODS

Invertebrate; bilateral; Shrimp, crab fish, spiders, insects

CHORDATES

Vertebrate; Bilateral; Land or water; Has a backbone; Mammals, birds

Mosses

Low-growing nonvascular plants.

Ferns

Vascular plants that reproduce by spores.

Conifers (Gymnosperms)

Plants that grow seeds inside cones.

Flowering Plants (Angiosperms)

Plants that produce seeds that are enclosed in fruit.

Non-Vascular

Plants that do not have specialized tissues for transporting water and nutrients.

Vascular

Plants that have specialized tissues for transporting water and nutrients.

Spores

Reproductive cells in non-vascular plants

Seeds

Reproductive structure of vascular plants.

Animal Phyla

Domain of Eukarya and Kingdom of Animalia