Chapter 28 - Reading Guide Name _____________________________

1. Animals are [ heterotrophs / autotrophs ]

2. [ All / Most ] animals are multicellular.

3. The cells in the skin of your hand are [ bigger than / the same size as ] the cells in your heart.

4. Organisms that have 2 copies of each chromosome are [mobile / diploid ]

5. The absence of a cell wall allows animals [ mobility / diploidy ]

6. A hollow ball of cells that forms after fertilization is called a [ blastula / mesoderm ]

7. In all animals except [ humans / sponges ] a zygote undergoes divisions to become a blastula.

8. The cells of animals are organized into functional units called [ blastula / tissues ]

Match the tissue layer to the part of the body it becomes

9. ______ Ectoderm
10. ______ Mesoderm
11. ______ Endoderm
a. lining of the digestive tract, digestive organs
b. outer layer of skin and sense organs
c. most of the skeleton, muscles

Match the body plan to its description

12. ____ radial
13. _____ bilateral
14. _____ asymmetry
a. body parts arranged around a central axis, like the spokes of a bicycle wheel
b. body that is irregular shaped
c. has a distinct right and left half

What symmetry do these animals have?


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17. Segmented animals are constructed from a series of repeating units called [ segments / vertebrates ]

18. Evidence of segmentation in human beings can be seen in the [ skin / backbone ]

Match the name of the Phylum to the organism (figure 28-12)

19. _____ Cnidaria
20. ______ Mollusca
21. _____ Annalida
22. _____ Chordata
23. ______Nematoda
24. ______Platyhelminthes
25. ______ Porifera
26. ______Arthopoda
27. ______Echinodermata
a. vertebrates
b. segmented worms
c. flatworms
d. jellyfish
e. sea stars
f. sponges
g. clams
h. Roundworms
i. insects

28. A [ phylogenetic tree / kingdom ] shows how animals are related through evolution

29. Cues to animal relationships can be found in the [ class / fossil ] record.

30. Studies of [ fossils / DNA ] showed that pandas are more closely related to bears than to raccoons.