Definitions [1]
Define the term hermaphrodite.
Hermaphrodites are those organisms in which the sexes are not separate i.e. both male and female reproductive organs occur in the same individual.
Key Points
Key Points: Kingdom Animalia
- Meaning - Heterotrophic, multicellular eukaryotes; cells lack a cell wall; cannot produce their own food.
- Nutrition - Mode of nutrition is holozoic (food obtained by ingestion); food is digested in an internal cavity; food is stored as glycogen or fat.
- Reproduction - By sexual reproduction - copulation of male and female followed by embryological development.
- Other features - Follow a definite growth pattern; higher forms have elaborate sensory and neuromotor mechanisms (nervous system and sensory organs); most are capable of locomotion.
- Cell structure - Has a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles; no chloroplasts (hence cannot photosynthesise); no cell wall (unlike plants and fungi).
Concepts [5]
- Kingdom Animalia
- Animal Construction
- Non Chordates (Invertebrata)
- Phylum: Chordata
- Introduction to Animal Kingdom
