2. All invertebrates lack a _______________________. 3. Invertebrates either have an incomplete or complete digestive system. Which one has an opening at both ends? ________________________. 4. All invertebrates can move at some stage of their life cycle. TRUE or FALSE 5. Invertebrate nervous systems range from simple to complex: the simplest being a network of nerves called a _________________ to a complex _____________ . 6. Most invertebrates reproduce sexually and produce ___________ and ___________ . 7. Some invertebrates also reproduce asexually through fission or ________________ .
8. Invertebrates evolved several important traits before _____________ even appeared.
9. The first animal trait to appear was _____________________ and was represented by the _______________ . 10. Cnidarians were the first to show the next stage of invertebrate evolution: ____________ 11. Tissues formed ________________ and organ systems. 12. Symmetry is another trait to have evolved. Symmetrical organisms can be divided into ________________________. 13. Name an organism that has radial symmetry ___________________ 14. Flatworms represent the next stage of invertebrate evolution with what trait: __________ 15. Cephalization was the first step in the evolution of the ___________________ . 16. Cephalization led to what type of symmetry? __________________________. 17. The _______________ is a third layer of cells between the ectoderm and endoderm. 18. Early invertebrates had an incomplete digestive system (one opening). What was the first animal to evolve a complete digestive system? __________________________ 19. Roundworm ancestors also evolved a ______________________ which is a partial body cavity filled with _________________ . 20. This later evolved into a true ____________________ . 21. Name an invertebrate with a true coelom _______________________ . 22. Next came segmentation which is a ________________________________________ 23. This trait increases _____________________ and ______________________. 24. Some invertebrates also evolved a _____________________ . 25. What is a notochord? _________________________________________________ .
26. Approximately ___________ of all the animal species are invertebrates.
27. What group of invertebrates are the most numerous? ______________ 28. Most invertebrates can be placed in one of two groups based on how they develop as embryos - name them: _________________________ and _____________________ 29. What are protostomes? ________________________________________________________ 30. What animals are included in the deuterostomes group: ___________________ and_____________