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Honors Biology: Introduction to Animal Digestion (21.1-21.3) Guided Reading
How are animals described and classified?
1. On your own…Read Sections 21.1-21.3
2. Define the following vocabulary:
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Herbivores:
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Carnivores:
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Omnivores:
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Suspension feeders:
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Substrate feeders:
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Fluid feeders:
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Bulk feeders:
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Ingestion:
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Digestion:
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Absroption:
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Elimination:
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Gastrovascular cavity:
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Alimentary canal:
3. Of the vocabulary above, which terms describe what animals eat?...how animals eat?
4. Compare and contrast mechanical and chemical digestion…what are the products, or end results, of each?
5. Compare and contrast digestion in a hydra (a Cnidarian) with a bird (a Chordate)…