BIOLOGY
BIOLOGY
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781265202859
Author: BROOKER
bartleby

Concept explainers

bartleby

Videos

Question
Book Icon
Chapter 33, Problem 1TY
Summary Introduction

Introduction: Animals have a number of characteristics that distinguish them from other organisms. The characteristics include multicellularity, the presence of an extracellular matrix, heterotrophic feeding, and possession of nervous and muscle tissues.

Expert Solution & Answer
Check Mark

Answer to Problem 1TY

Correct answer:

Possession of cell walls is not a distinguishing characteristic of animals. Hence, the correct answer is option b.

Explanation of Solution

Reason for correct answer:

Animals can be defined as multicellular heterotrophs with cells that lack cell walls, the capacity to move at some point in their life cycle, and the ability to reproduce sexually.

Option b. is given as “possession of cell walls”.

Animal cells lack a cell wall and are quite flexible. The cells of plants, fungi, bacteria, archaea, and most protists possess a rigid cell wall. Hence, the correct answer is option b.

Reasons for incorrect answer:

Option a. is given as, “the capacity to move at some point in the life cycle”.

Most animals have a muscle system, which allows them to move in their environment. Hence, option a. is incorrect.

Option c. is given as, “multicellularity”.

Animals are multicellular in nature, for example sponges (a simple type of animal). Hence, option c. is incorrect.

Option d. is given as, “heterotrophy”.

Animals obtain their food by eating other organisms. Plants and algae are grouped as autotrophs since they produce their own food. Hence, option d. is incorrect.

Option e. is given as, “All of the above are characteristics of animals”.

Animal cells do not possess a cell wall. Therefore, presence of cell wall in animal cells is not considered as a distinguishing characteristic of animals. Hence, option e. is incorrect.

Hence, the options a., c., d., and e. are incorrect.

Conclusion

Thus, possession of cell walls is not a distinguishing characteristic of animals.

Want to see more full solutions like this?

Subscribe now to access step-by-step solutions to millions of textbook problems written by subject matter experts!
Students have asked these similar questions
Question about consensus and the relationship to transcriptional activity
Question about archaea and eukaryotic general transcription homologs
Question about general transcription factors and their relationship to polymerases
Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Biology
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, biology and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
Concepts of Biology
Biology
ISBN:9781938168116
Author:Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise
Publisher:OpenStax College
Text book image
Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
Biology
ISBN:9781305389892
Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
Biology
ISBN:9781305967359
Author:STARR
Publisher:CENGAGE L
Text book image
Human Biology (MindTap Course List)
Biology
ISBN:9781305112100
Author:Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
Biology (MindTap Course List)
Biology
ISBN:9781337392938
Author:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
Biology 2e
Biology
ISBN:9781947172517
Author:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark
Publisher:OpenStax
Phylogeny and the Tree of Life; Author: Professor Dave Explains;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLMn4XwS8Tw;License: Standard YouTube License, CC-BY