Assessment criteria Unit 4: Animals

1. Differentiate between vertebrates and invertebrates.
2. Know the main groups of invertebrates and its types and give an example of each one.
3. Know the main groups of vertebrates and its types and give an example of each one.
4. Differentiate between feeding and digestion.
5. Explain the digestion in animals with no digestive system and give an example of an animal with no digestive system.
6. Describe the two types of digestive systems (gastrovascular cavity and complex digestive tract) and explain the processes that takes place during digestion. Give an example of an animal with each type of digestive system.
7. Distinguish between the different body parts that animals use for respiration and explain how they work. Give an example of an animal with each type of respiratory organs.
8. Know the components of the circulatory system.
9. Distinguish between open and closed circulatory systems. Give two examples of an animals with each type of circulatory system and two animals without circulatory system.
10. Know the organs responsible for excretion in animals and explain the process.
11. Give an example of an animal with Malpighian tubules, an animal with kidneys and two animals with no excretory organs.
12. Given a drawing of the internal anatomy of an animal, explain what kind of systems (digestive, respiratory, circulatory and excretory) it has.
13. Describe the different stages of interaction.
14. Classify receptors according to the stimulus they capture and know the main photoreceptors, mechanoreceptors and chemoreceptors.
15. Know the basic structure of a neuron
16. Know the parts of the nervous system of a simple and of a complex animal: network of neurons/nerves, nerve centers (ganglia, encephalon, spinal cord) and nerves.
17. Know the parts of the endocrine system: hormones and endocrine glands.
18. Explain the two types of animal responses and to give examples of them.
19. Describe how muscles work in invertebrates and in vertebrates.
20. Describe the different asexual reproduction processes in animals and give one example of animals that reproduce by budding and one of animals that reproduce by fragmentation.
21. Explain all the stages of sexual reproduction:
    1. Know the function of gonads and gametes.
    2. Explain the process of fertilization in animals and distinguish between internal and external fertilization. Give an example of an animal in which each type takes place.
    3. Know the stages of zygote development (embryonic development and post-embryonic development).
    4. Know the types of animals in accordance with their embryonic development and describe how this development takes place. Give two examples of animals with each type of embryonic development.
    5. Distinguish between direct and indirect post-embryonic development. Give two examples of animals with each type of post-embryonic development.
22. Describe the process of complete metamorphosis.
23. Distinguish between unisexual and hermaphrodite species and give two examples of each.
24. Define sexual dimorphism and give two examples of animals that show it.