Animals - Metazoa - The Animal Encyclopedia

Animals (Metazoa) are a group of living organisms that includes more than one million identified species and many millions more that have yet to be named. Scientists estimate that the number of all animal species—those that have been named and those that have yet to be discovered—is between 3 and 30 million species. Animals are divided into more than thirty groups (the number of groups varies based on differing opinions and the latest phylogenetic research) and there are many ways to go about classifying animals. For the purposes of this site, I often focus on six of the most familiar groups—amphibians, birds, fishes, invertebrates, mammals, and reptiles. I also look at many less familiar groups, some of which are described below. To begin, lets take a look at what animals are, and explore some of the characteristics that distinguish them from organisms such as plants, fungi, protists, bacteria, and archaea. What Is An Animal? Animals are a diverse group of organisms that include many subgroups such as arthropods, chordates, cnidarians, echinoderms, mollusks, and sponges. Animals also include a vast array of lesser-known creatures such as flatworms, rotifers, placazoans, lamp shells, and waterbears. These high-level animal groups may sound rather strange to anyone who has not taken a course in zoology, but the animals that we are most familiar with belong to these broad groups. For example, insects, crustaceans, arachnids, and horseshoe crabs are all members of the arthropods. Amphibians, birds, reptiles, mammals, and fishes are all members of the chordates. Jellyfish, corals, and anemones are all members of the cnidarians. The vast diversity of organisms that are classified as animals makes it difficult to draw generalizations that are true of all animals. But there are several common characteristics animals share that describe most members of the group. These common characteristics include multi-cellularity, specialization of tissues, movement, heterotrophy, and sexual reproduction. Animals are multi-cellular organisms, which means their body consists of more than one cell. Like all multi-cellular organisms (animals are not the only multi-cellular organisms, plants, and fungi are also multi-cellular), animals are also eukaryotes. Eukaryotes have cells that contain a nucleus and other structures called organelles that are enclosed within membranes. With the exception of the sponges, animals have a body that is differentiated into tissues, and each tissue serves a specific biological function. These tissues are, in turn, organized into organ systems. Animals lack the rigid cell walls that are characteristic of plants. Animals are also motile (they are capable of movement). The body of most animals is arranged such that the head points in the direction they move while the rest of the body follows behind. Of course, the great variety of animal body plans means that there are exceptions and variations to this rule. Animals are heterotrophs, meaning they rely on consuming other organisms to obtain their nourishment. Most animals reproduce sexually by means of differentiated eggs and sperm. Additionally, most animals are diploid (the cells of adults contain two copies of their genetic material). Animals go through different stages as they develop from a fertilized egg (some of which include the zygote, blastula, and gastrula). Animals range in size from microscopic creatures known as zooplankton to the blue whale, which can reach as much as 105 feet in length. Animals live in virtually every habitat on the planet—from the poles to the tropics, and from the tops of mountains to the deep, dark waters of the open ocean. Animals are thought to have evolved from flagellate protozoa,  and the oldest animal fossils date back 600 million years, to the latter part of the Precambrian. It was during the Cambrian period (about 570 million years ago), that most major groups of animals evolved. Key Characteristics The key characteristics of animals include: multi-cellularityeukaryotic cellssexual reproductionspecialization of tissuesmovementheterotrophy Species Diversity More than 1 million species Classification Some of the better known groups of animals include: Arthropods (Arthropoda) - Scientists have identified more than one million arthropods species and estimate that there many millions of arthropod species that have yet to be identified. The most diverse group of arthropods is the insects. Other members of this group include spiders,  horseshoe crabs, mites,  millipedes,  centipedes, scorpions, and crustaceans. Chordates (Chordata) - There are about 75,000 species of chordates alive today. Members of this group include vertebrates, tunicates, and cephalochordates (also called lancelets). Chordates have a notochord, a skeletal rod that is present during some or all of the developmental stages of their life cycle. Cnidarians (Cnidaria) - There are about 9,000 species of cnidarians alive today. Members of this group include corals, jellyfish, hydras, and  sea anemones. Cnidarians are radially symmetrical animals. At the center of their body is a gastrovascular cavity that has a single opening encircled by tentacles. Echinoderms  (Echinodermata) - There are about 6,000 species of echinoderms alive today. Members of this group include feather stars, star fish, brittle stars, sea lilies, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers. Echinoderms exhibit five-point (pentaradial) symmetry and have an internal skeleton that consists of calcareous ossicles.Mollusks (Mollusca) - There are about 100,000 species of mollusks alive today. Members of this group include bivalves, gastropods, tusk shells,cephalopods, and a number of other groups. Mollusks are a soft-bodied animals whose body has three basic sections: a mantle, a foot, and a visceral mass. Segmented Worms (Annelida) - There are about 12,000 species of segmented worms alive today. Members of this group include earthworms, ragworms, and leeches. Segmented worms are bilaterally symmetrical and their body consists of a head region, a tail region, and a middle region of numerous repeated segments. Sponges (Porifera) - There are about 10,000 species of sponges alive today. Me mbers of this group include calcarious sponges, demosponges, and glass sponges. Sponges are primitive multi-cellular animals that have no digestive system, no circulatory system, and no nervous system. Find out more:  The Basic Animal Groups Some of the less well-known animal groups include: Arrow worms (Chaetognatha) - There are about 120 species of arrow worms alive today. Members of this group are predatory marine worms that are present in all marine waters, from shallow coastal waters to the deep sea. They are found in oceans of all temperatures, from the tropics to the polar regions.Bryozoans (Bryozoa) - There are about 5,000 species of bryozoans alive today. Members of this group are tiny aquatic invertebrates that filter food particles from the water using fine, feathery tentacles.Comb jellies (Ctenophora) - There are about 80 species of comb jellies alive today. Members of this group have clusters of cilia (called combs) that they use to swim. Most comb jellies are predators that feed on plankton.Cycliophorans (Cycliophora) - There are two known species of cycliophorans alive today. The group was first described in 1995 when scientists discovered the species Symbion pandora, more commonly known as the lobster-lip parasite, an animal that lives on the mouth parts of Norwegian lobsters. Cycliophorans have a body that is divided into a mouth-like structure called a buccal funnel, an oval mid-section, and a stalk with an adhesive base that clasps onto the setae of the lobsters mouth parts. Flatworms (Platyhelminthes) - There are about 20,000 species of flatworms alive today. Members of this group include planarians, tapeworms, and flukes. Flatworms are soft-bodied invertebrates that have no body cavity, no circulatory system, and no respiratory system. Oxygen and nutrients must pass through their body wall by means of diffusion. This limits their body structure and is the reason these organisms are flat.Gastrotrichs (Gastrotricha) - There are about 500 species of gastrotrichs alive today. Most members of this group are freshwater species, although there are also a small number of marine and terrestrial species. Gastrotrichs are microscopic animals with a transparent body and cilia on their belly.Gordian worms (Nematomorpha) - There are about 32 5 species of gordian worms alive today. Members of this group spend the larval stage of their life as parasitoid animals. Their hosts include beetles, cockroaches, and crustaceans. As adults, gordian worms are free-living organisms and do not require a host to survive.Hemichordates (Hemichordata) - There are about 92 species of hemichordates alive today. Members of this group include acorn worms and pterobranchs. Hemichordates are worm-like animals, some of which live in tubular structures (also known as a coenecium).Horseshoe worms (Phoronida) - There are about 14 species of horseshoe worms alive today. Members of this group are marine filter-feeders that secrete a tube-like, chitinous structure that protects their body. They attach themselves to a hard surface and extend a crown of tentacles into the water to filter food from the current.Lamp shells (Brachiopoda) - There are about 350 species of lamp shells alive today. Members of this group are marine animals that resemble clams, but the resemblance is superficial. Lamp shells and clams are anatomically quite different and the two groups are not closely related. Lamp shells live in cold, polar waters and the deep sea.Loriciferans (Loricifera) - There are about 10 species of loriciferans alive today. Members of this group are tiny (in many cases, microscopic) animals that live in marine sediments. Loriciferans have a protective external shell.Mud dragons (Kinorhyncha) - There are about 150 species of mud dragons alive today. Members of this group are segmented, limbless, marine invertebrates that inhabit the seafloor sediments.Mud worms (Gnathostomulida) - There are about 80 species of mud worms alive today. Members of this group are small marine animals that live in shallow coastal waters where they burrow in the sand and mud. Mud worms can survive in low-oxygen environments.Orthonectids (Orthonectida) There are about 20 species of orthonectids alive today. Members of this group are parasitic marine inverte brates. Orthonectides are simple, microscopic, multi-cellular animals.Placozoa (Placozoa) - There is one species of placazoa alive today, Trichoplax adhaerens, an organism that is considered to be the simplest form of non-parasitic multi-cellular animals alive today. Trichoplax adhaerens is a tiny marine animal that has a flat body that consists of an epithelium and a layer of stellate cells.Priapulans (Priapula) - There are 18 species of priapulids alive today. Members of this group are marine worms that live in the in muddy sediments in shallow waters up to 300 feet deep.Ribbon worms (Nemertea) - There are about 1150 species of ribbon worms alive today. Most members of this group are marine invertebrates that live in seafloor sediments or attach themselves to hard surfaces such as rocks and shells. Ribbon worms are carnivores that feed on invertebrates such as annelids, mollusks, and crustaceans.Rotifers (Rotifera) - There are about 2000 species of rotifers alive today. Most membe rs of this group live in freshwater environments although a few marine species are known. Rotifers are tiny invertebrates, less than one-half of a millimeter in length.Roundworms (Nematoda) - There are more than 22,000 species of roundworms alive today. Members of this group live in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial habitats and are found from the tropics to the polar regions. Many roundworms are parasitic animals.Sipunculan worms (Sipuncula) - There are about 150 species of sipunculan worms alive today. Members of this group are marine worms that inhabit shallow, intertidal waters. Sipunculan worms live in burrows, rock crevices, and shells.Velvet worms (Onychophora) - There are about 110 species of velvet worms alive today. Members of this group have a long, segmented body and numerous pairs lobopodia (short, stubby, leg-like structures). Velvet worms bear live young.Waterbears (Tardigrada) - There are about 800 species of waterbears alive today. Members of this group are small aquatic animals that have a head, three body segments, and a tail segment. Waterbears, like velvet worms, have four pairs of lobopodia. Keep in Mind: Not All Living Things Are Animals Not all living organisms are animals. In fact, animals are just one of several major groups of living organisms. In addition to animals, other groups of organisms include plants, fungi, protists, bacteria, and archaea. To understand what animals are, it helps to be able to articulate what animals are not.  The following is a list of organisms that are not animals: Plants - green algae, mosses, ferns, conifers, cycads, gingkos, and flowering plantsFungi - yeasts, molds, and mushroomsProtists - red algae, ciliates, and various unicellular microorganismsBacteria - tiny prokaryotic microorganismsArchaea - single-celled microorganisms If youre talking about an organism that belongs to one of the groups listed above, then you are talking about an organism that is not an animal. References Hickman C, Roberts L, Keen S. Animal Diversity. 6th ed. New York: McGraw Hill; 2012. 479 p. Hickman C, Roberts L, Keen S, Larson A, lAnson H, Eisenhour D. Integrated Principles of Zoology 14th ed. Boston MA: McGraw-Hill; 2006. 910 p. Ruppert E, Fox R, Barnes R. Invertebrates Zoology: A Functional Evolutionary Approach. 7th ed. Belmont CA: Brooks/Cole; 2004. 963 p.

Mental Illness And Its Stigma - 1363 Words

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Question: Discuss about the CSR Sustainability and Assurance Services. Answer: Introduction: The unacceptable report that an auditor develops for failing to identify the manipulation associated with the transactions or frauds present in the account. The main risk factors associated with the specific audit engagement take into account detection risk (DR), inherent risk (IR) and control risk (CR) and it is calculated as follows: AR = CR x IR x DR According to Cohen and Simnett (2014), the risks involved in the types and nature of the businesses or financial transactions are referred as inherent risks. For MGC Limited, the IR transactions have lower IR compared to the cash transactions and cheques are used to settle the latter. The control risk generally occurs due to malpractice in recording the financial transactions or making an error in the accounting books, which the systems of internal control of an organisation have not identified or rectify the same. In case of MGC Limited, the internal control appraisal has been greater, as there are no job segregations. The possibility of accumulation of manipulations, misstatements and unidentified frauds is perceived as detection risk (Junior, Best and Cotter 2014). The major reasons behind the occurrence of these risks in MGC Limited constitute of human factors and sampling factors, while the control risk happens due to ineffectiveness of the systems of internal control. Analytical review with key financial ratios and the areas requiring special audit attention: The intention of financial auditing is to dissect the statement related to financial transactions of a firm coupled with giving a rightful insight of the business transactions (Knechel and Salterio 2016). Hence, the financial auditor has applied professional and ethical judgement when conducting the audit procedure of MGC Limited. The auditors approach has been unbiased for providing a rightful insight of the financial transactions related to the business. After analysing the financial ratios of MGC Limited, the same has been contrasted with industry average. The financial ratios of the organisation for the years 2014 to 2016 have been depicted in the form of a table (Refer to Appendix). It has been observed that the solvency position of MGC Limited has declined in 2016 compared to the previous two years. The current ratio of the organisation has been 1.60 in 2016, which is below the industry average of 2.01; however, it has improved over the years. Along with this, the industry average of quick ratio has been 1.15 in 2016 and the same for the organisation has been 0.54 in 2016 that has enhanced compared to the past year. The debt-to-equity ratio of MGC implies that the organisation has employed higher debts in its capital structure, since greater debt amount has been recognised n 2016, while the lowest debt amount has been recognised in 2014. On the other hand, times interest earned ratio implies that the organisation has adequate ability to settle off its debt in 2014, which declined significantly in 2015 and below the industry average in 2015 and 2016. The average collection period of the organisation has been enhanced in 2016 (39 days) in contrast to the previous two years. This reveals that the firm has been struggling with its liquidity position and it has not performed effectively to meet the industrial average of 32 days in 2016 (William Jr, Glover and Prawitt 2016). According to the average payment period obtained, the blockage of cash assets is higher in 2014 with 104 days compared to that of 2015 and 2016. 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Suggestion of overall audit strategy pertinent for this engagement: The audit is required to concentrate on substantive methods for minimising the risk control issues and material misstatement. Hence, in this case, combined approach could be adopted for audit engagement through the following values: Based on the evidence of audit MGC Limited recognises unnamed revenue. Therefore, qualified opinion is needed to correct this mistake. There is need to ascertain the instances associated with early income realisation. The consideration of sales return account and allowances account is needed. There is necessity to ensure that discounts are recorded as well as provided to the customers. If it fails to record the same, the sales account would be overstated. References: Cohen, J.R. and Simnett, R., 2014. CSR and assurance services: A research agenda.Auditing: A Journal of Practice Theory,34(1), pp.59-74. Junior, R.M., Best, P.J. and Cotter, J., 2014. Sustainability reporting and assurance: a historical analysis on a world-wide phenomenon.Journal of Business Ethics,120(1), pp.1-11. Knechel, W.R. and Salterio, S.E., 2016.Auditing: assurance and risk. Routledge. Louwers, T.J., Ramsay, R.J., Sinason, D.H., Strawser, J.R. and Thibodeau, J.C., 2013.Auditing and assurance services. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin. Luo, Y., 2015. Acctg 626 Audit and Assurance Services. William Jr, M., Glover, S. and Prawitt, D., 2016.Auditing and assurance services: A systematic approach. McGraw-Hill Education.

Documentary Hot Coffee Essay Example For Students

Documentary Hot Coffee Essay After seeing the documentary Hot Coffee, it makes me realize how messed up our political system is. Some Politicians will do whatever it takes to get that reelection and even go against what they believe to obtain there so called Power. Its to the point that they have the people of the United States thinking that Tort Reform is necessary, when in reality they are trying to take away your freedom form you. They are taking away your rights and us the people don’t even know it. These big companies have manipulated so many people that tort reform is a good thing, they have Big politicians always saying that it is necessary that people just started believing whatever came out of there mouths. What Tort Reform really does is it makes so much more money for big companies and it puts a limit to your compensation within a lawsuit against any company. You can be killed in an accident, the car could’ve blown up because it was supposed to be recalled, but the company gets away with only paying 100K, while your family suffers through the pain. All this does is makes the rich richer. In the case of McDonalds vs. Stella Liebeck, the coffee burns Stella after she accidently spills the coffee on her. After everything, all Stella Asks for is for McDonalds to pay for her medical expenses, a amount that doesn’t even come close to how much they make a day in coffee. They decide to give her not even half of the amount, so Stella sues them. While in Discovery they find that McDonalds kept their coffee at 180-190 degrees while knowing 3rd degree burns happen at 185 degrees, the same type of burns that Stella had suffered. Also during discovery, they found that there were another 700 accidents that had happened but were kept low key because McDonalds just paid them a good amount of money. So not only was there damage to Stella, but also to 700 other people, which means there were Punitive Damages. The Jury finally assesses the damages and awards Stella with $200,000 and $2. 7 Million in Punitive damages, which equaled 2 days worth of Income from coffee. The 2. 7 million was the reduced to $480,000 because of the Cap on Punitive Damages. Even though Stella still won about 680,000, the law that the people past for caps on punitive damages saves McDonalds $2. 1 million, so at the end of the day they got the last laugh. With all this said, big companies are trying to find any way possible to continue making money, while not even caring at all about their employees or costumers. Most people don’t even know but when most people sign a contract for a credit card, cell phone or as an employee they sign an Automatic Arbitration clause. This is so people don’t sue the company and are basically forcing people to sign it. Every Big Company has this clause and one of the worse cases was the Halliburton case. This young lady gets a job that she has been wanting so she can support her family back home, she is sent to the warzone and is bunkered with all males, not a single female at all. She tries to bunker somewhere else and the company does not allow her to move at all. She is eventually drugged and raped by the men in her bunker; she has vaginal and anal tears and is scared for life. The next day she goes and takes a rape kit to see who raped her and that magically disappears and she is moved inside a portable container basically imprisoning her for standing up for herself. She is stuck in there for 5 days and she finally gets to call her father who eventually makes a couple of calls to get her home. 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Because of this clause, Halliburton gets away with rape and falsely imprisoning this poor girl. The saddest thing of all this is that most of the people that we elect to represent us, will represent them because of the money flow and because the will always keep there seat. My solution to all this is easier said then done. People really need to be more informed when they vote and not always take the BS that most of these Politian’s and commercials say. These Big Companies are slowly but surely taking every right away from the people of the United States. Whether it is putting a cap on any damage, or not even allowing juries to make a right decision. They really need to do some research and we need to gain our rights back. What these companies have done is a very complex way of manipulation, manipulating the people you vote in to do the things that they want or it will for sure cost them reelection. It’s just the ways things are now days and hopefully things start to change sooner rather then later.