Tag: movement in animals

All animals exhibit different patterns of movements. The movements differ with differences in the types of joints present in the animals. Example: In birds, the forelimbs are modified to result in wings, which leads to flying movement. In case of kangaroos, the hind limbs are modified such that they contain flexible muscles resulting in their jumping movement. In humans, the legs are modified so that they walk with two limbs only, as opposed by other vertebral mammals like dogs, cats etc. which have 4 limbs.

•  Locomotion is when the movement of a part of the body leads to change in the position and location of the organism. 
•  In multicellular animals, these movements include walking, running, jumping, crawling, climbing, swimming, flying, galloping, slithering, and so on. 
• Cytoplasmic streaming, also called protoplasmic streaming, the movement of the fluid substance (cytoplasm) within a plant or animal cell.  If one of the proteins remains fixed on a substrate, such as a microfilament or a microtubule, the motor proteins can move organelles and other molecules through the cytoplasm. 
•  In some unicellular organisms, such as amoeba, it provides the mechanism for cell locomotion. Hence, Streaming of protoplasm in amoeba is an example of Movement.
So, the correct answer is 'Movement'.

Movement is a characteristic feature of living organisms. The different types of movement exhibited by cells of the human body are: 

• Amoeboid movement: Leucocytes present in the blood show amoeboid movement. 
• Ciliary movement: Reproductive cells such as sperms and ova show ciliary movement.
•  Muscular movements:  Muscle tissue found inside of the heart, digestive organs, and blood vessels serve to move substances throughout the body. Hence, The cells of the human body exhibits type of movement are Amoeboid, Ciliary and Muscular.

Locomotion can be seen in  different media. 
Animals move through, or on, four types of environment: 

• Aquatic (in or on water), 
• terrestrial (on the ground or other surfaces, including arboreal, or tree-dwelling),
•  fossorial (underground), and 
• aerial (in the air). Hence, Swimming is the form of locomotion.

• Animals move for a variety of reasons, such as to find food, a mate, a suitable microhabitat, or to escape predators.
•  For many animals, the ability to move is essential for survival and, as a result, natural selection has shaped the locomotion methods and mechanisms used by moving organisms. Hence, The purpose of locomotion is to search Food, Shelter and Mate. So,the correct answer is 'All of the above'.

•  Locomotion is when the movement of a part of the body leads to change in the position and location of the organism. 
•  In multicellular animals, these movements include walking, running, jumping, crawling, climbing, swimming, flying, galloping, slithering, and so on. Hence, The ability to move from one place to another is called Locomotion.