Nature

NATURE The following natural forms have been picked for their resemblance to Andy Goldsworthy's works.

THE RISE OF SEGMENTATION: ANNELIDS Body built from series of similar segments Like prefabricated building Advantages to early embryonic segmentation: Repetition of organ systems less lethal if one segment damaged Locomotion more effective when segments can move independently Offers evolutionary flexibility Small change in a segment can produce segment with new function Segments can be modified for various activities Segmentation First Evolved in Annelid Worms : Repeated segments Visible as ring-like structures along body length Separated internally by partitions Each segment contains digestive, excretory and locomotor organs Fluid in segments creates hydrostatic skeleton that gives the segment rigidity Each segment can expand or contract independently Specialized segments Anterior segments modified with sensory organs Well-developed brain contained within one anterior segment Connections Provide ways for materials to pass between segments Circulatory system carries blood between segments Nerve cords connect ganglia in each segment Segments not apparent in human adults, visible in embryo Vertebrate muscles develop from repeated blocks called somites Vertebral column segmentation is more apparent
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