Question

Identify the structure that the archenteron becomes in a developing animal.

Answer 1

The primary gut that forms during gastrulation in the developing zygote is known as the archenteron or the digestive tube.


It develops into the endoderm and mesoderm of an animal.


The archenteron eventually becomes the cavity of the digestive tract,

It is known as archenteron at the zygote development stage.

It is connected to the blastopore which develops into the anus.

Answer 2

The archenteron or the digestive tube refers to the primary gut, which develops at the time of gastrulation in the developing zygote. It develops into the mesoderm and endoderm of an animal. The archenteron finally develops into the cavity of the digestive tract. At the stage of zygote development, it is called archenteron and is associated with the blastopore that develops into the anus.