102 test 3 Flashcards
how are chordates defined
dorsal hollow nerve cord, a notochord, pharyngeal slits muscular post anal tail
what is the phylum chordata
tunicates and lacelets
tunicates and lancelets have what
no backbone use their pharyngeal slits for suspension feeding
difference between adult tunicates and larva
adults are stationary and attached
what are lancelets
small bladelike chordates that live in marine sands
what are hagfishes
jawless vertebrates
traits of hagfishes
deep sea scavengers only marine. produce slime as an antipredator defence
cartilaginous skull,reduced vertebrae, small brain eyes ears and no hinged jaws
what is a lamprey
jawless vertebrate
lamprey traits
parasites, rasping tongues , marine and freshwater, lack hinged jaws, rudimentary vertebrae, notochord for body main support, lack paired fins, cartilaginous segments surrounding the notochord.they arch partly over the nerve cord
traits of jawed vertebrates
have gills and paried fins
are sharks ray-finned fishes, and lobe-finned fishes
what are the three lineages of jawed vertebrates
chondrichthyans,sharks,rays
ray-finnded fishes examples
tuna,trout,goldfish
ray finned fish
have a skeleton made of bone
lobe-finned fishes examples
coelacanths and lungfishes.
lobe finned fishes
have a series of rod-shaped bones in their muscular pectoral and pelvic fins.
chondrichthyans
sharks and rays, they have a flexible skeleton made primarily of cartilage
chondrichthyes traits
skeleton is cartilage
skate- dorsonventrally flattened, egg bearing, prominent dorsal fin,tail with thorny projections
ray
dorsoventrally flattened, live bearing, dorsal fin absent,
larger spines on tail
sharks traits
streamlines body most are carnivores big ones are suspension feeders
short digestive tract spiral valve
what are ray-finned fishes skeletons made of(tuna,trout,goldfish
bone
bony fish traits
breathe by water over gils
protected by an operculum
swim bladder,
lateral line system, most are oviparous (eggs outside body)
ray-finned fishes
webs of skin supported by bony spines
fins are supported by long flexible rays
what are lobe-finned fishes
coelecanths and lungfishes
lobe finned fishes traits
rod shaped bones in their muscular pectoral and pelvic fins
lobe fins
fleshy fin joined to body by a single bone
where are lungfishes found
southern hemisphere
Lobe fin get o2 hwo
gills are main source but can also go to the surface
are amphibians tetrapods
yes vertebrates with two pairs of limbs
what is incuded in amphibians
salamanders frongs and caecilians
amphibians traits
use moist skins to supplement their lungs for gas exchange, poison glands in their skins, lay eggs in water, metamorphosis from larva to adult first tetrapods to colonize land
how many species and clades of amphibians
6,150 species in three clades
Urodela(salamanders), Anura(frogs), Apoda(caecilians)
what does amphibian mean
Both ways of life, metamorphosis of larva into an adult
what does amphibian mean
Both ways of life, metamorphosis of larva into an adult
tadpoles are
herbivores, lack legs, legs lungs eardurms and carnivory come during metamorphosis
what do most amphibians have
moist skin for gas exchange
Urodela(salamanders)
a caecilians,amphibians with tails some are aquatic others are terrestrial
Anura(frogs)
lack tails and have powerful hind legs
frogs with leathery skin are called what
toad