5 - Gas exchange (1) Flashcards

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Gaseous exchange def

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Uptake of oxygen (O2) from the surrounding environment and the release of carbon dioxide (CO2) which is a metabolic waste product of respiration

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Where does gas exchange usually occur in invertebrates?

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Across the integument of the animal or via specialized structures

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(Cellular/ internal) Respiration def

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Respiration is the energy-producing metabolic activities within cells

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Metabolism def

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Consists of “all of the biochemical reactions involved in the uptake & use of energy & materials by organisms”

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Catabolic rxn def

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Biochemical rxn where large molecules are broken down into small ones

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Catabolic rxn equation explained

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The substrate (e.g. glucose) is broken down, which requires 6 molecules of oxygen O2 and several enzymes. The reaction releases 6 molecules of carbon dioxide (CO2) and 6 molecules of water (H2O), and generates energy in the process.

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Catabolic rxn equation

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C6H12O2 + 6O2 —> 6CO2 + 6H2O

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Respiratory rates def

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rates of oxygen uptake and/or carbon dioxide release

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What is metabolism estimated by?

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Respiratory rates

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Skin/ integument def

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Invertebrate will use the skin or integument as the structure for gas exchange and will typically lack other specialized structures.
- Propensity (natural tendency) to lose water

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Gas exchange structures

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  1. Skin/ integument
  2. Gills
  3. Lungs (book lungs)
  4. Tracheae
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Skin/ integument examples

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  • Seaspiders (Order: Pantopoda)
  • Micro-scorpions (Order: Palpigradi)
  • Cnidarians (Phylum: Cnidaria)
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Ways of preventing water loss of skin

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  • Small body size - require less oxygen = less gas exchange demand = less water loss
  • Large body size, soft-bodied forms (cnidarians & flatworms) = low surface-to-volume ratios = lose water at a lower rate per unit volume
  • Inhabit aquatic habitats or damp terrestrial environments
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Tracheal system def

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An open respiratory system composing of spiracles, trachea and tracheoles

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Spiracles def

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The openings of the tracheae onto the body surface; there are closable and non-closable spiracles (depending on the organism)

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Trachea def

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  • A tube-like structure that conveys air (with needed oxygen) from external environment to tissues and vice-versa (also conveys carbon dioxide from tissues to the outside environment).
  • They are invaginations of the cuticular exoskeleton and extend towards multiple tracheoles
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Tracheoles def

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The smallest branches of the tracheal system where the transfer and diffusion of oxygen occurs into and out of the tissues and cells.

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Cambrian fossils (500Ma) name

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Ancestors of Onychophorans

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Xenusians are ancestors of who?

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Onychophorans

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Earliest terrestrial ancestor of Onychophorans originated ?

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In the upper carboniferous
300Ma

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Why do velvet worms have their name?

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Their thin cuticle has numerous sensory papillae

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Onychophora structures & characteristics
- Terrestrial in moist habitats (leaf litter & rotten logs) - typically forests - 1 pair of antennae, 2 eyes with spherical lenses - 13 to 43 pairs of legs (also called ‘oncopods’) - Thin cuticle has numerous sensory papillae - Have malleable body and use hydrostatic muscle skeleton using pressurized fluid in the body to extend and contract their body and legs
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Oncopods def
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How do onychophora exchange gas?
Use multiple non-closable (continuous gas exchange) spiracles to exchange O2 and CO2 with environment.
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Continuous gas exchange def
Spiracles cannot open and close, we call this mode of gas exchange a “continuous” gas exchange
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Scientific name of velvet worm
P. capensis