Agnatha Flashcards
The notochord functions primarily for
structural support
What is a long flexible rod fluid-filled cells encased in stiff, fibrous tissue
A. dorsal nerve chord
B. notochord
C. Pharyngeal slits
D. Post Anal Tail
b notochord
Hollow dorsal nerve cord:
A. largely reduced in adults
B. develops into the CNS, brain and spinal chord
C. flexible rod with stiff, fibrous tissue
D. swimming in species retain it
b
Series of pouches separated by grooves on sides of pharynx describes?
pharyengeal slits
____ develops into ear, neck, and other modified structures
pharengyeal slits
Hemichordates are:
A. carnivorous only
B. ominvourous
C. deposit feeders and detritus feeders
D. adults dont feed
c deposit feeders
Which characteristics do hemichordates share with chordates?
A. Pharyngeal gill slits
B. notochord
C. Post-anal tail
D. Hollow neural tube
A C D not B (notochord)
Hemichordates have a foregut pouch instead of a
A. Pharyngeal gill slits
B. notochord
C. Post-anal tail
D. Hollow neural tube
B notochord
Which group has a stomochord (foregut pouch)
The 3 body segments prosome, mesosome, metasome belong to which group?
hemichordates
What are the 3 body segments in a hemichordate?
A. anterior prosome, intermediate mesosome, posterior metasome
B. posterior prosome, intermediate mesosome, anterior metasome
C. intermediate prosome, intermediate mesosome, anterior metasome
D. anterior statochord, intermediate mesosome, posterior metasome
A. anterior prosome, intermediate mesosome, posterior metasome
Which are the 3 sub phyla of Chordates?
A. urochordates
B. vertebrates
C. cephalochordates
D. hemichordates
a b c
Which characteristics describes Urochordates:
A. sessile in adulthood
B. lack segmentation, notochord and nerve chord
C. use cilia lined pharnyx to trap food in muscous sheets
D. Secrete a tough tunic of cellulose
All of the above
Which characteristics describes Urochordates:
A. sessile in adulthood
B. lack segmentation, notochord and nerve chord
C. use cilia lined pharnyx to trap food in muscous sheets
D. Secrete a tough tunic of cellulose
All of the above
Which chordate phyla has an endostyle
urochordates