animal diversity Flashcards

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1
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Animals are ____ _____ _______

A

multicellular, eukaryotic

heterotrophs

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2
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Most animals

– are capable (3)

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of locomotion at some time
during life cycle
– can respond adaptively to external stimuli
– can reproduce sexually

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3
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Blastopore is

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Opening from embryonic gut to outside

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4
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In protostomes the Blastopore develops

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into the mouth

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5
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In deuterostomes the Blastopore develops

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becomes the anus

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6
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Phylum Porifera includes

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Sponges

– animals characterized by flagellate collar cells

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7
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choanocytes) are

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flagellate collar cells

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8
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Sponge body has (3)

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sac with tiny openings for water to enter HAS choanocytes
– central cavity (spongocoel)
– open end (osculum) for water to exit

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9
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Sponge cells_____ associated

– do not form ____ ____

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loosley, true tissues

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10
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Phylum Cnidaria are Characterized by (3)

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radial symmetry
– two tissue layers
– cnidocytes (cells containing nematocysts)

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Phylum Cnidaria Gastrovascular cavity has

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single opening for mouth and anus

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Phylum Cnidaria Nerve cells

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form irregular, nondirectional

nerve nets

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13
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what are examples of Phylum Cnidaria

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hydra, sponges

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14
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Phylum Ctenophora examople

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comb jelly

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15
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comb jellyes have _____ symmetry

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bilaterial

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16
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Cephalization is

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Evolution of a head Evolution of a head

17
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_____ _____ show beginnings of cephalization)

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flat worms

18
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why is Cephalization important

A

Increases effectiveness of bilateral animal
– to actively find food, shelter, mates
– to detect enemies

19
Q

Phylum Mollusca usually have (3)

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Soft-bodied animals
– usually covered by a shell
Ventral foot
– for locomotion
Mantle
– covers visceral mass (body organs)
20
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Class Gastropoda (of Phylum Mollusca ) examples

A

snails, slugs, and their relatives

21
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Class Bivalvia (of Phylum Mollusca ) have

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Two-part shell
– hinged dorsally
– encloses bodies
Suspension feeders

22
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Class Bivalvia (of Phylum Mollusca ) examples

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aquatic clams, scallops, oysters

23
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Class Cephalopoda (of Phylum Mollusca ) examples

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squids, octopods, Nautilus

24
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Class Cephalopoda (of Phylum Mollusca ) have

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Active, predatory swimmers

Tentacles surround the mouth

25
Q

common name for Phylum Annelida

A

Segmented Worms

26
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Phylum Annelida examples

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Aquatic worms, earthworms, leeches

27
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Phylum Annelida have (3)

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Conspicuously long bodies
Segmentation
– both internally and externally
Large, compartmentalized coelom

28
Q

are commonly known as _________ and are _______ to humans

A

Roundworms)

Parasitic

29
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Phylum ArRRRrthropoda have (3)

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Segmented animals with paired, jointed
appendages
Armorlike exoskeleton of chitin
Molting necessary for arthropod to grow

30
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ArRRRrthropoda examples

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Myriapods,Arachnids

31
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Subphylum Crustacea examples

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Lobsters, crabs, shrimp, pill bugs,barnacles

32
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Subphylum Crustacea have

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Body with cephalothorax and abdomen

Most have five pairs of walking legs

33
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Subphylum Hexapoda are commonly known as

A

insects - including Metamorphosis

34
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why are insects so biologically sussesful (6)

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their exoskeleton, segmentation,
specialized jointed appendages, ability to
fly, and metamorphosis