Animal Diversity Unit 3 test Flashcards

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Where are Gastrotricha located?

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FW, marine

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what are the 2 species in Mesozoa?

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Rhombozoa, Orthonectida

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what does gastrotrich mean?

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hairy belly

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what is the synapomorphy of Ecdysozoa?

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ecdysis

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Gastrotricha characteristics

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w spines or bristles on dorsal cuticle; Many species are all females, some hermaphroditic

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Orthonectida characteristics

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symbionts/parasites of invertebrates; Adults are multinucleate amoeboid forms

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what is Panarthropoda?

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Subclade of Ecdysozoa; includes Tardigrada, Onychophora and Arthropoda

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Rhombozoa characteristics

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symbionts; tiny, wormlike; few cells

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where do Rhombozoa live?

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inside kidneys of cephalopods

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what phyla are in Ecdysozoa?

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Arthropoda and Nematoda, other smaller phyla

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what is ecdysis?

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periodic molting of cuticle/exoskeleton

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what are the synapomorphies of Panarthropoda?

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Multiple pairs of appendages; Arthropod-like claws

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what animals are in Chelicerata?

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spiders, scorpions, ticks, sea spiders

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what are the groups in Arthropoda?

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Chelicerata, Pancrustacea, Myriapoda

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what groups are in Pancrustacea?

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crustacea, hexapoda

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what does “Paraphyletic w respect to” mean?

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some crustaceans more closely related to Hexapoda then other crustaceans

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what animals are in crustacea?

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crabs, crayfish, shrimps

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what animals are in Hexapoda?

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insects

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what animals are in Myriapoda?

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millipedes, centipedes

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what are some Arthropoda Synapomorphies?

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Exoskeleton covering body, compound eyes, jointed appendages

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characteristics of exoskeleton covering body in arthropods?

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Hard, flexible cuticle, secreted by epidermis; Made of chitin and proteins, sometimes calcified; Waxy outer layer in terrestrial arthropods; During ecdysis, 2 outer layers shed - inner layer dissolved and reabsorbed

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characteristics of compound eyes in arthropods?

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few - several photoreceptive units (ommatidia)

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What are the 2 tagmata in Chelicerata and what do they mean?

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Prosoma = head and legs; opisthosoma = “abdomen”

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what are the 2 groups under Chelicerates?

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Pycnogonida, Euchelicerata

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characteristics of limbs in Chelicerata?

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Uniramous limbs (1 main branch): 2 pairs of head appendages; Usually 4 pairs of walking legs; Some limbs may be chelate

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what animals are in Pycnogonida?

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sea spiders

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Pycnogonida characteristics

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Marine; feed on soft-bodied animals (cnidarians) w proboscis

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what animals are Acariformes?

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mites

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what groups are under Euchelicerata?

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Acariformes, Parasitiformes and Pseudoscorpiones; Opiliones; Solifugae, Ricinulei and Xiphosura; Arachnopulmonata

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Euchelicerata characteristics?

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mostly terrestrial

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what animals are Opiliones?

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harvestmen, “daddy longlegs”

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Acariformes characteristics

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diverse (~1 mil species); predators, scavengers, parasites

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what animals are Parasitiformes?

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ticks

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what animals are Solifugae?

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sun spiders

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12
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what animals are Pseudoscorpiones?

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pseudoscorpions

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what animals are Xiphosura?

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horseshoe crabs

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what animals are Araneae?

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spiders

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Opiliones characteristics

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Generalist predators/scavengers, No venom/silk, Defensive scent glands on prosoma

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what groups are in Arachnopulmonata?

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Araneae and Pedipalpi; Scorpiones

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Araneae characteristics

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diverse, common predators

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what animals are Pedipalpi?

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whip scorpions, tailless whip scorpions

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Pedipalpi characteristics

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spray vinegar-like substance when disturbed

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what animals are Scorpiones?

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scorpions

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Scorpiones characteristics

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Large pedipalps, jointed tail w venom-injecting barb

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16
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how does gas exchange happen in horseshoe crabs?

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Book gills w thin lamellae (sheets)

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Chelicerate Physiology characteristics

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Gas exchange; Open circulatory system, dorsal heart in hemocoel; Excretion via Malpighian tubules

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how does gas exchange happen in Arachnopulmonata?

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Book lungs

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18
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how does gas exchange happen in terrestrial arachnids except scorpions?

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Tracheae → tube system brings air to tissues; NOT HOMOLOGOUS

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what do Malpighian tubules do?

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tubes that filter wastes from blood, empty to gut

20
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what animals are in crustacea?

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Crabs, lobsters, shrimp, others

20
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Crustacea limb characteristics

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Limbs have 2 main branches (endopod, exopod), often w gill (epipod); Endopods for walking, exopods for swimming

20
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what animals are Branchiopoda?

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“leafy” limbed, suspension feeders

20
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what animals are Maxillopoda?

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Copepoda, Cirripedia

21
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What’s this condition called (limbs w 2 branches)?

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biramous

21
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what animals are Anostraca?

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fairy, brine shrimp

21
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what happens in Crustacea respiration?

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gills extend from limb bases under carapace

22
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important subgroups w/in Crustacea include:

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Branchiopoda, Anostraca, Cladocera, Maxillopoda, Copepoda, Cirripedia, Malacostraca, Brachyura, Isopoda, Amphipoda, Astacidea

22
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what animals are Cladocera?

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“water fleas” (Daphnia)

23
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what animals are Copepoda?

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important marine/FW plankton

24
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what animals are Cirripedia?

A

barnacles (sessile crustaceans)

24
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what animals are Malacostraca?

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most “typical” crustaceans

24
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what animals are Amphipoda?

A

scuds

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what animals are Brachyura?

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true crabs

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what animals are Isopoda?

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marine and terrestrial (pill bugs)

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what animals are Astacidea?

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crayfishes, chelate lobsters

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what animals in crustacea are burrowers?

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ghost sprimp

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what animals in crustacea are sessile suspension feeders?

A

barnacles

28
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what animals in crustacea are planktonic suspension feeders?

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Cladocera, brine shrimp

29
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what animals in crustacea are parasites?

A

Pentastomids

29
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what do Pentastomids parasitize?

A

blood in vertebrate respiratory tracts

30
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Where do millipedes live, and what do they eat?

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burrowing herbivorous/scavengers

30
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what are the primary groups in Myriapoda?

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Chilipoda, Diplopoda

30
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Where do centipedes live, and what do they eat?

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terrestrial predators

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what are the head appendages in Myriapods?

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1 pair of antennae and mandibles

32
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how many pairs of maxillae are in millipedes?

A

1

33
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how many pairs of maxillae are in centipedes?

A

2

34
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what are the elements of the head in insects?

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2 compound eyes and simple eyes; 4 pairs of head appendages; 1 antennae pair; mandibles, maxillae; Fused appendages below mouth (labium) w sensory palps

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what are the first pair of thoracic appendages in centipedes?

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poison claws

34
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where do Hexapods live?

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Primarily terrestrial, not many marine

34
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what are the basics of insect anatomy?

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6 legs, 3 tagmata (head, abdomen, thorax)

35
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what is the thorax on insects?

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3 segments w walking legs

36
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How many pairs of wings are on insect thorax and where are they?

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2 pairs of wings on 2nd and 3rd thoracic segments; 1st for cover, second for flying

37
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Are wings homologous to legs?

A

no, they’re outgrowths of dorsal cuticle

37
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where does respiration occur in insects?

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tracheae - Closeable spiracles along body open into respiratory system

37
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how do insects excrete waste?

A

Malpighian tubes

37
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what kind of circulatory system to insects have?

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open; blood carries nutrients, waste

38
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what does hemimetabolous development mean?

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no major metamorphosis

39
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what does ametabolous development mean?

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young look like mini adults

40
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what does Paleoptera mean?

A

outspread wings

40
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what groups are under Hexapoda Entognatha Insects?

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Paleoptera, Neoptera

40
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what does holometabolous development mean?

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major metamorphosis; larvae/adult differ in habitat, morphology

41
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what are exopterygotes?

A

Insects w external wing buds

41
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what does Neoptera mean?

A

wings that fold back

41
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where do Tardigrada live?

A

FW, marine

42
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Can you name some “paleopterans”?

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Odonata - dragonflies, Ephemeroptera - mayflies

43
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what is the general anatomy of Tardigrada?

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8 legs, w 1+ toes; Feed by piercing plant cells w stylets; Thin cuticle and metameric nervous system; No circulatory/respiratory structures; eutelic

43
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where do Tardigrades live?

A

ephemeral habitats

43
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where do Onychophora live?

A

humid habitats

43
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what happens when Tardigrades’ environment is unfavorable?

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form tun (resting stage) and dry out → use “disordered proteins” (TDPs) to survive

44
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what is the external anatomy of Onychophora?

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thin, periodically molted cuticle; many pairs lobopods; velvety looking

45
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what are lobopods?

A

walking legs

45
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what animals are in Nematomorpha?

A

horsehair worms

45
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what is the basic anatomy of Nematoda?

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Vermiform pseudocoelomates, w proteinaceous cuticle periodically molted; No circulatory, respiratory structures, circular muscles, motile cilia

45
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what and how do Onychophora eat?

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predatory; squirt slime from slime glands, slime hardens, entangling prey

46
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what are the steps to the Nematode lifecycle?

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Free-living juveniles ingested by copepod; Humans ingest copepods, worms penetrate intestinal wall and mate, males die; Females grow, migrate to skin, form ulcer; When wound is in water, female releases juveniles; Worm can be wound out slowly on stick

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Nematomorpha characteristics

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Adults are aquatic, mostly FW; Larvae eaten by terrestrial insects; Larvae influence behavior of terrestrial host, make them to go to water

47
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Priapulida characteristics

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Marine, benthic, prey on burrowing invertebrates; Possess spiny introvert

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Kinorhyncha characteristics

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Move w spiny snout containing mouth; Have 13 zonites (segments) covered w thick plates

48
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Loricifera characteristics

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have retractable spiny head; Have vase-shaped lorica of 6 cuticular plates; Some loriciferans live whole lives in anaerobic habitats, No mitochondria

49
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The group (clade) that includes all crustaceans and Hexapoda is what?

A

Pancrustacea

50
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what kind of circulatory system to arthropods have?

A

open

51
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what kind of limbs do crustaceans have?

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biramous

52
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What kind of creature is a barnacle?

A

sessile marine pancrustacean

53
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What most accurately describes the head appendages of a grasshopper?

A

1 pair of antennae, pair of jaws, pair of maxillae and pair of fused appendages (labium)

54
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What’s a spiracle?

A

opening to tracheal tube system

55
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There is a group of spiny-snouted ecdysozoan micrometazoans that have 13 zonites (segments) covered with thick plates. What are they?

A

kinorhynchs

56
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What is Panarthropoda?

A

clade consisting of Tardigrada, Onychophora and Arthropoda

57
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The life cycle of Dracunculus medinensis (guinea worm) was discussed in class.
What event does NOT occur in the D. medinensis life cycle?

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female releases eggs into intestinal space; eggs carried out in feces

58
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Onychophorans capture their food by:

A

squirting prey w adhesive slime

59
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Nematomorphs are ____________ for part of their life cycle

A

insect parasites