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Porifera examples

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Sycon (Scypha)
Spongilla (Fresh water sponge)
Euspongia (Bath sponge)
Euplactela Venus flower basket
Hyalonema glass rope sponge
Leucosolenia

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Coelenterata examples

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Physalia (Portuguese man-of-war)
Adamsia (Sea anemone)
Pennatula (Sea-pen)
Gorgonia (Sea-fan)
Meandrina (Brain coral).

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Ctenophores examples

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Pleurobrachia and Ctenoplana.

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Platyhelminths examples

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Taenia solium: pork tapeworm
Fasciola: liver fluke
Dugesia: planaria
Taenia sanginata: beef tapeworm

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Aschelminths examples

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Ascaris (Roundworm)
Wuchereria (Filaria worm)
Ancylostoma (Hookworm).

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Nereis is monoecious while earthworms and leeches are dioecious
True or false??

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False

Nereis is dioecious while earthworms and leeches are monoecious

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Annelida examples

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Nereis
Pheretima (Earthworm)
Hirudinaria (Blood sucking leech)

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Arthropod example

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Economically important insects – Apis (Honey bee). Bombyx (Silkworm). Laccifer (Lac insect)
Vectors – Anopheles<malaria>
Culex<elephantiasis>
Aedes<dengue & chickengunya>
xenopsylla/rat flea<plague>
Glossira/tse tse fly<sleeping>
Pulebotomas/sand fly<kala>
Gregarious pest – Locusta (Locust)
Living fossil – Limulus (King crab).</kala></sleeping></plague></elephantiasis></malaria>

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Mollusca examples

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Pila (Apple snail)
Pinctada (Pearl oyster)
Sepia (Cuttlefish)
Loligo (Squid)
Octopus (Devil fish)
Aplysia (Sea-hare)
Dentalium (Tusk shell)
Chaetopleura (Chiton)

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Echinoderms examples

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Asterias (Star fish)
Echinus (Sea urchin)
Antedon (Sea lily)
Cucumaria (Sea cucumber)
Ophiura (Brittle star).

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Hemichordates examples

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Balanoglossus and Saccoglossus.

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Animals belonging to phylum Chordata are fundamentally characterised by the presence of a……../………./………

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notochord, a dorsal hollow nerve cord and paired pharyngeal gill slits

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Notochord is dorsal wrt the nerve chord
True or false

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False.
It is ventral.

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Chordata is divided into two sub groups……….

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Protochordates and euchordates

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Protochordates examples

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Urochordata – Ascidia<in>Salpa, Doliolum Herdmania
Cephalochordata – Branchiostoma (Amphioxus or Lancelet)</in>

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Retrogressive metamorphosis is seen in…….

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Urochordata

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Urochordates are also known as…….

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Tunicate

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Cyclostomata have elongated bodies with ………… pairs of gill slits

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6 to 15

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Cyclostomes examples

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Petromyzon (Lamprey) and Myxine (Hagfish)

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They are marine animals with streamlined body and have cartilaginous endoskeleton. Identify

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Chondricthyes

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Chondrichthyes characters

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Gill slits are separate and without operculum

skin is tough, containing minute placoid scales

jaws are very powerful

absence of air bladder

Heart is two-chambered

In males pelvic fins bear claspers.

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Chondrichthyes examples

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Scoliodon (Dog fish), Pristis (Saw fish), Carcharodon (Great white shark), Trygon (Sting ray).

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Osteichthyes characters

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both marine and fresh water. Mouth is mostly terminal
four pairs of gills which are covered by an operculum on each side.

Skin is covered with cycloid/ctenoid scales

Air bladder is present

Fertilisation is usually external

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Osteicthyes examples

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Marine – Exocoetus (Flying fish), Hippocampus (Sea horse); Freshwater – Labeo (Rohu), Catla (Katla), Clarias (Magur); Aquarium – Betta (Fighting fish), Pterophyllum (Angel fish)

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Amphibian characters

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Body is divisible into head and trunk. Tail may be present in some.

skin is moist (without scales)

heart is three-chambered (two auricles and one ventricle)

Fertilisation is external

oviparous and development is indirect.

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Amphibian examples

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Bufo (Toad), Rana (Frog), Hyla (Tree frog), Salamandra (Salamander), Ichthyophis (Limbless amphibia).

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Heart in crocodile is 3 chambered
True or false

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False. It is usually 3 chambered in reptilian but 4 chambered in crocs

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Reptilian examples

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Chelone (Turtle), Testudo (Tortoise), Chameleon (Tree lizard), Calotes (Garden lizard), Crocodilus (Crocodile), Alligator (Alligator). Hemidactylus (Wall lizard), Poisonous snakes – Naja (Cobra), Bangarus (Krait), Vipera (Viper).

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In aves hind limbs form wings
True or false

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False
forelimbs are modified into wings

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In aves oil gland is present at the base of the……..

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tail.

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Endoskeleton is fully ossified (bony) and the long bones are solid.
True or false?

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False
hollow with air cavities (pneumatic)

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Aves examples

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Corvus (Crow), Columba (Pigeon), Psittacula (Parrot), Struthio (Ostrich), Pavo (Peacock), Aptenodytes (Penguin), Neophron (Vulture).

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Mammalian examples

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Oviparous-Ornithorhynchus (Platypus); Viviparous - Macropus (Kangaroo), Pteropus (Flying fox), Camelus (Camel), Macaca (Monkey), Rattus (Rat), Canis (Dog), Felis (Cat), Elephas (Elephant), Equus (Horse), Delphinus (Common dolphin), Balaenoptera (Blue whale), Panthera tigris (Tiger), Panthera leo (Lion).

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