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how does the volution of animals occur?

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  1. first chordate: spinophores
  2. evolution of land plants
  3. evolution of tetrapods: fish and frogs
  4. first amniotes: reptiles, birds mammals
  5. MAJOR EXTINCTION
  6. era of the dinosaurs: first mammals appeared
  7. first group of birds
  8. MAJOR EXTINCTION
  9. current day !
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all animals are?

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multicellular eukaryotes

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3
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do animal cells have a cell wall?

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no !

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4
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how are our bodies held together?

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structural protein called collagen that allows for cell connection

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5
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what tissues allow animals to move?

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nervous and muscle tissue

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what are tissues?

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groups of cells that have a common structure, function or both

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how can you be certain that something is a true tissue?

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a true tissue will separate from other tissue by a membranous layer

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what are some characteristics of animals?

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  1. chemoheterotrophic: we cannot make our own food
  2. sexual reproduction: motile haploid sperm fertilizes larger non-motile haploid egg to make zygote
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how do animals reproduce?

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  1. all have a haploid gamete, with a small motile sperm cell and a large egg cell
  2. cleavage: diploid zygote undergoes several miotic cell divisions
  3. cleavage leads to the formation of the hollow, multicellular blastula
  4. the blastula undergoes gastrulation to form a gastrula with different layers of embryonic tissue (ectoderm, endoderm and blastopore)
  5. germ layers give rise to the tissue and organs of the animal embryo
  6. protostomia: first invagination of the gastrula (blastopore) forms into the mouth
  7. deuterostomia: second invagination becomes the mouth, and the first opening becomes the anus or closes
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what process happens with protostomes?

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the new row of cells becomes slightly off center

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what kind of cleavage do protostomes undergo?

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spiral cleavage

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what does it mean when protostomes are determinate?

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a new cell is destined to form some part of the later embryo, and the removal of some of these cells results in the embryo missing organs

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what process happens with deuterostomes?

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each cell division stacks the new cells directly above the previous one

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what kind of cleavage do deuterostomes experience?

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radial cleavage

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what does it mean when deuterostomes are indeterminate?

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early embryotic cells are not differentiated, which means that the young embryo could split and develop into two complete embryos (how identical twins are formed)

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what is a homeobox?

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a highly conserved nucleotide sequence, meaning it has been unchanged over millions of years of evolution

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what type of genes are homeobox genes?

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regulatory!

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18
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what is the function of a homeobox regulatory gene?

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it can turn genes on and off

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what does the homeobox control?

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anterior to posterior developmental sequence of the embryo, which can cause a pattern formation during development

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what are homeobox containing genes called?

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hox genes

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what are the properties of hox genes?

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the order of genes along chromosomes are similar among different animals groups, but the number of repetitions can differ

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does the number of hox genes vary among different animal phyla?

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yes, absent in sponges by many in vertebrates

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what are the two types of potential body plans an organism can posses?

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radial symmetry or bilateral symmetry

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what is radial symmetry?

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no front and back, or left or right

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radial animals often possess what characteristics?

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planktonic or sessile (weakly swimming)

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26
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what is bilateral symmetry?

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two sided symmetry with a left and right side, dorsal (top) and ventral (bottom) side, and an anterior (head) and posterior (tail)
(think of drawing a line right down the middle of your body)

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27
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bilateral animals posses what characteristics?

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often move more actively and have a central nervous system

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28
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what is the process of cephalization?

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the development of the head (cns)

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in cephalization, what is concentrated in the head?

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sensory organs, including sensory structure and receptors

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30
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cephalization centers what in the brain?

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internal concentration of the neural system, which forms the cns

31
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what was cephalization developed? what does this allow for? (3)

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allowed for forward and directional movement, which allows for quicker responses to stimuli, better ability to search for food, and better defenses and capabilities

32
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the class of animals called eumetazoa are all animals that posses?

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true tissues

33
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what are tissues?

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an integrated group of cells with a common structure and function

34
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all true tissues have a?

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membranous layer

35
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what does the membranous layer do?

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isolate tissues from other tissues

36
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what is the parazoan design?

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collection of cells, specialized cells perform specific functions

37
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what is the eumetazoan design?

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specialized cells are collected into a distinct tissue, which causes more advanced designs and tissue combining to form organs

38
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what are the three germ layers involved in tissue formation?

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endoderm, ectoderm and mesoderm

39
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what does the endoderm form?

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the digestive tract (gut)

40
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what does the ectoderm form?

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outer covering (skin and nerves)

41
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what does the mesoderm form?

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muscle and other organs (think middle)

42
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the class ‘radiata’ refers to animals that have?

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two embryonic cell layers

43
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what do diploblastic animals have?

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an endoderm and ectoderm

44
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the class “bilateria’ refers to animals that have?

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three embryonic cell layers

45
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what do triploblastic animals have?

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endoderm, ectoderm and mesoderm

46
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what do most triploblastic animals possess?

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a fluid-filled body cavity

47
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what is a true body cavity called? where is it derived from?

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coelom, which is derived from the mesoderm

48
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animals that have a true coelom are called?

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coelomates

49
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what are the qualities a coelomate has? (4)

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  1. a digestive tract from the endoderm
  2. bodily covering from the ectoderm
  3. tissue layer lining the coelom and suspending internal organs from the mesoderm
  4. body cavity!
50
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some triploblastic animals do not have a coelom, but rather a?

51
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what is the function of the hemocoel?

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to provide circulation, nutrient transport, waste removal and a hydrostatic skeleton (in some animals)

52
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what is a hemolymph?

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the fluid-filled cavity for a hemocoel

53
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what are the qualities an animal with a hemocoel has? (4)

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  1. a digestive tract from the endoderm
  2. body covering from ectoderm
  3. muscle layer from the mesoderm
  4. body cavity
54
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triploblastic animals that lack a body cavity are called?

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acoelomates

55
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what are qualities that an acoelomate has? (4)

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  1. body covering from ectoderm
  2. tissue-filled region from the mesoderm
  3. wall of the digestive cavity from the endoderm
  4. no body cavity
56
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what is the function of the coelom?

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to cushion internal organs from blows to the outside of the body

57
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what does having a coelom allow internal organs to do?

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internal organs can grow and shift without deforming the outside of the body, like the heart beating

58
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what can the fluid-filled cavity of the coelom be used as?

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a hydrostatic skeleton by tensing the muscles around an incompressible fluid (earthworms)

59
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animals common ancestor resembled that of a?

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choanoflagellate

60
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what are choanoflagellates?

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heterotrophic protists

61
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what does the choanoflagellate have (structurally)?

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a single flagellum that is surrounded by a collar of microvilli

62
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what are microvilli?

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finger-like projections of the cell membrane

63
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choanoflagellates have a cell morphology that is similar to that of?

64
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what is the colonial hypothesis?

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a ball-shaped colony of choanoflagellates may have evolved inti a simple animal with endodermal and ectodermal layers

65
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what are the steps of the colonial hypothesis?

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  1. collagen and oxygen allow for cell adhesion, creating a colonial protist (an aggregate of identical cells)
  2. aggregation of similar cells form into a hollow sphere of unspecialized cells
  3. cell specialization begins; may specialize in reproduction, growth, etc through natural selection
  4. an infolding is formed
  5. gastrula-like ‘protoanimal’ with germ layers and a digestive cavity is formed
66
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what is the dna evidence that the colonial hypothesis took place?

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genes for cell signaling and adhesion proteins found in both choanoflagellates and animal cells

67
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what are the advantages of being multicellular?

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  1. they get bigger and more complex
  2. easier to gather and eat food
  3. less likely to get eaten - defense
  4. specialization of tasks - sensory, digestion
68
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what are some costs to multicellularity?

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  1. most cells do not reproduce
  2. requires cooperation
69
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what is diffusion?

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random motion of molecules from a high to low concentration

70
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what are some limitations of diffusion?

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only effective over small distances and limits size

71
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how was diffusion overcome?

72
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what is bulk flow?

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active flow of oxygen, nutrients and other molecules in large quantities from point a to point b

73
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specialized cells and tissues ________ _________ oxygen and nutrients throughout the body?

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actively transport

74
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what are the four major eras?

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edicarian, aleozoic, mesozoic, cenozoic

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