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Zoology

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Study of animals

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4 characteristics of animals

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Multicellular
Eukaryotic
Heterotrophic
Motile

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Embryology

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Different cells have different functions

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Germ layers

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Most basic tissue formed in embryo

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3 types of germ layer

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Ectoderm
Endoderm
Mesoderm

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Ectoderm

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Layer that forms outer body
Ex. Skin, fur, scales, nervous system

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Endoderm

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Forms inside lining of digestive tract
Ex. Gut lining, respiratory lining

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Mesoderm

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Layer in between endo/ectoderm, forms most organ systems
Ex. Circulatory, respiratory, muscular systems

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Coelom

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Cavity that forms between 2 layers of mesoderm

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Only organism that has asymmetry

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sponges

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What organisms have radial symmetry

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Primitive animals
Starfish, sand dollars,
Cnidarians

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Where is bilateral symmetry found in

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Complex organisms

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Cephalization

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Sensory/nervous tissue is concentrated in anterior region

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What does high cephalization allow?

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For animals to process lots of information at once

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Only motile stage of sponges life

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Sperm

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What systems do sponges lack?

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Digestive, circulatory and nervous

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Collar cells

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Line the central cavity
Use flagella to create water currents that siphon water into central cavity

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How many germ layers do sponges have?

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0

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Hermaphrodites

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Capable of producing male and female gametes

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How are sponges ecologically important?

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Provide habitat for many aquatic species

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Cnidaria

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First animals to have germ layers and embryology
Includes jellyfish, coral, and sea anenomies

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What germ layer do cnidarians lack?

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Mesoderm
Lack internal organs

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Nematocysts

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Stinging cells that paralyze prey

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What were the first animals to perform extra cellular digestion?

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Cnidarians

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What symmetry do cnidarians have?

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Radial

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Medusa

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Cnidarian that has ectoderm face up

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Polyp

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Cnidarian that has endoderm side up

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Phylum Platyhelminthes

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Simplest form of worms
Contains flatworms

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What were the first animals to have mesoderm, bilateral symmetry and chephilization?

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Flatworms

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Flukes

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Parasitic flatworms that have digestive tracts
Have incomplete digestive system

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Pharynx

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Extends from mouth of flatworm, shreds food particles and sucks into digestive cavity

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Pseudocoelomates

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Animals with only 1 layer mesoderm

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What can flatworm nervous system detect?

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Blurry images
Sensing chemicals

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34
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Simplest organism known to be able to learn

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Flatworm

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Tapeworms

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Specialized parasitic flatworm
Have evolved to lose digestive tract and sensory organs

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Proglottids

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Reproductive organs that release from worm once matured and exit through feces to be ingested

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Phylum nematoda

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Contains roundworms
Thread like
Are pseudocoelomates

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First animals to have complete digestive system

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Roundworms

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Hookworm

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Most common type of parasitic flatworm
Can infect host without being ingested

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Guinea worm

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Ingested when host drinks contaminated water

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Who dedicated their like to eradicating Guinea worm?

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Jimmy carter (U.S president)

Only 2nd eradicated disease following smallpox

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How many people did Guinea worm infect in 1980s and how many does it infect now

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Used to infect 1.4 million/year
Only 15 cases Guinea worm in 2021

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Phylum Arthropoda

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Most diverse animal phylum; 1.2 million species
First animals to colonize land

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Head of arthropod

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Anterior segment containing sensory organs
First animals to have ears

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Compound eyes

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Eyes containing multiple calcite crystals that act as lenses

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Thorax

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Middle segment of arthropods containing digestive tract and appendages

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Crop

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Digestive organ that stores food for later digestion

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Abdomen

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Posterior body segment that contains most internal organs/ reproductive organs

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Internal fertilization

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Gametes fuse within body of female

50
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Do arthropods have open or closed circulatory system?

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Open
Abdomen contains it
Blood flows freely in coelom

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Spiracles

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Small tubes that connect coelom to outside of organism

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Malphigian tubes

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Filter blood and excrete waste

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Exoskeleton

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Hard covering made of chitin that serves as protection and water retention

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Class Crustacea

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Contains crabs, lobsters and crayfish

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Chephalothorax

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Head and thorax fused into single body segment

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Carapace

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Protective covering over exoskeleton made of calcium carbonate
Crabs- carapace covers cephalothorax and abdomen
Lobsters crayfish- carapace only covers cephalothorax

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Class insecta

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Contains insects ants and bees
Most complex arthropods
Many insects are vectors

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Insect life cycle

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Egg- sessile stage
Larvae- motile stage
Pupa- sessile stage
Adult- motile stage

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Class arachnicadia

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Contains spiders scorpions and ticks
Contain 2 body segment: abdomen and chephalothorax
Have 8 legs, don’t have antennae or wings

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Phylum cordata

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Contains most recognizable animals
Only 5% animals are chordates
Defining characteristic- backbone

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Agnatha

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Includes jawless fish
Ex. Lampreys and hagfish
Only chordates that lack vertebrae but have a notocord

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Notocord

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Cartilaginous rod that runs length of nerve cords

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Condricthyes

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Cartilaginous fishies
Contains sharks and rays

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First tetrapods

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Sharks

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Rostrum and lateral line

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Detects electromagnetic fields

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Osteicthyes

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Includes bony fish
Ex. Salmon, tuna

First animals to have skeleton made of bone

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Class amphibia

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Includes amphibians
First terrestrial vertebrates
First tetrapods

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What characteristics are more developed in amphibians

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Respiratory system
Muscular system

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Who were the first terrestrial vertebrates

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Amphibians

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Dessication

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Lack of has exchange; extreme dehydration

71
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Who had the first 3 chambered hearts

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Amphibians

72
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What do tadpoles undergo to enter adult stage

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Metamorphosis

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Class Anura

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Contains frogs
Lack tail and have enhanced muscular system

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Sub-class caudata

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Contains salamander and newts
Tailed amphibians

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Sub-class Gymnophiona

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Contains caecilians
Lost limbs to adapt to soil

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Who were the first truly terrestrial vertebrates?

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Reptiles

77
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Who were the first amniotes?

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Reptiles

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Parthenogenic

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Can reproduce asexually
Includes some reptiles

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What purpose do scales serve?

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Prevent dessication

80
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Order squamata

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Contains lizards, snakes
Second most diverse order

81
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What characterizes order squamata?

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Protruding scales

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Order testudines

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Contains turtles and tortoises

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Order archasauria

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Contains crocodilians and dinosaurs
Socket-toothed reptiles that allowed for sharper stronger teeth

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What did class archausauria give rise to?

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Aves (birds)

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Class aves

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Contains birds
Include all flying vertebrates excluding bats

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Convergent traits that birds and mammals share

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Warm-blooded
4-chambered hearts

87
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What animals have 3-chambered hearts

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Reptiles
Amphibians

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Viviparous

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Give birth to live young

89
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What functions do hair have

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Thermoregulation and camoflauge

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Radula

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Muscle with teeth used to scrape food off of surface

91
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What 2 functions of a mollusc help perform mechanical digestion

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Foot and radula

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Visceral mass

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Contains internal organs

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Mantle

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Tissue surrounding visceral mass that produces shell

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Class bivalvia

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-Contains clams, oysters and mussels
-Have modified shell split into 2 valves
-Use gills instead of radula for feeding

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Umbo

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Point on mantle where shell originates

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Are bivalves sedentary?

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Yes

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Class cephalopoda

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Contains Squid and octopus
Foot- modified into head and tentacles
Shell- modified into beak

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Phylum echinodermata

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Contains sea stars, sand dollars and urchins

99
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Why is echinoderm nervous system less developed?

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Loss of bilateral symmetry

100
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Radial nerves

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Control sensory and movement in each appendage

101
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Do echinoderms have a heart?

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No

102
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Many echinoderms can perform what kind of digestion?

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External digestion

103
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What’s the defining feature of echinoderms?

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Tube feet

104
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Do echinoderms have a complete digestive system?

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Yes

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