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Tight junctions

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Prevent fluid from moving across a layer of cells

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Desmosomes

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Connected to cytoskeleton

Space between: spot rivets

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Gap junctions

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Ions pass between cells

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Development

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Single cell -> blastula -> gastrula

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Blastula

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Hollow ball of cells

Stage of embryonic development

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Blastocoel

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Cavity of blastula

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Gastrulation

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Cells move from outside of blastula to inside

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Archenteron

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Gut

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Protostome

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“1st the mouth”
8 cell stage: top tier of cells sits in the furrow of the bottom tier (spiral and determinate)
Mesoderm splits to form coelom
Mouth develops from blastophore

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Blastophore

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Opening of gastrula

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Deuterostome

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"2nd the mouth"
8 cell stage: cells stack on top of each other
Each cell is capable of forming a larva
Folds of archenteron form coelom
Anus develops from blastophore
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Radial symmetry

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Distinct top and bottom sides

No distinct left and right sides

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Bilateral symmetry

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Distinct top, bottom, right, and left sides

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Coelom

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Body cavity

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Diploblast

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Only ectoderm and endoderm

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Ectoderm and endoderm

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Outside cell layer and inside cell layer of embryo, respectively

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Triploblast

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Ectoderm, endoderm, and mesoderm

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Coelomate

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Mesoderm tissue layers line ectoderm and coelom (suspend internal organs)

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Pseudocoelomate

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Mesoderm lines ectoderm, but not coelom

Fluid lines coelom

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Acoelomate

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Mesoderm tissue fills space between digestive tract and ectoderm

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Porifera

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Sponges
No true tissues
Hermaphrodites
Sessile (stuck to site)
Flagellated swimming larvae
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Sponge body plan

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Pores
Spongocoel (central cavity)
Choanocytes (flagellated and collared cells that engulf food)
Ameobocytes (eat food, carry nutrients, manufacture skeletal fibers)
Osculum (large opening)

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Cnidaria

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Jellies, corals, hydras
Radial symmetry
Central gastrovascular cavity
Diploblastic
2 forms: polyp (hydra) or medusae (jelly)
Asexual (budding) and sexual reproduction

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Cnidocytes

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Structures on cnidaria tentacles that release sticky chemicals that bind and/or stun prey
Nematocysts: more complex cnidocytes

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Hydrozoa

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Cnidarians

Hydra

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Scyphozoa

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Cnidarians
Jellyfishes
No polyps

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Cubozoa

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Cnidarians
Box-shaped
Lens and cornea, but no brain
Simple light-sensing cells
Sea wasp
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Anthozoa

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Cnidarians
Coral and anemone
No medusae
Contain symbiotic bacteria

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Lophotrochozoa

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Bilateral symmetry
Triploblastic
Most are coelomates

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Lophophore

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Crown of feeding tentacles

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Trocophore

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Ciliated larval stage

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Platyhelminthes

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Lophotrochozoans
Flatworms
Acoelomate
Gas exchange and waste: diffusion
Gastrovascular cavity: one opening and branching
Parasitic: require 2 hosts (Flukes)
Regenerative abilities
Eyespots (planaria)
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Turbellaria

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Platyhelminthes

Typical flatworms

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Monogenea

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Platyhelminthes

No complex 2-host life cycles

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Trematoda

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Platyhelminthes
Flukes
Complex 2-host life cycles

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Cestoda

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Platyhelminthes
Tapeworms
Scolex: mouth
Proglottids: sacs of sex organs

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Rotifers

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Lophotrocozoans
Pseudocoelomate
Alimentary canal
Suspension feeders
Parthenogenesis: females lay eggs that develop into grown females (no sperm required)
Rotifer (“wheel bearer”): crown of cilia that draws in food

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Ectoprocta

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Lophotrocozoans
Coelomates
U-shaped alimentary canals
Lophophores: suspension feeders
Bryozoans: colonial reef builders
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Brachiopods

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Lophotrocozoans
Coelomates
U-shaped alimentary canals
Lophophores: suspension feeders
Lamp shells
40
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Mollusca

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Lophotrocozoans
Coelomates
Foot: muscular, movement
Visceral mass: contains internal organs
Mantle: tissue that secretes shell
Radula: "tongue" with teeth for scraping 
Trochopores
Reproduction: mostly separate sexes, some hermaphrodites
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Polyplacophora

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Mollusks
"Many plates"
Herbivores
Radula: scrape algae
Strong muscular foot: difficult to dislodge
42
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Gastropoda

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Mollusks
"Stomach foot"
No shell: slugs
Simple shell: limpet
Coiled shell: snails
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Bivalvia

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Mollusks
Clams, mussels, scallops, and oysters
Suspension feeders
2-part hinged shell 
No head or radula
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Cephalopoda

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Mollusks
"Head foot"
Squid, octopus, cuttlefish, nautilus
Carnivores: tentacles and beak-like jaw
Shell reduced or missing
Well developed sense organs and brain
Closed circulatory system
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Annelida

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Lophotrocozoans
Worms and leeches
Coelomates
Segmented
Closed circulatory systems
No heart
Alimentary canal
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Oligochaeta

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Annelids
"Few hairs"
Earthworms and leeches
Worms: chaetae (chitin bristles)
Leeches: no chaetae, predators or parasites, hirudin (chemical secreted to prevent blood from coagulating)
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Polychaeta

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Annelids
"Many bristles"
Parapodia: ridges/paddles used for moving
Chaetae
Free living or tube dwellers
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Ecdysozoa

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Bilateral
Protostomes
Exoskeletons

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Ecdysis

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Molting

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Nematoda

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Ecdysozoans
Round worms
Pseudocoelomates
Alimentary canal
Free-living or parasite
Usually separate sexes
C. elegans: model organism for genetics, hermaphrodite
Trichinella spiralis: causes trichinosis, hatch in intestine and burrow into other tissues
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Arthropoda

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Ecdysozoans
Coelomates
Segmented
Jointed appendages
Open circulatory system w/ hemolymph
Gas exchange: gills, trachael system, or book lungs
Exoskeleton made of chitin (provide protection, support muscles, prevent desiccation)

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Cheliceriformes

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Arthropods
Horseshoe crabs, arachnids
Chelicerae: claw-like feeding appendages
Pedipalps: sensory organs located near anterior end (pincers in scorpions)
Cephalothorax and abdomen
6 pairs of appendages (4 pairs of legs, 1 pair chelicerae, 1 pair pedipalps)
Single-lens eyes
Spiders: booklungs
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Myriapoda

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Arthropods
Millipedes and centipedes
Antannae
Mandibles: jaw-like mouthparts
Many legs: millipedes 2/segment, centipedes 1/segment
Millipedes: herbivores
Centipedes: carnivores
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Hexapoda

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Arthropods
Insects
3 body regions: head, thorax, abdomen
Wings
3 pairs of legs, antennae, specialized mouthparts
Compound eyes
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Incomplete metamorphosis

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Eggs -> nymphs -> adults

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Complete metamorphosis

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Eggs -> larva -> pupa -> adult

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Crustacea

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Arthropods
Shrimp, lobster, crab, crayfish, barnacles
Body in 2-3 parts
2 pairs of antennae, 3 or more legs, 3 or more appendages for chewing
Compound eyes
Gills
Exoskeleton hardened w/ calcium carbonate

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Echinodermata

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“Spiny skin”
Starfish and sea urchins
Endoskeleton of calcified plates
Water vascular system: moving, feeding, gas exchange
Larvae: bilateral symmetry
Adult: imperfect radial symmetry
Reproduction: males and females release gametes into water

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Echinodermata body plan

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Ring canal, 5 radial canals
Tube feet: ampulla, sucker podium
Madreporite (mother pore)
“Nervous system:” nerve ring and nerve cords

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Asteroides

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Echinodermates

Sea stars

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Ophiuroidea

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Echinodermates

Brittle stars

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Echinoidea

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Echinodermates
Urchins and sand dollars
Sea urchins: experimental model for developmental biology, edible gonads

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Crinoidea

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Echinodermates

Feather stars

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Holothuroidea

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Echinodermates

Sea cucumbers

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Chordates

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Notochord: part of mesoderm that directs building of nerve tube under ectoderm
Pharyngeal slits: invertebrates- filter feeding, fish-gills, tetrapods- ear, head, neck
Dorsal, hollow nerve cord
Post-anal tail

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Cephalochordata

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Lancelets or amphioxus
Larval and adult stages have chordate characteristics
Somite: forms muscles in amphioxus, forms vertebrae, ribs, back muscles, and more in vertebrates

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Urochordata

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Tunicates/Sea Squirts
Larval stage has chordate characteristics
Adult sessile

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Craniate Characteristics

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Head with sense organs and brain enclosed in skull
Neural crest cells
Higher metabolic rate
2 chambered heart
Hemoglobin in red blood cells
Kidneys
Pharyngeal slits become respiratory gills

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Neural crest cells

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Give rise to teeth, bones and cartilage of skull, dermis of face, certain types of neurons
Involved in development of eyes and other sense organs

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Myxini

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Craniates
Hagfishes
Cartilaginous skull
No jaws or vertebrae
Slime glands
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Vertebrate characteristics

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More extensive skull
Backbone/vertebrae and internal skeleton
Paired muscle masses
Central nervous system
Heart w/ 2 or more chambers
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Petromyzontida

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Vertebrates
Lampreys (jawless fishes)
Skeleton made of cartilage
No jaws
Larval stage looks like a lancelet (cephalochordate)
Adults retain notochord
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Gnathostomes

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Vertebrates
Jaws-hinged mouth gripping
Evolution from pharyngeal slits
Addition duplications of Hox genes

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Chondrichthyes

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Gnathostomes
Sharks, rays and ratfishes
Cartilaginous skeleton
Cloaca: single opening for intestinal, reproductive, and urinary tracts

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Osteichthyes

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Gnathostomes
Ray fin fishes and lobe fin fishes
Bony skeleton
Rod shaped bones in pectoral and pelvic fins
Some have lungs
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Tetrapods

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4 feet and limbs
Head separated from body by neck
Pharyngeal slits turn into ears

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Urodela

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Amphibians

Salamanders

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Anura

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Amphibians
Frogs
Metamorphosis

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Apoda

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Caecilians (legless amphibians)

Gas exchange via lungs and skin

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Amniotes

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Amniotic egg
Amnion: membrane that covers embryo
Chorion: gas exchange
Allantois: waste disposal
Yolk sac: nutrients for embryo
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Reptilia

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Leathery shelled eggs
Ectothermic
Tuatara
Squamates (scaled reptiles)
Turtles
Crocodilians
Birds
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Aves

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Reptiles
Birds
Large brain to body size
Loss or fusion of bones
Highly pneumatic skeleton
No teeth in jaw
4 chambered heart
Air sacs for efficient respiration
Endothermic
Feathers
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Mammalia

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Hair 
Mammary glands
Endothermic
4 chambered heart
Diaphragm

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