Bio 10 lab exam 3 Flashcards
What type of symmetry do sponges exhibit?
None
What is the job of collar cells in a sponge?
They bring water and nutrients into a sponge and expel waste and carbon dioxide from the sponge
What level of organization do cnidarians have?
Tissue
Although a (reef) coral is an animal, it only lives in relatively shallow water where there is light. Why is this?
It has a mutualistic relationship with photosynthetic algae
What type of symmetry is found among flatworms?
Bilateral
What type of digestive system do flatworms possess?
Incomplete
What do all mollusks have in common?
A muscular foot and mantle
What type of digestive system do mollusks possess?
Complete
What level of organization do annelids have?
Organ system
What are the distinguishing characteristics of annelids?
Segmentation and a distinct head and tail
Which arthropod class is the most successful on earth?
Insects
Since arthropods have external skeletons, how do they grow larger throughout their lifetime?
They molt
What are the distinguishing characteristics of the phylum Chordata?
Notochord and centralized nerve chord along the dorsal part of the body
Which well-developed set of teeth would allow you to distinguish the skull of a small deer from a beaver?
The deer would have well developed molars for grinding its food; The beaver would have well-developed incisors for gnawing its food
Why are Protozoans sometimes referred to a “animal-like” protists?
Because they are motile and heterotrophic
What are two uses of cilia?
Feeding and movement
In what environments are ciliates found?
Aquatic
What is a mixotroph?
An organism that uses energy from the sun to take up nutrients and grow but also kills and eats other plankton
Where are Euglena commonly found?
Nutrient-rich/polluted waters
How do amoeboids ingest their food?
Through phagocytosis
What are some risks to human health that amoeboids pose?
Dysentry and encephalitis
In what habitat are dinoflagellates found?
Freshwater and marine
What is a “red tide”?
An “algal bloom” caused by a population explosion of dinoflagellates
What are the cell walls of diatoms made of?
Silica (glass)
What is the advantage of the red pigment found in red algae?
It allows them to absorb blue light
What organism eats kelp, and if left unchecked can destroy kelp forests?
Sea Urchins
Which part of the fungus obtains nutrients?
hyphae
The bulk of a fungus is made up of fine filaments. What is the name for these fine filaments?
hyphae
Which of the following is the function of hyphae?
-absorption of nutrients
-excretion of digestive enzymes
-grow to new food areas
What is the benefit to a plant of forming mycorrhizas?
symbiotic relationship
Which is an ecological role of fungi?
decomposer
A fungi that produces eight spores in an ascus are called
sac fungi
What does the algae contribute to the relationship in a lichen?
carbohydrates
What is the name for an organism that is the mutualistic association between an algae and a fungus?
lichen
How do hyphae obtain nutrients?
they release digestive enzymes into food and absorb the digested products
The bulk of a fungus is made up of fine filaments. What is the name for a mass of fungal filaments?
mycelium
What is the method that fungi use to spread to new areas?
disperse with spores.
How does the FUNGUS benefit by forming mycorrhizas?
obtains sugars from the plant
Name the structure on which spores grow (be specific). They grow on a _______.
Basidium
How do mosses and liverworts disperse?
spores
What specialized tissue found in ferns (compared to mosses and liverworts) represents increasing independence from an aquatic habitat?
Vascular tissue
What specialized tissues allow conifers to live in a terrestrial habitat?
vascular tissue
Flowering plants represent an evolutionary advancement over conifers. What advantage do colorful flowers have over cones that ensure reproductive success? ___ ___ ___
attract animal pollinators
List the letter of all the plant(s) that lack vascular tissue?
A. moss
B. liverwort
C. fern
D. conifer
E. flowering plant
A B