Biology Lab: Animal Taxonomy Flashcards
What is the phylum Porifera?
Sponges
What is the defining characteristic of Porifera?
Porous
What is the phylum Cnidaria?
-Corals
-Sea anemones
-Jellyfish
What is the defining characteristic of Cnidaria?
stinging cells
What are the different classes of Cnidaria?
Hydrozoa
Scyphozoa
Anthozoa
What is the class Hydrozoa?
Hydra
Portuguese Man of War
What is the class Scyphozoa?
Jellyfish
What is the class Anthozoa?
Corals
What is the symmetry of of Cnidaria?
Radial
What tissues does Cnidaria have?
Diploblastic
What body cavity does Cnidaria have?
gastro-vascular
What is the phylum Platyhelminthes?
Flatworms
What is the defining characteristic of Platyhelminthes?
Flat
What are the classes of Platyhelminthes?
Turbellaria
Cestoda
What is Turbellia?
Flatworms
What is Cestoda?
Tapeworms
What is the symmetry of Platyhelminthes?
Bilateral
What tissues do Platyhelminthes have?
Triploblastic
What body cavity does Platyhelminthes have?
acoelomate
What is the phylum Nematoda?
Roundworms
What is the defining characteristic of Nematoda?
Round
What is the symmetry of Nematoda?
Bilateral
What are the tissues of Nematoda?
Triploblastic
What body cavity does Nematoda have?
pseudocoelomate
What is the phylum Annelida?
Segmented worms
What are the classes of Annelida?
Polychaeta
Oligochaeta
Hirudinea
What is the class polychaeta?
lugworm
What is the class Oligochatea?
Earthworms
What is the class Hirudinea?
Leech
What is the symmetry of Annelida?
Bilateral
What tissues do Annelida have?
Triploblastic
What body cavity does Annelida have?
True coelomate
What is the defining characteristic of Annelida?
Segmented worm
What is the phylum Mollusca?
Mollusks
What is the defining characteristic of Mollusca?
soft body
What are the classes of mollusca?
Polyplacophora
Gastropoda
Bivalia
Cephalopoda
What is the class Polyplacophora?
Chiton
What is the class Gastropoda?
Conch
What is the class Bivalia?
Scallop
What is the class Cephalopoda?
Octopus, squid
What symmetry does mollusca have?
Bilateral
What tissues do Mollusca have?
Triploblastic
What body cavity does Mollusca have?
True coelomate
What is phylum Arthropoda?
“jointed foot”
What is the defining characteristic of Arthropoda?
Exoskeleton
What are the classes of Arthropoda?
Merostomata
Arachnida
Chilopoda
Diplopoda
Insecta
What is the class Merostomata?
Horseshoe crab
What is the class Arachnida?
Spiders
What is the class Chilopoda?
Centipede
What is the class Diplopoda?
Millipede
What is the class insecta?
insects
What is the subphylum Crustacea?
Crustaceans
What symmetry does Arthropoda have?
Bilateral
What tissues does Arthropoda have?
Triploblastic
What body cavity does Arthropoda have?
True coelomate
What is the phylum Echinodermata?
“spiny skin”
What is the defining characteristic of Echinodermata?
Spiny skin
What symmetry does Echinodermata have?
Bilateral as juveniles, radial as adults
What body cavity does Echinodermata have?
True coelomate
What is the phylum Chordata?
“Cord”
What is the defining characteristics of Chordata?
DHNC
Notocord
Post + Tail
Pheryngeal gill slits
What are the subphylums of Chordata?
Urochordata
Cephalochordata
Vertebrata
What is the subphylum Urochordata?
Tunicates
What is the subphylum Cephalochordata?
Lancelets
What is the subphylum Vertebrata?
Backbones
What are the classes of Chordata?
Agnatha
Chondrichthyes
Osteichthyes
Amphibia
Reptilia
Aves
Mammalia
What is the class Agnatha?
Lampreys
What is the class Chondrichthyes?
Cartilaginous fish (Sharks, rays, etc)
What is the class Osteichthyes?
Bony fish
What is the class amphibia?
Amphibians (frogs, salamanders, etc)
What is the class Reptilia?
Reptiles (snakes, lizards, turtles, etc)
What is the class aves?
Birds
What is the class mammalia?
Mammals (elephants, monkeys, us, etc)
What is the symmetry of Chordata?
Bilateral
What are the tissues of Chordata?
Triploblastic
What is the body cavity of Chordata?
True coelomate