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CH. 15 Flashcards

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Ectothermic

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Endothermic

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Molting

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Baleen

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Echolocation

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4use of high frequency sound to locate and stun prey. Used by dolphins, porpoises and toothed-whales

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Oxygen revolution

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Trilobite

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Zooxanthelle

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Provide corals oxygen, carbohydrates and alkaline pH to enhance CaCO3 deposits
Corals have symbiotic relationship with zooxanthelle

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Know details and be able to identify the phyla: Porifera

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Invertebrate: Sponges(suspension feeders)

Hole bearing

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Know details and be able to identify the phyla: Cnidaria

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Invertebrate: Coral, jellies, sea anemones, siphonophores

Contains cnidoblasts used to entangle or injure prey

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Know details and be able to identify the phyla: Platyhelminthes

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Invertebrate: flatworms, flukes, tapeworms

Bilateral symmetry

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Know details and be able to identify the phyla: Nematoda

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Roundworms

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Know details and be able to identify the phyla: Annelida

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Segmented worms

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Know details and be able to identify the phyla: Mollusca

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Chitons, snails, bivalves, squid, octopuses
Soft bodied.
1)Gastropoda(snails)
2)Bivalvia ( clams, oysters and mussels)
3)Cephalopoda (nautiluses octopus and squids)

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Know details and be able to identify the phyla: Arthropoda

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Crabs, shrimp, barnacles, copepods, krill
(Joint-footed)
Most number of individuals and species

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Know details and be able to identify the phyla: Echinodermata

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Sea starts, sea urchins, sea cucumbers

Hedgehog skin

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Know details and be able to identify the phyla: Cordata

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Invertebrate:Tunicates, salts,

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Know details and be able to identify the following chordate classes: Agnatha

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Know details and be able to identify the following chordate classes: Chondrichthyes

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Know details and be able to identify the following chordate classes: Osteichthyes

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Know details and be able to identify the following chordate classes: Mammals

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Know details and be able to identify the following chordate classes: Amphibians - why have they not adapted to the marine environment?

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Skin is too permeable to water

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Know details and be able to identify the following chordate classes: Aves

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Endothermic-likely descendants from smaller dinosaurs

Use sun and earths magnetic field to navigate

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Know details and be able to identify the following chordate classes: Reptiles

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Cetacea (describe the 2 suborders of whales: Odontoceti and Mysticeti)

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Mysticeti: baleen whales(brushlike teeth)
Odontoceti: toothed whales

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Carnivora

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Flesh eating: sea lion, elephant seals, sea otters

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Sirenia

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Mermaid: Manatee, Dugong

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