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Chapter 19 Flashcards

1
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Recognize some of the animals that are included in the group Chondrichthyes?

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Sharks, rays, skates, and chimaera

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What is the name Chondrichthyes referring to?

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Cartilage fishes

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Describe the differences between bone and cartilage, advantages and disadvantages

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*Cartilage is light weight and flexible
*Bone is hard and not flexible
*advantage of cartilage -> light weight and flexible
*disadvantage of having cartilage instead of bone -> bone heals faster due to better blood supply, and provides protection and structural support; which cartilage does not

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4
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What are placoid scales?

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Tooth like organs on the skin of the fish

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What are they like structurally and what are their functions?

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They are structurally like teeth, their function is protection and easier to swim through water

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How can you sex these animals?

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By seeing if the animal has a clasper or not; females don’t have claspers while males do

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What are claspers?

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Copulatory organs: responsible of delivery sperm to the female

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The three reproductive strategies found in Chondrichthyes.

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*Oviparity
*Viviparity
*Aplacental Viviparty

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oviparity

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Release egg into environment; embryo receives nourishment via yolk sac

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aplacental viviparity

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Embryos kept inside mother’s uteri (two); embryo receives nourishment via yolk sac

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viviparity

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Embryos kept inside mother’s uteri (two); embryo receives nourishment via placenta-like organ

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12
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What is a fusiform body?

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Torpedo shaped body, most efficient for swimming.

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13
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Name the external anatomy of the shark.

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pectoral fins, pelvic fins, dorsal fins, anal fin, caudal fin, claspers, spiracles, gills slits, external nares, lateral line, ampullae of Lorenzini.

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pectoral fins

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Ventral pair of fins used for lift and maneuverability

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Pelvic fins

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Ventral pair of fins used for balance.

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Dorsal fins

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Dorsal (top) fins used for balance.

17
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Anal fin

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Fin behind the anus used for balance (in some sharks)

18
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Caudal fin

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Fin located in tail region used for propulsion and lift

19
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Claspers

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Only on male on pelvic fins used for grabbing female and transferring sperm

20
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Spiracles

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Above the eye area used to bring water in, to go by gills for gas exchange.

21
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Gill slits

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Water leaves the body through the gill slits while it passes out gas is exchanged.

22
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External nares

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Nostrils on the nose used for smell NOT BREATHING

23
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Lateral line

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A sensory system to detect vibrations in water.

24
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Ampullae of lorenzini

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Canals and conduction gel
-uses
Electroreception (detect electrical fields) -> allows to detect prey
Orientation relative to magnetic field of earth -> navigate
Location of the prey

25
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How do sharks breathe?

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Either through ram ventilation or pumping using mouth / spiracles

26
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What is ram ventilation?

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Swimming with mouth open, water comes in, water comes out through gills where gas exchange happens for breathing.

27
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What is unique about the jaws and teeth of sharks?

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-Jaws are partially calcified (when skeleton of shark is made of cartilage) with several rows of deciduous (continuously replace teeth throughout their life) teeth
-upper jaws are not fused to the cranium which allows for it to protrude from its cranium

28
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How do sharks achieve a greater surface area for nutrient absorption and digestion in their
intestine?

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With the spiral valve

29
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What is the spiral valve?

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Like a spiral staircase in the intestine of the shark to increase surface area for nutrient absorption (since sharks have a small intestine and do not chew their food)

30
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Describe the ampullae of Lorenzini: general structure and functions

A

Canals and conduction gel
-uses
Electroreception (detect electrical fields) -> allows to detect prey
Orientation relative to magnetic field of earth -> navigate
Location of the prey

31
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How are the bodies of rays and skates different from those in sharks?

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The bodies of rays and skates are dorsoventrally flattened (a flat shark)
- gill slits, external nares, and mouth are ventral(bottom)
-eyes and spiracles are dorsal(top)

32
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How are the claspers of chimaeras different from those of sharks, rays and skates

A

Males with a copulatory organ on their head (Cephalic clasper)
*used only to hold onto the female NOT to transfer sperm

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