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Chapter 23: Biology Outlines Flashcards

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Animal ____ ____ vary widely in _____ and ____ (whales - rotifers)

A

body plans; shape; size

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Animals are found nearly _________ on Earth

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everywhere

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All animals share a set of _______ ______________ that set them apart

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derived characteristics

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All animals are ___________ __________ (they have ______ cells and eat _____ ________ to gain nutrients)

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multicellular heterotrophs; multiple; other organisms

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_______: A three-stranded _______ unique to animals; it is found in skin, bones, ligaments, fingernails, and hair

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Collagen; protein

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Individual collagen proteins combine with one another to form ____-____ ______ that are strong and flexible (wraps around an animal cell)

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rope-like fibers

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Animals do not alternate between ____-______ ______ and ______ stages

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free-living diploid; haploid

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Animal parents are ______ so they produce ______ offspring

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diploid; diploid

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Some kinds of animals can reproduce _______ and ________

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sexually; asexually

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______ ____: Have ___ copies of each chromosomes (___ from Mom and ___ from Dad)

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Diploid cells; two; one; one

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____ _____ are diploid (2n)

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Body cells

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_______ _____: Class of genes that control _____ __________

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Homeotic genes; early development

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_______ _____ (___ _____): Define the ____-____ pattern of development in animal ______; determine the position of ____ ____________

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Homeobox genes; Hox genes; head-tail; embryos; cell differentiation

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A _______ in a homeotic gene can lead to the development of a ____ ________ in the _____ position

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mutation; body structure; wrong

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Animals are ______ but share common characteristics

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diverse

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All animals share a set of ____________

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characteristics

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17
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All animals are __________ _________

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multicellular heterotrophs

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Animal cells are supported by _______

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collagen

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Animals are ______ and usually reproduce ______

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diploid; sexually

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20
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Most animals have ___ genes

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hox

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________: Animal with an internal segmented _______

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Vertebrate; backbone

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Vertebrates make up less than _% of all animal species

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5

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___________: Animals without a _______

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Invertebrates; backbones

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______: Groups of animals that are defined by _______ and _______ characteristics (differ from other animal groups)

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Phylum; structural; functional

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Each animal phylum has a unique ____ ____

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body plan

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Invertebrates encompass most animal groups (_________ 86%; ______ 6%; _____ 5%; ______, ________, __________ etc. 3%)

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Arthropods; mollusks; worms; sponges, cnidarians, echinoderms

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Differences in ___ ___ result from differences in expression of ___ _____

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body plan; Hox genes

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Hox genes tell ________ cells which ____ ____ to become (head etc.)

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embryonic; body part

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_________ in Hox genes can change an animal’s entire ____ ____

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Mutations; body plan

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Mutations led to a vast _______ of animal species

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diversity

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31
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Three criteria are used to categorize animals:

  1. ____ ____ ________
  2. Number of ______ ______
  3. _________ ______
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Body plan symmetry; tissue layers; developmental patterns

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_______ Symmetry: Animals that can be ______ divided along only one ____, which splits it into mirror-image sides

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Bilateral; equally; plane

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______ Symmetry: Animals that have body parts arranged in a circle around a _____ ____

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Radial; central axis

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Bilateral animals are triploblastic, meaning they have _ distinct tissue layers

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3

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_______: Layer #_: Outer layer that develops into the skin, brain, and nervous system

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Ectoderm; 1

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_______: Layer #_: Inner layer that lines the animal’s gut

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Endoderm; 2

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_______: Layer #_: Middle layer that develops into tissues and organs

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Mesoderm; 3

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Radial animals have only _ distinct tissue layers (ectoderm & _______)

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2; endoderm

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39
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Animals are separated into 2 major divisions: _________ and __________

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protostomes; deuterostomes

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__________: Mouth is formed first and the anus second

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Protostomes

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41
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____________: Anus is formed first and the mouth second

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Deuterostomes

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42
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The current organization of the animal kingdom shows some unexpected ________

A

relationships

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43
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Technological advancements help to clarify _________ relationship

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evolutionary

44
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More than __% of all animal species are invertebrates

45
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______: Most primitive animals on Earth

46
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Some sponge fossils are more than ___ million years old

47
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________ evidence says that sponges are related to groups of ______

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Molecular; protists

48
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Sponges lack _____ and ____ cells, so they are _____ (unable to move from where they are attached)

A

muscle; nerve; sessile

49
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Sponges secrete _____ _________ to prevent other sponges from growing in their area and to protect themselves from predators and parasites

A

toxic substances

50
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Sponges reproduce sexually and asexually (______)

51
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Sponges are _____ _______ (eat by straining particles out of the water)

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filter feeders

52
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Sponges do not have _____, however, they have ___________ _____

A

tissues; specialized cells

53
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__________: Thin, leathery cells that form the sponge’s outer layer

A

Pinacocytes

54
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__________: Form the inner layer of the sponge (“_____ cells”)

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Choanocytes; collar

55
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___________: Mobile cells found in between two cell layers

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Amoebocytes

56
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Amoebocytes can transport __ to sponge, repair ______, and help _____

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O2; injuries; growth

57
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Unlike sponges, ________ can move

A

cnidarians

58
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Cnidarians have two body forms: the _____ and the _____

A

polyp; medusa

59
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______: Cylindrical tubes w/____ & ______ facing ______(corals)

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Polyps; mouth; tentacles; upward

60
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_______: Umbrella-shaped w/mouth & tentacles facing ____ (jellies)

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Medusas; down

61
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Cnidarians can reproduce sexually or asexually

A

Just a note :)

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Polyps reproduce by _______ & medusas reproduce _______

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budding; sexually

63
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Cnidarian bodies have _ _____ layers divided by the ________ (jelly material)

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2 tissue; mesoglea

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The _____ layer of tissue is made up of _____ types of ____

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outer; three; cells

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_________ Cells: Cover the surface of the cnidarian

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Contracting

66
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_____ Cells: Interconnect to form a network to send ______ information

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Nerve; sensory

67
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________: Specialized cells that contain stinging structures for ______ and _________ ____ (nematocyst)

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Cnidocytes; defense; capturing

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Cnidarian classes:

  1. _______: sea anemonies & corals (dominant _____ form)
  2. ________: hydra (alternate between forms)
  3. _________: jellyfish (dominant _____ form)
  4. ________: sea wasps (dominant _____ form)
A

Anthozoa; polyps; Hydrozoa; Scyphozoa; medusa; Cubozoa; medusa

69
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________: Have a solid body and an incomplete or absent ___

A

Flatworms; gut

70
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Flatworms lack a ___________ _______

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circulatory system

71
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Classes of flatworms

  1. __________: Free-living, nonparasitic flatworms
  2. ______: Parasites that feed on the body fluids of other animals
  3. __________: Parasites that live in vertebrate guts
A

Planarians; Flukes; Tapeworms

72
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Mollusks and all other bilateral animals have a complete _______ _____

A

digestive tract

73
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__________ ________ _____: Consists of two openings (_____ & ____) at opposite ends of a continuous tube (animals with this eat continuously)

A

Complete Digestive Tract; mouth; anus

74
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Flatworms are the only bilateral animal without a _______ _________ ______

A

complete digestive tract

75
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All mollusks share at least one of these three features

  1. ______: A file-like feeding organ
  2. _____: An area of tissue covering the internal organs
  3. _______: Flat gills found in the pocket of mantle tissue (mantle cavity)
A

Radula; Mantle; Ctenidia

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_________: Consists of spaces between cells within the animal’s tissues (blood is pumped through here)

77
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Mollusks are classified into three (of seven) classes

  1. _________: Make up over half the species in a mollusk phylum (_____)
  2. _________ (_______): A soft body protected by 2 hard shells (_____)
  3. ___________: The nervous system & eye are highly developed (____)
A

Gastropoda; snails; Pelecypods (Bivalves); clams; Cephalopods; squid

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Mollusks use a variety of reproductive strategies (most involve ______)

79
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Some species are ___________ (male & female reproductive organs)

A

hermaphrodites

80
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________ share more similarities in their ____ ____ than mollusks do

A

Annelids; body plans

81
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There are three groups of annelids: _________, _____ ____, and _____

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earthworms; marine worms; leeches

82
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Annelid groups are characterized by _________: the division of an organism’s body

A

segmentation

83
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________: A fluid-filled space completely surrounded by _____

A

Coelom; muscle

84
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Annelid reproduction may be sexual or asexual (____________)

A

fragmentation

85
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Earthworms are ____________

A

hermaphrodites

86
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__________: Also called _______ are the most numerous kinds of animal in terms of numbers and species diversity

A

Roundworms; nematodes

87
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Roundworms are _________ with ______ symmetry

A

protostomes; bilateral

88
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Roundworms have a tough exoskeleton called a ____

89
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_______: Made of ____ & must be ___ when the animal grows larger

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Cuticle; chitin; shed

90
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Muscle from the roundworm is separated from the central gut tube by a fluid-filled space (__________)

A

pseudocoelom

91
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Called a pseudocoelom because it is not completely lined by _____

92
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Roundworms do not have _______ or ______ systems, but they do have a _______ system

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circulatory; respiratory; digestive

93
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Most roundworms reproduce _______

94
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Roundworms are ______ of nearly every plant and animal species; they can cause a lot of damage to ____, hurting the economy; others infect ______

A

parasites; crops; humans

95
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________: Found within the ________ tract of its host; feeds on the host’s blood; infects the host when they walk over contaminated ____

A

Hookworms; digestive; soil

96
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________: Found in the gut of its host; occur when host swallows ____ picked up from contaminated ______

A

Pinworms; eggs; surfaces

97
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______ _____: Found in the ____ and ________ tissue of hosts; occur when the host drinks contaminated _____

A

Guinea Worms; guts; connective; water

98
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Echinoderms are on the same __________ _____ as _________

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evolutionary branch; vertebrates

99
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Echinoderms have _____ _______

A

radial symmetry

100
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Echinoderms have an ______ skeleton made up of tiny interlocking calcium-based plates called _______ (embedded within the ____)

A

internal; ossicles; skin

101
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Echinoderms have a _____ ______ _____: a series of water-filled radial canals that extend along each arm from the ring canal surrounding the central disk (_____ canals store water used for _______ and _______)

A

water vascular system; radial; circulation; movement

102
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Changes in water pressure _____ and _____ ___ ___

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extend; retract; tube feet

103
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Echinoderms have a complete ________ system

104
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Echinoderms (___ _____) can ______ limbs and other body parts (a portion of the ______ ____ must remain)

A

sea stars; regenerate; central disk

105
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There are Five Classes of Echinoderms

  1. _______: Feather stars & sea lilies
  2. _______: Sea stars
  3. __________: Brittle stars & basket stars
  4. ________: Sea urchins, sea biscuits, and sand dollars
  5. ___________: Sea cucumbers
A

Crinoidea; Asteroidea; Ophiuroidea; Echinoidea; Holothuroidea

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