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Classification of prochordates and vertebrates Flashcards

1
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What are the characteristics of chordates

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Notochord, dorsal nerve chord, pharyngeal gill slits, ad post anal tail

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Characteristics of phylum Chordata

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notochord, pharyngeal slits, endostyle or thyroid gland, dorsal tubular nerve cord, post anal tail

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protostomes fundamental patterns

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Blastophore (mouth), spiral cleavage, schizocoelic coelom, and ectodermal skeleton

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4
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Deuterostomes fundamental patterns

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Blastopore (anus), radial cleavage, enterocoelic coelom, mesodermal skeleton

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5
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The notochord develops from the ______ in chordates

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Mesoderm

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6
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the notochord is a _______ organ with elastic properties

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hydrostatic

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7
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the notochord resists

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compression

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8
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The notochord induces ________ development

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dorsal neural tube

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9
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Pharyngeal slits are formed when

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pockets of ectoderm and endoderm meet

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10
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Pharyngeal slits pierce or nearly pierce the wall if the

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pharynx

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11
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the endostyle is a glandular groove in the floor of the

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pharynx

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12
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The endostyle utilizes

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iodine

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13
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Common animals that have an endostyle are the

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urochordates, cephalochordates and larval lampreys’

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14
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the thyroid gland develops from the

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the floor of the pharynx

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15
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The thyroid require ____ for proper function

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iodine

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16
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The thyroid has

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endodermal origin

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17
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Adult lampreys, hagfish, and gnathostomates have

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thyroids

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18
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the neural plate develops from the

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ectoderm

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19
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The dorsal tubular nerve cord develops

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dorsal to the notochord

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20
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Invagination

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is the folding and rolling of the neural plate into a tube

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21
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the postanal tail develops from the

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ectoderm

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22
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Postanal tail allows for

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motility and balance

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23
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In cephalochordates the _______ and the _________ remain in adults

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notochord; nerve chord

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24
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cephalochordates have a endostyle that

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secretes mucus

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25
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Cephalochordates have a _______ on the roof of the bucal cavity

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Hatscheks pit

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26
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Cephalochordates have a _______ complex

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pharyngeal arch

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26
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Cephalochordates lack

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hearts and kidneys

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27
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Cephalochordates have a ______ for filter water exit

A

atriopore

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28
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urochordates are free swimming larvae that have a _____ and ______

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notochord neural tube

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29
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urochordates have

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multiple pharyngeal slits

30
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urochordates have a _____ outer body cover

31
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urochordate adults are

32
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urochordates have a ______ that secrete mucus

33
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in urochordates the anus empties into the

34
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there are two subphylum vertebrata

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superclass agnatha and gnathostomata

35
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superclass agnatha has two classes named

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myxini (slime/hagfish)
cephalaspidomorphi (head shield shape/lampreys)

36
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Superclass gnathostomata has six classes

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Chondrichyes (cartilage)
osteichthyes (bony fish)
amphibia
reptilia
aves
ammalia

37
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Agnatha (jawless fish) have no

38
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Agnatha (jawless fish) have a persistent

39
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Agnatha (jawless fish) have one _____ and one _____

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Auricle; ventricle

40
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Agnatha (jawless fish) have differentiated

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brain and cranial nerves

41
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Agnatha (jawless fish) have a ______ but no ______

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digestive system ; stomach

42
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Agnatha (jawless fish) have sense organs for

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taste smell and hearing

43
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Agnatha (jawless fish) eggs are fertilized

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externally

44
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Hagfish release

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slime from skin

45
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hagfish have ____ nostril

46
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hagfish has body fluid similar to

47
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hagfish have

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teeth like processes on the tongue

48
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hagfish have both ______ but only one works

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testes and ovaries

49
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lampreys have sucker like

50
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lampreys have well developed

51
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lampreys have ______ fins

52
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lampreys have missing _____ fins

53
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lampreys have single _________ opening

A

nasopharyngeal

54
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lamprey larva major organs

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endostyle, liver, gallbladder, kidney, 3 lobed brain (forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain)

55
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chondrichthyes have a ______ skeleton

A

cartilaginous

56
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chondrichthyes have _______ scales

57
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chondrichthyes have ____ replacement of teeth

58
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chondrichthyes have a persistance

59
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chondrichthyes have a complete ______ column

60
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chondrichthyes have paired

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pectoral and pelvis fins

61
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chondrichthyes have a ____ heart

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2 chambered

62
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chondrichthyes have a

63
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chondrichthyes have accessory digestive organs

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liver, pancreas, and gall bladder

64
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chondrichthyes have a ____ with lobes

65
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chondrichthyes have a ______ system

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circulatory

66
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osteichthyes have a _____ skeleton

67
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osteichthyes have ____ glands

68
Q

osteichthyes have ______ _____ arches

A

bony gilled

69
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osteichthyes have a _____ bladder

70
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osteichthyes have ______ scales

71
Q

osteichthyes have ______ chambers covered by _______

A

gill ; operculum

72
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osteichthyes have ____ and _____ fins

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median ; paired

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