Ecdysozoans Flashcards

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1
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Ecdysozoans: The _______ Animals

A

Molting

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2
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In Ecdysozoans, A major innovation during animal evolution: development of ________

A

exoskeleton

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3
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An animal with an exoskeleton grows by ___________

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periodically molting

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4
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The presence of an exoskeleton opened avenues for the evolution of ___________ plans

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new body

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5
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Animals with Flexible Exoskeletons have Tough _________ are found in members of two phyla that live in freshwater, marine, and terrestrial environments

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cuticles

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6
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What are cuticles?

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exoskeleton that protects body but provides no support

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7
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Phylum ___________: Roundworms

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Nematoda

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Nematoda; Many are ________; most are _______ living

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parasites; free

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What are some examples of Nematoda?

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Trichinella; Ascaris, hookworms, pinworms, Wuchereria

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10
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Phylum ___________: “jointed foot”

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Arthropoda

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In arthropoda, Body covering became thickened and rigid by the incorporation of layers of ______________

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protein and chitin

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12
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Animals with rigid exoskeletons have appendages that can be _____________ by muscles

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manipulated

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13
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The bodies of all chelicerates are divided into two major regions: ______________

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cephalothorax and abdomen

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14
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Cephalothorax bears __________ of jointed legs

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four pairs

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In Chelicerates, the class __________ include scorpions, harvestmen, spiders, mites, and ticks

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Arachnida

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Crustaceans have a body divided into two regions: a __________________

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cephalothorax (= head + thorax), and an abdomen

17
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Examples of Crustaceans

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shrimps, lobsters, crayfishes, crabs, sow (= pill) bugs (or roly polies), barnacles, and sand fleas

18
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Insects have three body regions: _____________

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head, thorax, and abdomen

19
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Insects, single pair of _________ on the head

A

antennae

20
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Insects, _____________ attached to the thorax

A

three pairs of jointed legs

21
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Insecta, Crustacea, Arachnids, and Chelicerata are part of what phylum?

A

Arthropoda

22
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What is metamorphosis?

A

Metamorphosis: substantial change between one developmental stage and another

23
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Complete Metamorphosis: adult looks __________ from larva

A

completely different

24
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Incomplete Metamorphosis: eggs hatch into nymphs (or instars) which look like ____________

A

miniature adults

25
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What subphylum are the Centipedes and Millipedes part of?

A

Myriapoda

26
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Myriapoda have many _____________ and ________ pairs of legs

A

segments; many

27
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Centipedes: _____ legs per segment; _________

A

two; predators

28
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Millipedes: ________ legs per segment; ________ or plant feeders

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four; scavengers

29
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Most evolution of protostomes took place in the _________

A

oceans

30
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In protostomes, Early animals used fluid-filled spaces as _________ skeletons

A

hydrostatic

31
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In protostomes, __________ may have led to the development of hard, external body coverings

A

Predation

32
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In protostomes, Subdivision of the body cavity _____________________

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increased movement control and permitted independent body part movement