Embryonic Development and Symmetry Flashcards

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1
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a zygote is a

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multicellular organism

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2
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A zygote cell is a diploid cell resulting from the union of two what?

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two haploid gametes

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3
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an embryo is a young animal or plant while..

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it is still contained within a protective structure

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4
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the embryoe is NOT exposed to…

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the environment

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what are the two major processes occurring during embryonic development

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cleavage and gastrulation

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6
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what is cleavage

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first cell divisions in the embryo

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what is gastrulation

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in-folding, invagination

- the process forms embryonic tissue layers (2-3) from the first layer of cells

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Gastrula

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layers of embryonic cells are formed = germ layers

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the ectoderm is the

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outer skin

  • epidermis
  • nervous system
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10
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the endoderm is the

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inner skin

- lining of digestive AND respiratory system

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11
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organisms with 2 germ layers are

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diploblastic (with two buds)

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12
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Mesoderm is the

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middle skin

- most internal organs: muscles, skeletal system, heart, stomach

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13
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Organisms with 3 germ layers are

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triploblastic - three buds

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14
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Archenteron =

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old gut

- digestive spaces (gut cavity)

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15
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blastopore is the

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mouth or anus

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16
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what do tissues enable?

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complex body organization

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17
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what does the gut enable?

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extracellular digestion - large food items possible

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18
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cnidaria are

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diplobasltic, blind gut, radial symmetry, multicellular

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flatwroms are

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triploblastic, blind gut, bilaterally symetrical

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20
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3 types of symmetry

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asymmetrical
radially symmetrical
bilaterally symmetrical

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21
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asymmetrical

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no axis divides body into equal halves

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22
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radially symmetrical

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along one axis - as long as one cuts through centre- body can be divided into equal halves from many angles

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23
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bilaterally symmetrical

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-single axis divides body in equal hlaves

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24
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examples of cnidarians

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-jellyfish, sea anemones, corals, hydrozoans

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25
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how many species of cnidarians are there

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11,000

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26
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cnidarians are…

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diploblastic

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27
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cnidarians have what kind of tissues?

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nervous and muscular

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28
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most life cycles include both of these body forms

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polyp - sessile

medusa - motile

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29
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how do cnidarians obtain energy

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  • carnivorous

- using cnidocytes to caputre prey, inject prey with venom and stick to prey

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30
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another way cnidarians obtain energy?

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extracellular digestion in gastrovascular cavity

- corals can obtain a large proportion of their energy from symbiotic algae

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31
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How do cnidarians reproduce?

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budding

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32
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do cnidarians have simple nervous systems or complicated ones?

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simple.

33
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which direction can sensory information come from (cnidarians)

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ANY!

34
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Hydra

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simple nerve net

35
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what do cnidarians have instead of brains?

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Hydra connecting everything together

36
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Hydrozoa

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  • polyp dominate phase

- most species alternate between polyp and medusa

37
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Scyphozoa

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jellyfish!

  • medusa is dominate
  • polyp is reduced
38
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This type of cnidarians is polyp dominate with no medusa

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anothozoa

39
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Hydra live in

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freshwater

40
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do Hydra have a medusa stage?

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no.

41
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how do hydra move?

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by gliding, somersaulting or floating

42
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what do the tentacles of hydra contain?

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cnidocytes

43
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how long are the hydra tenatcles?

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supa long

44
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example of scyphozoa

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JELLYFISH

45
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what do jellyfish feed on?

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larvae and zooplankton

46
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who eats jellyfish?

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leatherback turtle

47
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Cassiopeia is known as the

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upside down ejlly

48
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what can cassiopeia tolerate?

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low O2 conditions

49
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where do cassiopeia get its o2 and nutrients?

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from symbionts

50
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anthozoa are known as

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flower animals

51
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example of anthozoa

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sea anemones

52
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how do sea anemones protect themselves?

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retracting their tentacles

53
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what animal do sea anemones have a (+/+) relationship with?

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anemone fish and shrimp

54
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coral bleaching

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stress response is due to a variety of factors

  • incresaing water temperature
  • increasing UV Radiation
  • pollution
  • disease (bacteria)
55
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Platyhelminthes

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bilateria

56
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what does the blastopore develop into in Platyhelminthes

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mouths!

57
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Platyhelminthes have

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anterior brain

58
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Platyhelminthes have

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ventral nere cord

59
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Platyhelminthes are

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protosomes

60
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Platyhelminthes are

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triploblastic

61
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How many species of flatworms are there?

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25,000

62
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how do flatworms move?

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by cilia

63
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where is the mouth in flatworms?

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in the middle

64
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how do flatworms get oxygen?

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everywhere because their bodies are so flat that oxygen can’t get anywhere through diffusion (same for CO2)

65
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do flatworms have a respiratory system?

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no.

66
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do flatworms have a circulatory system?

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no.

67
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Do flatworms have a digestive system?

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no. they just get nutrients through their skin.

68
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What is cephalization linked to?

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directed movement

69
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what is cephalization

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concentration of neurons and sensory structures at the anterior end

70
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what kind of symmetry do cephalization have?

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bilateral symmetry

71
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Turbellaria’s anterior end will always develop into a …

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head

72
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how do turbellaria reproduce?

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asexually by fission AND sexually

73
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A species of monogenea is

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an ectoparasite

74
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ectoparasites are known as

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flat bodies with suckers

- flukes or fish gills

75
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Trematoda cause

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diseases that rarely lead to death but can damage internal organs and impair growth and development in children

76
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an example of a cestoda is a

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tape worm

77
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where do tapeworms live?

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intestines of vertebrates

78
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do tapeworms have mouths?

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no

79
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what system do tapeworms not have?

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digestive