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1
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What type of symmetry does phylum Mollusca have?

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Bilateral

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What type of circulatory system does phylum Mollusca have

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Open circulation (except cephalopods)

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What does phylum Mollusca eat

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They’re herbivores, carnivores, filter feeders, scavengers and parasites

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How does phylum Mollusca move

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Jet propulsion or motile (very diverse ways)

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What is phylum Mollusca reproduction habits

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Sexual (external fertilization)

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What are shell less or single shelled Mollusks called

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Gastropods

Ex: slugs, snails

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7
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These have two shells held together by muscles. Examples include clams, oysters, mussels

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Bivalves

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8
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How do gastropods in phylum Mollusca breathe

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Respire through diffusion

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9
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How do bivalves in phylum Mollusca breathe

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Respire with gills

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10
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Most advanced in phylum Mollusca

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Cephalopods

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What is a cephalopod

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A squid, octopus, or chambered nautilus

Feet with suckers

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12
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What are some examples of phylum echinodermata

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Sea cucumber 
Sea urchin 
Brittle star
Sea star
Sand dollar
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13
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Does phylum echinodermata have a skeleton

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Yes, they have an internal skeleton called an endoskeleton

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14
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How does phylum echinodermata (sea stars) eat

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They use their tube feet to pry open clams and oysters

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What is the symmetry of phylum arthropod

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Bilateral symmetry

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What kind of eaters is phylum arthropod

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Herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores

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17
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What kind of habitats does phylum arthropod live in

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Aquatic and terrestrial, very diverse

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How does phylum arthropod move?

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They’re motile, using well developed muscles

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How many segments does phylum arthropod have

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Head, thorax, abdomen

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20
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How does phylum arthropod reproduce

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Internal and external reproduction

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21
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What is phylum arthropod exoskeleton made of

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Chitin

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22
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What kind of circulatory system does phylum arthropod have

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Open

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23
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Does phylum arthropod have separate genders

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They’re mostly dioecious (having the male and female reproductive organs in separate individuals.)

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24
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How does phylum Arthropoda grow larger

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They have to molt their exoskeleton first

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One of the paired abdominal appendages of many aquatic crustaceans, such as shrimp and lobsters, that are used for swimming and in females for carrying eggs. Also called pleopod

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Swimmeret

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26
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How does phylum Arthropoda taste and smell

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With their mouthparts, antennae, and legs

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27
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Can phylum Arthropoda hear

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Yes they have a heightened sense of hearing and movement

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28
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Merostomata

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Horseshoe crabs

29
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Pycnogonida

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Sea spiders

30
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Arachnida

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Spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites

31
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Chilopoda

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Centipedes

32
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Diplopoda

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Millipedes

33
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Insecta

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Butterflies, bees, Beatles, flies

34
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Crustacea (sub phylum)

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Crayfish, lobsters

35
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What are amphibians like when young

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They are fishlike and breathe through gills

36
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What are amphibians like when adults

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They live in land and breathe through lungs with moist skin

37
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Anurans

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Frogs and toads

38
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Urodeles

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Salamanders and newts

39
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Caecilians

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Legless amphibians

40
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What are the three main groups of amphibians

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Anurans
Urodeles
Caecilians

41
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Cold blooded vertebrates whose body temp adjusts with the outside environment

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Ectothermic (amphibians)

42
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What kind of circulation do amphibians have

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Double circulation

43
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What is the eardrum in amphibians called

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Tympanic membrane

44
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What moves up over the eye in amphibians

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Nictating membrane

45
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Where do frogs go in the winter

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They bury themselves in the muddy floor of a lake or pond

46
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Where do toads go in the winter

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They dig down into the ground below the frost line

47
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What’s the difference between a frog and a toad

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Frogs have smooth, moist skin, lay eggs in clusters, and long legs while toads have dry warty skin, stubby bodies with short legs and lay their eggs in long chains

48
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How many species of salamanders and newts are in the world

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440

49
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How many species of frogs live in America

A

92

50
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How many species of frogs/toads live in the world

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Over 4000

51
Q

What fossil links birds and reptiles

A

Archaeopteryx

52
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What is the forelimb function in birds used for

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Flight

53
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How many orders of birds are there

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27

54
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What did the archaeopteryx look like

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It had a large skull with teeth, bones that weren’t hollow and claws on its wings

55
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Are birds endothermic?

A

Yes

56
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Do birds have a bladder

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No

57
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What does the contraction of the supracoracoideus do

A

Raises wing

58
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What does the contraction of the pectoralis do

A

Lowers wing

59
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What is a birds body temperature

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40-46 degrees Celsius or (104-115 Fahrenheit)

60
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How do birds conserve body heat

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They fluff out their feathers to conserve heat

61
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What is the function of the crop

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It stores and moistens food

62
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What is the function of the proventriculus

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Gastric fluids begin breaking down the food

63
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What is the function of the gizzard

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It crushes and kneads the food

64
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What does the cerebellum in birds do

A

Coordinates movement

65
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What does the optic lobe in birds do

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Receives and interprets visual stimulation

66
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Can birds see color

A

Yeah

67
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Can birds smell

A

Their sense of smell is poor with the exception of ducks

68
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Birds lack internal ears

A

Ear canal leads to a tympanic membrane

69
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Where is male bird sperm produced

A

In two testes that lies beneath the kidneys

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