Exam #1 Taxonomy Flashcards
Porifera
- symmetry
- level of organization
- gut
- characteristic features
symmetry -radial/asy level -cellular gut -none characteristic -choanocytes; filter-feeder
cnidaria
- symmetry
- level of org.
- gut
symmetry -radial level of org. -tissue (diploblastic) gut -incomplete (GVC)
cnidaria characteristic features
cnida; suspension feeder
cnidaria classes
hydroids
jellyfish
anemones/coral
hydroids characteristics
polyp and medusa equal
jellyfish characteristics
medusa dominates
anemones/coral characteristics
polyp only
platyhelminthes
- symmetry
- level of org.
- gut
symmetry -bilateral level -organ (triploblastic) gut -incomplete
platyhelminthes characteristics
triploblastic
acoelomate
platyhelminthes classes
planaria
flukes
tapeworms
planaria characteristics
free-living
cephalization
flukes characteristics
two or more hosts
tapeworms characteristics
endoparasite
annelida
- symmetry
- level
- gut
symmetry -bilateral level -organ systems -complete gut
annelida characteristics
metamerism
coelemate
annelida classes
marine worms
earthworms
leeches
marine worms characteristics
parapodia
manysetae
earthworms characteristics
terrestrial and freshwater
clitellum
leeches characteristics
ectoparasite
mollusca
- symmetry
- level
- gut
symmetry -bilateral level -organ systems gut -complete
mollusca characteristics
great diversity of forms
mollusca types
chitons
snails/slugs
bivalves
squid/octopus
chitons characteristics
8 valves
dorsoventrally flattened
snails/slugs characteristics
shell spiraling and torsion
bivalves characteristics
filter feeder
no radula
squid.octopus characteristics
top predator
analagous eye
arthropoda
- symmetry
- level
- gut
symmetry
- bilateral
- level
- organ systems
- gut
- complete
arthropoda characteristics
exoskeleton
largest phylum
arthropoda classes
trilobites
spiders
crustaceans
insects
trilobites characteristics
extinct
spiders characteristics
chelicerae
pedipalps
crustaceans characteristics
2 pairs of anetnnae
2 tagma
insects characteristics
1 pair of antennae
3 tagma
echinodermata
- symmetry
- level
- gut
symmetry -pentaradial level -organ systems gut -complete
echinodermata characteristics
water vascular system
deuterostome
echinodermata types
seastars
brittlestars
sea urchins
sea cucumbers
seastars characteristics
pedicellaria
brittlestars characteristics
largest class flexible arms
sea urchins characteristics
test
Aristotle’s lantern
sea cucumbers characteristics
reduced ossicles
bilateral