Exam 3 Ch 14 part 1 Flashcards
What Clade did we learn that Phylum Echinodermata fell into?
Clade Ambulacraria (tree-lined path)
Clade Ambulacraria contains what two deuterostome phyla?
Echinodermata and Hemichordata
What do members of Clade Ambulacraria share?
3 part coelom
similar larval forms
axial complex
Is their mesoderm formed by inpocketing or outpocketing?
outpocketing
What is regulative development?
cell fate is determined by communication with cells around it.
Explain adult versus larval symmetry in Echinodermata.
Adults have pentaradial symmetry while the larva are bilateral symmetrical
Echinodermata are restricted to marine environments because?
they cannot osmoregulate.
Their endoskeleton is 95% calcium carbonate, and has what three structures?
ossicles or plates, spines, and pedicellariae (tiny pincher that has a muscle allowing it to open and close.)
Their unique water vascular system replaces which systems that are present in other animals?
skeletal and circulatory system
What are dermal branchiae used for?
respiration
Echinoderms have mutable connective tissue made of…
Catch collagen
Are they monoecious or dioecious?
dioecious
In Class Asteroidea, they have a central disc and 5+ arms, and what other special structures on the aboral surface?
spines, pedicellariae, dermal branchiae, and a madreporite.
What structures are on the oral surface of Class Asteroidea?
the mouth, Ambulacrum, and Ambulacral groove.
Explain the characteristics of the digestive system in Class Asteroidea.
predators of bivalves, because they are slow
2-part stomach (cardiac and pyloric)
enormous digestive glands in each arm