Exam 4 Flashcards
What organisms are in phylum Mollusca
Snails, nudibranchs, squids, clams
What are the three main body parts that make up a mollusc
Head/Foot region, Radula, and the mantle
What are the 8 classes of Mollusca
Caudofoveata, Solenogastres, Polyplacophora, Monoplacophora, Gastropoda, Bivalvia, Scaphopoda, Cephalopoda
What is the radula
It is a common feature shared across Mollusca, it is a tongue like organ with sandpaper like teeth
What is the shell composition of the phylum Mollusca
The shells are made out of calcium carbonate
What are the main members of the Gastropoda class
Snail, limpets, abalones, conchs, sea angels, periwinkles, sea slug, sea hares
What are the main characteristics of the Gastropoda class
presence of a shell, foot, radula
What are the main reproduction strategies employed by the Gastropoda class
Most are hermaphrodites and perform internal fertilization with complex mating rituals.
What are the main characteristics of Bivalvia
Sessile, hinge jointed shell, filter feeders
What are the main members of Bivalvia
Mussels, clam, scallops, oyster, shipworms
What are the main reproduction strategies for Bivalvia
eggs are fertilized externally, free swimming larva have to settle on substrate to become adults
What are main characteristics Cephalopoda class
Complex anatomy, pen (heavily reduced ancestral shell)
What are the main members of the Cephalopoda class
squids, octopuses, nautiluses, devilfish, cuttlefish, ammonoids
Why are the members of the Cephalopoda class considered the smartest of the invertebrates
They have been able to solve very complex puzzles and have a very large brain for an invertebrate
What system of blood flow to Cephalopods have
They have a closed circulatory system with three hearts
What are the three class in Phylum Annelida
Oligochaeta - Earthworms
Hirundinida -Leeches
Polychaetes -Marine worms
What are the main characteristics in the phylum Annelida
There are no over arching feature to connect all the members of the phyla. But there are some common one bilateral, triploblastic development (real coelom) setae present.
What are the common characteristics of the Polychaetes
They are marine worms
What are the common characteristics of the Oligochaeteta
Mostly terrestrial worms. Small setae cover their bodies
What are the main characteristics of the clade Ecdysozoa
the clade is defined by having a cuticle, and molting said cuticle
What are tagmata in the arthropod phylum
Tagmata are separated or fused body parts of the phylum. Typically head, thorax and abdomen.
What is Ecydsis
It is the process of shedding the cuticle in Arthropods
What is the exoskeleton composed of
Chitin(polysaccharide), protein, lipid
What are the differences between Uniramous vs biramous
Uniarmous leg plans end in one point. Biarmous legs end in two points
What are mandibles and what class do they belong too
They are moving mouth parts made for chewing. They belong to the hexapods
What are Chelicera and what class do they belong too
They are mouth parts. They belong to the chelicerates