Final Flashcards

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Advantages and disadvantages of ocean life

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Advantages:
Stable temperatures
Buoyancy provided
Plentiful food and waste removal
Fluid and salt gradients easily maintained

Disadvantages:
Currents - water movement

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When and where animal life began

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~540 million years ago (Precambrian)

First in shallow marine environments

Cambrian explosion

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Disadvantages of life in fresh water

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Variable:
Temperature
Turbidity - light
Volume

Less food

Hypotonic

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Disadvantages of terrestrial

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Desiccation

Larger temperature variability

Gametes and embryos need protection

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Characteristics common to animals

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Heterotrophic

Multicellular

Specialized cells without cell walls

Locomotion at some time

Nervous and muscular systems for rapid response to stimuli

Sexual reproduction w/ non motile egg and flagellated sperm

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6 key transitions in animal body plans.

Evolution of

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  1. Tissues
  2. Symmetry
  3. Body cavity
  4. Blastopore differentiation
  5. Skeletal support structures
  6. Segmentation
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Table 32.1 - 32.4

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Hetertrophy
Multicellularity
No cell walls
Active movement
Diversity in form
Diversity in habitat
Sexual reproduction
Embryonic development
Tissues
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6 key transitions in body plans for animals

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  1. Tissues
  2. Symmetry
  3. Body cavity
  4. Blastopore differentiation
  5. Skeletal support structures
  6. Segmentation
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Parazoa

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Asymmetrical sponges

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Phylum Porifera

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Multicellular
Lack tissues
Asymmetrical
Noncoelomate
Sessile

Choanocytes
Spongecoel
Osculum
Asco/syco/leuconoid bodies

Filter feeders
Intracellular digestion
Asexual fragmentation
Hermaphroditic

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Phylum Cnidaria

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Radial symmetry
Acoelomate
Specialized tissues
Diploblastic
Cnidocytes
Extra cellular digestion

3 classes:
Anthozoa - Corals & Anemones
Hydrozoa - Hydra & man-o-war
Scyphozoa - Jellyfish

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Characteristics of Lophotrochozoa

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Lophophore

No molting

3 phyla: Platyhelminthes, Mollusca, Annelida

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Characteristics of Ecdysozoa

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Ecdysis - molting of cuticle

2 phyla: Arthropoda and Nematoda

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Phylum Platyhelminthes

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Flatworms
Acoelomate
Bilateral symmetry
Cephalization
Triploblastic
Organs
Many hermaphroditic
Cuticles in parasites

3 classes:
Turbellaria - free-living flatworms
Trematoda - parasitic flukes
Cestoda - parasitic tapeworms

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Class Turbellaria

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Free-living flatworms
Carnivorous
Auricles
Muscular pharynx
Sexual hermaphroditism
Asexual regeneration
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Class Trematoda

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Parasitic flukes
Hooks and suckers
Ecto/endoparasitism

Complex life cycle
Intermediate host
Dead end host
Swimmers itch

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Class Cestoda

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Parasitic tapeworms
Sextoda
Ribbon-like
Scolex
Proglottids
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Phylum Nematoda

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Round worms
Nemo-round
Pseudocoelomate
Bilateral symmetry
Triploblastic
Cuticle
Parasitic

Decomposers and predators of bacteria
Numerous in soil, fresh and salt water.

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Phylum Mollusca

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Soft body - Mollusca
Clams
Usually covered by shell
Lack segmentation

4 classes:
Gastropoda - snails
Bivalvia - mussels
Cephalopoda - octopus

Economically:
Food, mother of pearl, & zebra mussels

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Class Bivalvia

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"Two shells"
Mussels
Hinged 2-part shell
Suspension feeders
Spade-like foot
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Class Gastropoda

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"Stomach foot"
Foot - locomotion
Visceral mass - organs
Mantle - secretes shell
Shell - protection
Eye stalks & tentacles
Grazers
Terrestrial
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Class Cephalopoda

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"Head foot"
Squids
Coiled, internal, or no shell
Foot divided into tentacles
Stream lined locomotion via siphons
Chromatophores - cells w/ pigment granules
Ink sac - carries ink
Predators

Nutrition:
Carnivorous
Horny beak for tearing

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Phylum Annelida

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Segmented
Lophotrochozoa
Coelomates
Triploblastic

Repeated backup subunits
Setae - chitinous bristles
Diffusion

2 classes:
Polychaeta
Clitellata

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Class Polychaeta

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Parapodia w/ many setae
Filter feeders or detritivores
Sexual
Dioecious
External fertilization
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Class Clitellata
``` Earthworms Detritivores Monoecious Sperm exchanged and stored Fertilization occurs externally in cocoon ``` ``` Leeches Ectoparasitic Internal fertilization No septa; no setae Sucked Clitellum when breeding ```
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Phylum Arthropoda
``` "Jointed foot" >1 million spp.; 80% of animals Most successful Segmented Armor like cuticle (exoskeleton) ``` 2 classes: Crustacea Hexapoda Chelicerata ~
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Economic importance of Arthropoda
Compete with us for food Pollination Food source Vector for disease
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Class Crustacae
``` Lobsters "Swiss Army knife of animal world" 3 pair Mandibles Biraneas (2 branched) 2 pairs if antennae ``` ``` Cephalothorax Abdomen Chelipads Swimmerets Walking legs ```
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Class Hexapoda
``` Metamorphosis in insects Most successful class Minimized interspecific competition Simple vs Egg>nymph>adult Complete Egg>larva>pupa>adult ```
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Phylum Echinodermata
"Spiny skin" Pentaradial Endoskeleton ``` Complete gut No brain Dioecious External fertilization Water vascular system ``` Class Astroidea
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5 main clades and 9 phyla
``` Parazoa - Porifera Radiata - Cnidaria Lophotrochozoa - Platyhelminthes - Molluska - Annelida Ecdysozoa - Nematoda - Arthropoda Deuterstomia - Echinodermata - Chordata ```
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Class Astroidea
Central disk 5x tapered arms Important predators 1cm to 1m in size
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Phylum Chordata
Triploblastic Coelomates Bilateral symmetry Endoskeleton ``` 4 critical innovations •Notochord •Dorsal hollow nerve cord •Pharyngeal slits •Post anal tail ```
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4 critical innovations of Chordata
Notochord - dorsal rod Nerve cord - electrochemi signals Pharyngeal slits - food/gas Post anal tail - appendage
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Subphyla Urochordata
``` "Tail-cords" Invertebrates Tunicates Filter feeders; sessile adults Tunic of cellulose ```
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Subphyla Cephalocordata
``` Lancelets "Head cords" Invertebrates Filter feeders Fish shaped Segmented ```
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Craniates
Invertebrates Cranium (brain case) Neural crest - stem cells
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Chordate evolution of
* Cranium * Vertebrae * Jaws * Lungs * Limbs * Amniotic egg
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Class Mixini
Hagfish Invertebrates Craniates* Copious amounts of slime
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Transitions from invertebrates to vertebrates
Notochord -> vertebral column Nerve cord -> central nervous Pharyngeal slits -> eustachian tube Post anal tail -> terminal anus
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Subphyla Vertebrata
Skeleton: • Cranium • Muscles attached to endoskeleton Nervous: • Neural crest cells • pronounced cephalization Nutrition: • variable • complete digestive system
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Class Cephalospidomorphi
``` Lamprey Suction cup mouth No paired fins Parasites Vertebrate* ```
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Class Chondricthyes
``` Cartilaginous fish - sharks, skates, rays Skeleton Vertebrate Paired fins Placoid scales (enamel and dentine) Sharks have teeth Jaws* ```
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Bony fish
2 classes: •Actinopterygii •Sarcopterygii Differences from Chondricthyes •Bony skeleton •Operculum •Swim bladder
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Class Actinopterygii
Ray-finned fish | Fins have thin, bony, flexible rays
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Class Sarcopterygii
Lobe-finned fish Lungfish - 7 lobed fins - lungs*
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Tetrapod adaptations
``` Prevent desiccation Locomotion Protected reproduction Homologous structures Strengthened bones ```
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Class Amphibia
Frogs, toads, etc ``` Double life - metamorphic Cutaneous respiration Lungs Limbs* 3 chambered heart Ectotherms External fertilization Larval aquatic ```
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Amniotes
Amniotic egg during reproduction | Reptiles, aves, and mammals
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Class Reptilia
``` Turtles Internal fertilization Amniotic egg Ectothermic Dry skin w/ horny scales Thoracic breathing (rib cage) Lungs with many chambers 3 chambered heart ```
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Class Aves
Adaptations for powered flight - feathers - light hollow bones - 4 chambered heart - very efficient lungs - endothermic - high metabolic rate - well developed nervous system
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Class Mammalia
``` Adapted to cold Hair Mammary glands Specialized teeth Endotherms; homeostasis 4 chambered heart Highly developed nervous system Muscular diaphragm Thoracic breathing ```
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Bell curve axi
X - variation | Y - frequency
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5 Agents of evolution
``` Small pop. size/genetic drift No random mating Mutation Migration/gene flow Natural selection ```
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Evidence for evolution
``` Fossil record Biogeography Homoplasy Artificial selection Homologies Evidence of adaptation ```
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Natural selection needs
Variation of heritable traits Overproduction Limits on growth Differential reproductive success