Final Exam Flashcards

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Oviparous organisms lay what?

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lay eggs

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A fishes swim bladder can sometimes form what?

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form lungs

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In the digestive system, food passes from what to what?

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from the stomach to the small intestines

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What do vertebrates typically have?

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they have a hollow dorsal nerve cord.

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Ray finned fish are what?

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are bony fish

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A starfish’s vascular system opens by what?

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opens by its madreporite

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Where is the mouth of an echinoderm?

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on the oral surface

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What are echinoderm larva similar to?

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echinoderm larva is similar to chordates

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A backbone can be replaced by what?

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a backbone can be replaced by the notochord

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What is a notochard?

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cartilage skeletal rod which supports the body

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What 4 things to chordates possess?

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notochord, dorsal nerve cord, post-anal tail and pharyngeal slits

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Centipedes and millipedes are in the same subphylum as what?

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same subphylum as insects - hexapoda subphylum

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What phylum are insects?

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insects, centipedes and millipedes are in the phylum Arthropoda

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What phylum’s exoskeletons are made of chitin?

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Arthropods exoskeletons are made of chitin

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A horseshoe crab is considered to be what?

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a chelicerate with a long spike like tail

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What do ALL arthropods have?

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they all have jointed appendages, a segmented body and a tough exoskeleton

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Fleas and grasshoppers have legs adapted for what?

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legs that are adapted for jumping

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What are animals called with no backbone?

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invertebrates

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What stage of a jelly fish has radial symmetry?

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the medusa stage

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Roundworms have openings where?

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they have openings at both ends of its digestive tract

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A mollusk with a broad foot is called what?

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a gastropod

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A herbivorous mollusk feeds with a tongue like scrapper called what?

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called a radula

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What class is an octopus considered?

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a cephalopod

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The nervous system of an annelid consists of what?

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includes a brain, ganglia and nerve cord

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What type of circulatory system does a annelid have?
it has a closed circulatory system
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Roundworms and flatworms are considered to be what?
they are considered to be unsegmented
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What are 2 examples of unsegmented worms?
roundworms and flatworms
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What 3 things do coral reefs provide?
homes for fish, wave protection and for finding oil deposits
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What was the first phylum to have heads?
flatworms
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What class are flukes in?
in the Tremadota class
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Where do hookworms enter the body?
through bare feet
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What is considered to be the largest group of arthropods?
insects
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The phylum chordata includes all what?
includes all of the vertebrates
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The phylum Chordata contains all of the animals that have what?
that have a spine or backbone
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What echinoderm is not radially symmetrical?
a sea cucumber
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Clams, oysters, scallops and mussels are considered what?
bivalves
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What uses their gills, lungs and skin to breathe?
amphibians
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What is the larva of an amphibian called?
its called a tadpole
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During development, what are replaced with backbones?
notochords are replaced with backbones
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What formation revolutionized fish development?
the formation of a JAW
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A fish's hind limbs form what?
the hind limbs form the pelvic bones of a fish
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What organ removes nitrogen waste?
kidneys
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What are spherical shaped bacteria called?
coccus
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What organism lacks a nucleus?
prokaryotes
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What organisms are capable of causing disease?
pathogens
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What attaches to bacteria using tail fibers?
bacteriophages
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What exists in lysogenic infections?
prophages
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Amoeba belongs to which phylum?
Sarcodina
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Are protists unicellular eukaryotes?
Yes
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In plants, what closely resembles blue green bacteria?
Chloroplasts
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Trypanosomes, plasmodium and entameba are all considered to be what?
they all are pathogenic
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In conjugation, paramecium exchange what?
exchange micronuclei
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Does the flu virus mutate?
Yes. And it requires a new vaccination each year
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How many kingdoms of living organisms are there?
There are 6 kingdoms
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A species is the smallest and most alike of what group?
the taxa groups
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What kingdom includes ONLY prokaryotes?
Archaea kingdom
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How many limbs does a tetrapod organism have?
tetrapod organisms have 4 limbs
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What do termites digest wood cellulose with?
trichonymphas
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Euglenas are sometimes classified with what?
with zoomastigotes
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Pyrrophyta include what?
includes the dinoflagllates
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Algae that stores food as starch is know as what?
Chrysophyta
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What phylum provides 50% of the worlds photosynthesis?
Phytoplankton
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What are spiracles connected to?
tracheal tubes
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What organ do spiders and insects use to excrete waste?
malpighian tubule
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What do Chelicerates not have?
lack antennae
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Bees and most mollusks, which are arthropods, have what type of circulatory system?
open circulatory system
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Most insects and sea organisms like crabs and lobsters have what type of circulatory system?
open circulatory system
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Are reporductive male bees allowed to stay in the colony?
No
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What do tunicates use to aide in breathing?
gill slits
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Tube feet are external appendages for what phylum?
echinoderms
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Star fish and sea cucumbers are of what phylum?
echinoderms
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What phylum has a 5 part radial symmetry?
adult echinoderms
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Adult echinoderms have how many radial symmetry parts?
they have 5 (like a star)
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What marine animal has a notochord and a dorsal nerve cord?
larval tunicates
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Where do lancelets show segmentation?
in the nerves and muscles
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Is the fertilization of a mollusk internal or external?
fertilization happens externally
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Clams and oysters pick up bacteria and toxins from the water because they are what?
they are filter feeders
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What are Polychaetes?
they are worms with paddle like appendages
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Annelid segments are separated by what?
separated by its septa
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How do leeches go undetected on its host?
leeches anesthetize (nothing can be felt) wounds
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What is not a bacteria but is more virus like?
rikettsiae
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What cannot kill a dangerous bacteria?
refrigeration