Final Exam Flashcards
Oviparous organisms lay what?
lay eggs
A fishes swim bladder can sometimes form what?
form lungs
In the digestive system, food passes from what to what?
from the stomach to the small intestines
What do vertebrates typically have?
they have a hollow dorsal nerve cord.
Ray finned fish are what?
are bony fish
A starfish’s vascular system opens by what?
opens by its madreporite
Where is the mouth of an echinoderm?
on the oral surface
What are echinoderm larva similar to?
echinoderm larva is similar to chordates
A backbone can be replaced by what?
a backbone can be replaced by the notochord
What is a notochard?
cartilage skeletal rod which supports the body
What 4 things to chordates possess?
notochord, dorsal nerve cord, post-anal tail and pharyngeal slits
Centipedes and millipedes are in the same subphylum as what?
same subphylum as insects - hexapoda subphylum
What phylum are insects?
insects, centipedes and millipedes are in the phylum Arthropoda
What phylum’s exoskeletons are made of chitin?
Arthropods exoskeletons are made of chitin
A horseshoe crab is considered to be what?
a chelicerate with a long spike like tail
What do ALL arthropods have?
they all have jointed appendages, a segmented body and a tough exoskeleton
Fleas and grasshoppers have legs adapted for what?
legs that are adapted for jumping
What are animals called with no backbone?
invertebrates
What stage of a jelly fish has radial symmetry?
the medusa stage
Roundworms have openings where?
they have openings at both ends of its digestive tract
A mollusk with a broad foot is called what?
a gastropod
A herbivorous mollusk feeds with a tongue like scrapper called what?
called a radula
What class is an octopus considered?
a cephalopod
The nervous system of an annelid consists of what?
includes a brain, ganglia and nerve cord
What type of circulatory system does a annelid have?
it has a closed circulatory system
Roundworms and flatworms are considered to be what?
they are considered to be unsegmented
What are 2 examples of unsegmented worms?
roundworms and flatworms
What 3 things do coral reefs provide?
homes for fish, wave protection and for finding oil deposits
What was the first phylum to have heads?
flatworms
What class are flukes in?
in the Tremadota class
Where do hookworms enter the body?
through bare feet
What is considered to be the largest group of arthropods?
insects