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Characteristics of echinodermata

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  1. Deuterostome development (mouth doesn’t develop from blastopore)
  2. Endoskeleton
  3. Echinoderm
  4. Pentaradial Symmetry
  5. Water-vascular system
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Endoskeleton of echinodermata

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Formed from CaCO3 plates called ossicles

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Echinoderm of echinodermata

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Spiny skin shaped by endoskeleton

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The larval form of an echinoderm is…

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bilaterally symmetrical

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Water-Vascular system of echinoderm

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Aids in movement or feeding, and is formed from a central ring and radial canals that stretch into the branches of the body

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What is the name of the cavity through which water enters the Water-Vascular system of an echinoderm?

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Madreporite

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How old are Echinoderms?

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~600 MY

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How do echinoderms reproduce?

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  1. asexually through regenerative capabilites

2. gonochorically through releasing gametes into water

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What are the five extant classes of the echinodermata?

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  1. Asteroidea (sea stars)
  2. Crinoidea
  3. Echinoidea (sea urchins/sand dollars)
  4. Holothuroidea
  5. Ophiuroidea (brittle stars)
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Echinoidea

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Lack arms and preserve well

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Ophiuroidea

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Largest class of echinodermata
No anus
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Chordates Characteristics

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  1. Deuterostome coelomates
  2. Hollow nerve cord on dorsal side
  3. Notochord below nerve cord during development
  4. Pharyngeal slits or pouches
  5. Postanal tail
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What are the three subphyla of the phylum chordata?

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  1. Urochordata
  2. Cephalochordata
  3. Verebrata
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Urochordata

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TUNICATES
Immobile adults, with no symmetry or body cavity. These creatures are often colonial, have a pharynx lined with cilia, and enclose themselves in a tunic made of cellulose.

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Cephalochordata

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LANCELETS
Very small, these creatures’ muscles are organized into myomeres. They show a huge number of pharyngeal slits, lack pigment, and feed on plankton using cilia. They spend most of their time partly buried.

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Vertebrata

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  1. Vertebral Column
  2. Head
  3. Neural Crest (embryonic)
  4. Internal organs with closed circulatory system
  5. Endoskeleton
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17
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How long ago did vertebrates evolve?

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545 MYA (in ocean during cambrian)

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18
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Which vertebrates were the first to invade land?

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Amphibians

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19
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What five characteristics do fish exhibit?

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  1. Vertebral column w/ cartilaginous skull
  2. Jaws/paired appendages
  3. Internal gills
  4. Single-loop blood circulation
  5. Nutritional deficiencies (unable to synthesize aromatic AA)
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What did jaws rise from?

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Set of arches meant to hold pharyngeal slits open

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21
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What class developed teeth first?

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Chrondricthyes. Rose from rough scales on skin.

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22
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What sensory system do bony fishes use?

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Lateral line system - requires movement

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23
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How do sharks reproduce?

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Internally

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24
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Bony fishes evolved differently from the class chrondrichthyes in that they…

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  • Gained speed through heavier bones
  • Developed a swim bladder
  • Developed an operculum to cover their gills
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25
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Bony fishes developed into what two groups?

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Actinopterygii (musclelesss fins) and Sarcopterygii (muscled fins)

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26
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How long ago did amphibians arise?

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~360 MYA

27
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What five features distinguish ampibians from fish?

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  • Legs
  • Lungs
  • Cutaneous Resp
  • Pulmonary veins
  • Partially chambered heart
28
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What are the three orders of amphibians?

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  1. Anura (frogs/toads)
  2. Caudata (salamanders)
  3. Apoda (caecilians)
29
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Caudata utilize what reproduction?

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Internal fert

30
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What three characteristics do reptiles exhibit?

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  1. Amniotic eggs that do not have to be laid in water
  2. Dry skin covered in scales
  3. Thoracic breathing
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What are the four membranes of an amniotic egg?

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  1. Chorion
  2. Amnion
  3. Yolk (food)
    4 Allantois (waste)
32
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What are the two main groups of reptiles that dominated the earth?

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  1. Synapsids

2. Diaspids (ectothermic, double the temporal holes)

33
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Diaspids gave rise to..

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crocs, pterosaurs, dinosaurs, and birds

34
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Reptiles practice ____________ fertilization because…

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Internal; sperm can’t go through the shell

35
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All living reptiles are…

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ectothermic (obtain heat from outer sources)

36
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What are the four extant groups of reptiles?

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  1. Chelonia (turtles/tortoises)
  2. Rhychocephalia (tuataras)
  3. Squamata (lizards/snakes)
  4. Crocodylia
37
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Chelonia

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  • Sharp, toothless beak

- Protective shell (carapace is dorsal)

38
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Rhychocephalia

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  • Endangered lizard things

- Third (parietal) eye

39
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Squamata

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-Paired male copulatory organs

40
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What two characteristics separate birds from reptiles?

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  • Feathers (modified scales)

- Flight skeleton (thin/hollow)

41
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Feathers

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Vane with branches called barbs that have barbules with hooks

42
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How long ago did birds arise?

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~150 MYA (acrhaeopteryx)

43
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How do birds breathe?

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Quickly through their bones

44
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Are bones endothermic or ectothermic?

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Endothermic

45
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Characteristics of Mammals

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  • Hair
  • Mammary glands that secrete milk
  • Endothermic temp reg
  • Placenta to close bloodstream gap
46
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How do mammals break down cellulose?

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Bacteria

47
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Mammals diverged how long ago?

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~220 MYA

48
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What were the original mammals?

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Prototherians, which were small and shrew like. They laid eggs.

49
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What mammals dominate today?

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Theria

50
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Theria

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Viviparous, and divided into monotremes, placentals, and marsupials

51
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Primates developed what two features?

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  1. Grasping fingers/toes

2. Binocular vision

52
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The earliest primates split into what two groups?

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  1. Prosmians (lemurs, lorises, tarsiers)

2. Anthropoids (monkeys/apes/humans)

53
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Anthropoids

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  • Dinural
  • Expanded brain
  • Two lineages: old world monkeys/hominoids
54
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Hominoids include…

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Apes and the hominids

55
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What are some examples of living apes?

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gibbons, orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees

56
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What were the major groups of hominids composed of?

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Three to seven species of Homo and seven species of the older Australopithecus

57
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Australopithecus

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Looked hominid, but with the brain of apes. Developed bipedalism.

58
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How long ago did the first humans (genus Homo) evolve from australopithecines?

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2 MYA from afarensis

59
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Which Homo species was the first to use tools?

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Homo habilis

60
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Homo erectus

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Spread quickly, living in tribes. Used fire and hunted large animals. Survived over 1 MY

61
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Homo floresiensis

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Newest discovery (2004) nicknamed The Hobbit

62
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Homo neanderthalensis

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Made diverse tools, buried their dead, and were replaced by homo sapiens

63
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Homo sapiens

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Cousin to neanderthals, frequently called cro-magnons. Complex social organization and full language capabilities. Cave painted.