Final Exam Flashcards
Characteristics of echinodermata
- Deuterostome development (mouth doesn’t develop from blastopore)
- Endoskeleton
- Echinoderm
- Pentaradial Symmetry
- Water-vascular system
Endoskeleton of echinodermata
Formed from CaCO3 plates called ossicles
Echinoderm of echinodermata
Spiny skin shaped by endoskeleton
The larval form of an echinoderm is…
bilaterally symmetrical
Water-Vascular system of echinoderm
Aids in movement or feeding, and is formed from a central ring and radial canals that stretch into the branches of the body
What is the name of the cavity through which water enters the Water-Vascular system of an echinoderm?
Madreporite
How old are Echinoderms?
~600 MY
How do echinoderms reproduce?
- asexually through regenerative capabilites
2. gonochorically through releasing gametes into water
What are the five extant classes of the echinodermata?
- Asteroidea (sea stars)
- Crinoidea
- Echinoidea (sea urchins/sand dollars)
- Holothuroidea
- Ophiuroidea (brittle stars)
Echinoidea
Lack arms and preserve well
Ophiuroidea
Largest class of echinodermata No anus
Chordates Characteristics
- Deuterostome coelomates
- Hollow nerve cord on dorsal side
- Notochord below nerve cord during development
- Pharyngeal slits or pouches
- Postanal tail
What are the three subphyla of the phylum chordata?
- Urochordata
- Cephalochordata
- Verebrata
Urochordata
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.
Cephalochordata
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.
Vertebrata
- Vertebral Column
- Head
- Neural Crest (embryonic)
- Internal organs with closed circulatory system
- Endoskeleton
How long ago did vertebrates evolve?
545 MYA (in ocean during cambrian)
Which vertebrates were the first to invade land?
Amphibians
What five characteristics do fish exhibit?
- Vertebral column w/ cartilaginous skull
- Jaws/paired appendages
- Internal gills
- Single-loop blood circulation
- Nutritional deficiencies (unable to synthesize aromatic AA)
What did jaws rise from?
Set of arches meant to hold pharyngeal slits open
What class developed teeth first?
Chrondricthyes. Rose from rough scales on skin.
What sensory system do bony fishes use?
Lateral line system - requires movement
How do sharks reproduce?
Internally
Bony fishes evolved differently from the class chrondrichthyes in that they…
- Gained speed through heavier bones
- Developed a swim bladder
- Developed an operculum to cover their gills
Bony fishes developed into what two groups?
Actinopterygii (musclelesss fins) and Sarcopterygii (muscled fins)