Introduction Flashcards
Mode of respiration depends upon
Habitat & level of organisation
Phylum porifera coelenterata ctenophorA & platyhelminthes
Are mostly aquatic and hence use simple diffusion for uptake of o2
Whereas endoparasites like platyhelminthes and aschelminthes have
No specific respiration organ
Phylum annelid which includes earthworms
Use cutaneous respiration via moist skin/cuticle
Phylum arthropoda
Terrestrial arthropoda which includes cockroach and grasshopper use tracheal systems( spiracles and tracheoles)
Aquatic arthropoda which includes prawns and crabs use gills/ctenicilia/bronchial respiration
Phylum mollusca and phylum hemichordata are aquatic
Hence use gills for branchial respiration
Subphylum vertebrata of phylum chordata includes
Pisces
Amphibians
Reptiles
Aves
Mammals
Pisces————gills
Amphibians—skin lung gills and bucopharangeal cavity
Reptiles———lungs
Aves————–lungs
Mammals——-lungs