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Introduction to General Zoology Flashcards

1
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Zoology came from the Greek words _____ and ____ which means animal and study of, consecutively

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  1. zoon
  2. -logos
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zoology is the study of

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animal / animal kingdom

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homo sapiens are considered as the ____ group

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crown group

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it is based on genetic and molecular evidences, rather than mere similarity in morphology

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classification

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nine (9) general animal features:

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  1. All are heterotrophs
  2. Multicellularity
  3. Tissue Level
  4. They do not contain a cell wall
  5. There is active movement
  6. There is diversity in niche
  7. Diverse in form
  8. Sexual Reproduction
  9. Embryonic Development
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characteristic that allows animals to obtain energy and organic molecules by ingesting other organisms

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heterotrophy

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three (3) classifications of animals based on what they consume

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  1. herbivore
  2. carnivore
  3. omnivore
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all major animal groups have a tissue level and all other biological systems above it, except ______

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sponges

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under which phylum does sponges belong?

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phylum porifera

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collection of cells performing similar function

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tissue

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two (2) tissues of animals necessary for movement

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  1. muscle tissues
  2. nerve tissues
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this tissue contracts

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muscle tissues

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13
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this tissue conduct signals

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nerve tissues

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14
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neuromuscular association is important in achieving the characteristic of ________

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active movement

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15
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cells of animals are enclosed by the cell membrane or ______ that functions to maintain homeostasis

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plasmalemma

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16
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one of the most obvious characteristics of animals

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movement

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17
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those that are active swimmers in their larval forms are _____ as adults

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sedentary

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18
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the animal ____ develops from the union of gametes from a male and female individual

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zygote

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19
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produced by series of mitotic divisions

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blastula

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20
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Carolous Linnaeus begins the modern description of life, binomial nomenclature in what date?

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1735

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animals are classified into large groups or ____, based on the evidences in morphology, genetics, and reproductive isolation

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phylum

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22
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three (3) ways in which animals are classified

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  1. body symmetry
  2. body cavity
  3. embryonic development
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animals having irregular forms that when you cut them in halves along the vertical body, they won’t resemble or mirror each other

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asymmetrical

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those that mirror each other when cut into halves is called _____

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symmetrical

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symmetry may be: (2)

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  1. Radial
  2. Bilateral
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this symmetry has a general form of a wheel and multiple body planes may be drawn along the central body axis

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Radial symmetry

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27
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under radial symmetry is _____ which means that the symmetry of an animal can be radial when divided into multiple planes, or may be bilateral when cut into two

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Biradial symmetry

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28
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this symmetry is acknowledged to be an evolutionary novelty;

common among majority of the animals;

can divide animals into two equal halves, left and right in only one plane

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Bilateral symmetry

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29
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a centralization of the nervous system towards the anterior end of the organism;

allowed focus, better brain activity, resulting to better responses and coordination of the body and the eventual bipedalism among the primates

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cephalization

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30
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eight (8) useful terms to locate body structures

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  1. dorsal
  2. ventral
  3. caudal
  4. cephalic
  5. medial
  6. lateral
  7. superior
  8. inferior
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31
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used to refer to structures close to either side of the body

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lateral

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32
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used in human anatomy to refer to regions towards the feet

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inferior

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refers to the tail end of the animal;

interchangeable with posterior

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caudal

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body structures located near the midline of the body

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medial

35
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refers to the underside, or belly part, of an animal

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ventral

36
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mainly used in human anatomy to refer to regions in the upper human body

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superior

37
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refers to the back surface of an animal

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dorsal

38
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refers to the area towards the head;

interchangeable to anterior

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cephalic

39
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this symmetry has three body axis, each at right angles to the other two

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bilateral symmetry

40
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three (3) body axis of bilateral symmetry

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  1. anterior-posterior axis
  2. dorsal-ventral axis
  3. left-right axis
41
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this axis extends from the back to belly

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dorsal-ventral axis

42
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this axis extends from side-to-side

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left-right axis

43
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this axis extends from the head to tail

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anterior-posterior axis

44
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how many planes can be distinguished in a bilateral symmetry

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3

45
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three (3) planes that can be distinguished in a bilateral symmetry

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  1. sagittal plane
  2. frontal plane
  3. transverse plane
46
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this plane is also known as cross-section

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transverse plane

47
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this plane divides the body into the dorsal and ventral parts

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frontal plane

48
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this plane cuts the body and separates the anterior and posterior portions

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transverse plane

49
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this plane divides the body into right and left parts

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sagittal plane

50
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three (3) germ layers

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  1. endoderm
  2. mesoderm
  3. ectoderm
51
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gives rise to the musculature and other internal organs such as the skeleton and the circulatory system

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mesoderm

52
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forms the lining of the digestive track and other digestive structures

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endoderm

53
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gives rise to the outer covering of the body and the nervous tissue

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ectoderm

54
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an animal is ______ if only the endoderm and ectoderm are present

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diploblastic

55
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the animal is ______ when all three (ecto, meso, endo) are present

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triploblastic

56
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three (3) subdivisions of triploblastic animals

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  1. acoelomates
  2. pseudocoelomates
  3. coelomates
57
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a fluid-filled space between the body wall and digestive tube

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coelom

58
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another term for coelom

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cavity

59
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animals without a body tube

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acoelomates

60
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animals with body cavity

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coelomates

61
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what makes flatworms pseudocoelomates?

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their solid bodies without cavity

62
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two (2) main evolutionary lines of coelomates

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  1. Protostomia
  2. Deuterostomia
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an evolutionary process where the important difference between protostomia and deuterostomia is seen

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cleavage

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this evolutionary line develops a spiral arrangement of cells or diagonal to the polar axis

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protostomes

65
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what pattern is seen in deuterostomes

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radial pattern of cleavage

66
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cleavage in which, each cell is determined to be a specific adult cell at the onset of embryonic development

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determinate cleavage

67
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cleavage in which cells develop into specific adult cells later in embryonic development

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indeterminate cleavage

68
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opening formed during the gastrulation when groups of cells move inward forming a sac

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blastopore

69
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blastopore comes _____ in the protostomes

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first

70
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blastopore comes ______ in the deuterostomes

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second

71
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method of coelom formation among protostomes in which the protostomes splits and then widens to form the coelom

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schizocoely

72
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method of coelom formation among deuterostomes in which it develops from an outpocketing of the developing gut, which eventually separates and becomes the coelom

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enterocoely

73
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fifteen (15) major groups in the animal kingdom

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  1. Parazoa
  2. Porifera
  3. Cnidarian
  4. Ctenophores
  5. Platyhelminthes
  6. Nemertea
  7. Mollusca
  8. Annelida
  9. Lophophorates
  10. Rotifers
  11. Nematods
  12. Arthropods
  13. Echinodermata
  14. Hemichordate
  15. Chordata
74
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two (2) major groups without symmetry (asymmetrical)

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  1. Parazoa
  2. Porifera
75
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major group exhibiting radial symmetry

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cnidarian

76
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major group exhibiting biradial symmetry

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Ctenophores

77
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ten (10) major groups exhibiting bilateral symmetry

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  1. Platyhelminthes
  2. Nemertea
  3. Mollusca
  4. Annelida
  5. Lophophorates
  6. Rotifers
  7. Nematode
  8. Arthropods
  9. Hemichordate
  10. Chordata
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major group exhibiting an embryo-bilateral; adult pentaradial symmetry

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echinodermata

79
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eleven (11) major groups exhibiting triploblastic body cavity

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  1. Platyhelminthes
  2. Nemertea
  3. Mollusca
  4. Annelida
  5. Lophophorates
  6. Rotifers
  7. Nematode
  8. Arthropods
  9. Echinodermata
  10. Hemichordate
  11. Chordata
80
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triploblastic (pseudocoelomate) major group

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Platyhelminthes

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