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Kingdom Animalia Flashcards

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Invertebrates

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animals WITHOUT backbone

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Phylum Rotifera

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Rotifers

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microscopic, rings of cilia resembling rotating wheels

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Rotifers

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Phylum Porifera

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Sponges

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Osculum

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excurrent pore; large; EXIT of water and waste

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Ostium

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incurrent pores; on the side; water ENTRANCE

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Class Calcarea

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THREE-pointed spicules; calcium carbonate

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Class Hexactinellida

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FOUR-SIX pointed spicules; silica

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Class Demospongiae

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spongin and silica

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Phylum Cnidaria

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Cnidarians

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What is the Greek word for nettle?

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knide

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can sting; hollow intestines

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Cnidarians

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13
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What phylum is also known as Coelenterata?

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Cnidarians

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14
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Jellyfish

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Cnidarian

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Anemone

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Cnidarian

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Coral

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Cnidarian

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Hydra

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Cnidarian

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18
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stinging cell

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Cnidocytes

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19
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cell organelle; delivers sting

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Nematocyst

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20
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Phylum Echinodermata

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Echinoderms

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21
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What do the words “echinos” and “derma” mean?

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“Echnos” - hedgehog;
“Derma” - skin

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marine invertebrates with spines and a water vascular system; five-rayed structure

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Echinoderms

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Starfish

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Class Asteroidea

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Brittle star

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Class Ophioroidea

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25
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Sea cucumber

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Class Echinoidea

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Sand dollar

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Class Holothuroidea

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Sea lily

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Class Crinoidea

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28
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Phylum Mollusca

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Mollusks

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29
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soft-bodied, unsegmented, has calcium carbonate shell

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Mollusks

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30
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Stomach-foot; snail

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Class Gastropoda

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31
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Two shells

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Class Bivalvia

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32
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Head-foot

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Class Cephalopoda

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33
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Phylum Annelida

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Annelids

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34
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segmented worms; elongated, cylindrical body with many segments

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Annelids

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35
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What does Latin “anellus” stand for?

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little ring

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Sea worm

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Class Polychaeta

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Leeches

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Class Hirudinea

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Earthworm

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Class Oligochaeta

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Phylum Platyhelminthes

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Platyhelminthes

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“flat worms”; elongated, flat body

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Platyhelminthes

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What do “platy” and “helminths” mean?

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“platy” - flat
“helminths” - worm

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Planaria

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Class Turbellaria

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Tapeworms

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Class Cestoda

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Fluke

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Class Trematoda

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Phylum Nematoda

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“round worms”; elongated, round body

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Ascaris

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Filarial Worm

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Hook Worm

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Trichina Worm

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Phylum Arthropoda

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Arthropods

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segmented body; exoskeleton; jointed-appendages

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Arthropods

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6 legs

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Class Insecta (Insects)

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8 legs

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Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

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10 legs

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Class Crustacea (Crustaceans)

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Centipedes

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Class Chilopoda

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Millipedes

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Class Diplopoda

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Phylum Chordata

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Chordates; animals with spinal cord

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Subphylum Vertebrata

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animals WITH backbone

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cold-blooded; fins, gills, skeleton

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Bony fishes

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Class Osteicythes

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Bangus

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Tilapia

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Cartilaginous fishes

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Class Chondrichtyes

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Shark

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Cartilaginous fishes

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Manta

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Cartilaginous fishes

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Jawless fishes

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Class Agnathans

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Lamprey

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Jawless fishes

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Hagfish

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Jawless fishes

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Class Amphibia

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Amphibians

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cold-blooded; soft, moist skin; when larva, have gills, when adult, have lungs

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Amphibians

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Caecilians

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Order Apoda

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Frogs

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Order Anura

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Caudata

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Order Caudata

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Class Aves

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warm-blooded; lungs; wings, feathers, two feet

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Class Reptilia

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cold-blooded; lungs; dry, scaly

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Chameleons

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Order Squamata

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Snakes

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Order Squamata

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Sea turtles

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Order Chelonia

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Crocodiles

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Order Crococidilia

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Iguana

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Order Tuatura

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Class Mammalia

85
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warm-blooded; lungs; hair and mammary glands

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