Lab 7: Invertebrate Diversity Flashcards

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1
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Modern __________ organizes life in a hierarchy based on available evidence for shared ancestry.

A

Systematics

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The hierarchy is composed of groups that reflect __________ degrees of similarity.

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Increasing

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3
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The hierarchy is composed of these groups:

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Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

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A name created by combining both an organism’s genus and species group.

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Binomial

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5
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The Kingdom Animalia is also known as the __________.

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Metazoa

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The Kingdom Animalia is a __________ group.

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Monophyletic

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7
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A long history of systematic work based on morphology and developmental traits has been used to build a __________.

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Phylogeny

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More recently, molecular research has been used to build a phylogeny of the __________.

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Metazoa

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A body plan w/o a body cavity.

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Acoelomate

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10
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What are the three germ layers in order?

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Ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm

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A large phylum composed of segmented worms, where some organs repeat in segments. Includes earthworms, leeches, polychaete worms, and other groups.

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Annelida

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The most diverse phylum, >80% of described living species. All members have jointed appendages, an exoskeleton, and a segmented body. (Examples: spiders, scorpions, horseshoe crabs,crabs, crayfish, insects, centipedes, millipedes, lobsters, shrimp, etc.)

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Arthropoda

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An organism with a left and right side. There is only one way to cut these organisms in half and obtain two matching halves.

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Bilateral symmetry

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14
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Rod adjacent to the nerve cord.

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Notochord

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A phylum of about 44,000 species, all of which share a notochord and pharyngeal gill slits at some developmental stage. They also share a hollow dorsal never cord and post-anal tail.

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Chordata

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A diploblastic phylum of >9,000 aquatic species, all distinguished by stinging cells. Includes jellyfish, Hydra, anemones, and corals.

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Cnidaria

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17
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Stinging cells.

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Cnidocytes

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18
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A body plan with a membrane-lined body cavity, permitting more organization than the other two body plans.

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Coelomate

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A mode of development of the digestive system during which the mouth forms second (anus first).

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Deuterostomia

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20
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Tissues derived from two embryonic layers: ectoderm and endoderm.

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Diploblastic

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21
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Organisms that molt.

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Ecdysozoa

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A phylum of about 7,000 marine species including starfish, brittle stars, sea urchins, sand dollars, sea cucumbers, and crinoids.

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Echinodermata

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The outer layer of tissue in the gastrula. Gives rise to the skin and nervous system.

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Ectoderm

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Inner layer of tissue in the gastrula. Gives rise to most of the digestive system and multiple internal organs.

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Endoderm

25
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Organisms with true tissues.

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Eumetazoa

26
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Tissue organization requires major __________, __________, and __________ processes.

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Organizational, genetic, developmental

27
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Whorl of tentacles.

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Lophophore

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Ciliated, planktonic.

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Trochophore

29
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A clade of organisms that share one of two characteristics: either a lophophore mouthpart or a trochophore larval stage.

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Lophotrochozoa

30
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A layer of germ tissue that fills the space between endoderm and ectoderm.

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Mesoderm

31
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A diverse phylum of about 93,000 species, all of which have a large cavity used for breathing and excretion and lined with a tissue (mantle), and 2 or 3 nerve cords.

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Mollusca

32
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Snails and slugs are __________.

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Gastropods

33
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Clams and muscles are __________.

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Bivalves

34
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Squid and octopi are __________.

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Cephalopods

35
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Typically small, narrow worms, >80,000 described species, about 1/5 are parasitic. Very numerous and ubiquitous. Complete gut, longitudinal muscles only.

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Nematoda

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A type of asexual reproduction in which females produce offspring from unfertilized eggs.

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Parthenogenesis

37
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An acoelomate phylum of about 20,000 species without circulatory and respiratory organs. Many are important human or animal parasites.

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Platyhelminthes

38
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Informally known as sponges. They lack true tissues; instead, they are composed of several different cell types.

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Porifera

39
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A mode of development of the digestive system during which the mouth forms first (anus second)

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Protostoma

40
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A body plan with a body cavity that is not membrane-lined by mesoderm tissue.

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Pseudocoelomate

41
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The organism can be cut in half in any direction to obtain two matching halves.

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Radial symmetry

42
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A phylum of tiny aquatic pseudocoelomates with cilia surrounding the mouth that appear to rotate when beating. This phylum comprises almost 2,000 species divided into two main groups with diverse shapes.

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Rotifera

43
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Having tissues derived from all embryonic layers: ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm.

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Triploblastic

44
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Sponge “skeletons” are comprised of __________.

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Spicules

45
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Structures formed from calcium carbonate or silica.

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Spicules

46
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All __________ have true tissues derived from embryonic germ layers.

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Eumetazoans

47
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Two distinct stages exist within the cnidarian life cycle; a __________ and a __________.

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Polyp and medusa

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A sessile life stage in which the organism adheres to the substrate and uses its tentacles to capture prey from the water.

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Polyp

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A motile life stage which moves within the water column.

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Medusa

50
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The echinoderms are more closely related to __________.

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Chordates

51
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__________ have a water vascular system.

A

Echinoderms

52
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All mollusks have three main body parts:

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The visceral mass, mantle, and foot.

53
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Annelida have simple kidneys, called __________.

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Metanephridia