Lab Exam Flashcards
Which appendages replace jaws in Chelicerates?
Chelicerae
How many pairs of antennae do Myriapods have?
1 pair
What subphylum do horseshoe crabs belong to?
Chelicerates
How many pairs of walking legs do organisms from Subphylum Hexapoda have?
3 pairs
What is the exoskeleton of the horseshoe crab made from?
Chitin
Name the tagmata found in organisms belonging to subphylum Myriapoda.
- Head
2. Trunk
Name the tagmata found in organisms belonging to subphylum Crustacea.
- Cephalothorax
2. Abdomen
Name the two chambers of the stomach of crayfish.
- Cardiac stomach
2. Pyloric stomach
Name the tagmata found in organisms from Subphylum Hexapoda.
- Head
- Thorax
- Abdomen
What is the role of tympana?
Used for hearing
What is the role of the gill bailer?
To draw water (and thus oxygen) into the gill chambers (crayfish)
What is the role of the telson in the horseshoe crab?
Anchoring in sand, ploughing through the sand and righting the animal when it flips over
What is the role of the pedipalps in the male horseshoe crab?
To hold onto the female as she carries the male onto the shore to reproduction.
What is the role of spinnerets?
Produce silk (making webs, wrapping preys and encasing eggs).
What is the role of pleopods?
They are used to transfer sperm from genital opening to the female (crayfish)
Name 3 different appendages found in the cephalothorax of the crayfish.
I. Rostrum
II. Chelipeds
III. Walking legs
Name 2 specimen from lab that have a telson.
- Horseshoe crab
2. Crayfish
Name specimen from Arthropod’s lab that has book lungs.
Garden spider (chelicerates)
Define tagmata.
Tagmata are the body unit of Arthropoda. They result from the reduction and fusion of metameres into distinct functional body units.
Name 2 characteristics that generally make spiders sexual dimorphic.
- Size: Males are much smaller than females
2. Pedipalps: Males have modified pedipalps to transfer sperm into the female epigyne
Name two phyla that are being studied in Lab 1
I. Cnidaria
II. Porifera
Name three anatomical features that allow protozoans to move
I.Pseudopodia (Amoeaba)
II. Cilia (Paramecium)
III. Flagellum (Trypanosoma)
What environmental condition is required for anatomical features that allow protozoans to move to function?
A fluid environment
What is the feeding process used by amoeba?
Phagocytosis
Which of the following protozoans cannot reproduce sexually: paramecium, trypanosome and amoeba?
Amoeaba (binary fission)
What is the term for the fluid material found inside an amoeba?
Endoplasm
Name two functions of choanocytes.
I. Draw water into in from the incurrent canals (Poriferans)
II. Trapping food particles and oxygen
Give an example of a species from Lab 1 that is monoecious.
Hydra sp (however, other species of Hydrozoans can be dioecious)
Give an example of a species from Lab 1 that is dioecious
Moon jelly sp. (class Scyphozoa, phylum Cnidaria)
What are the two typical Cnidarian body forms?
I. Polyp (sessile)
II. Medusa (free-swimming)
Define spongocoel
Body cavity in Poriferans where radial canals open through small opening called apopyles
What type of skeleton do hydrozoans and scyphozoans use to maintain their form?
Hydroskeleton
What is the role of contractile vacuoles?
Contractile vacuoles are responsible for maintaining the osmotic balance (pumping excess water when needed). They can be found in Paramecium (Protozoa)
Which group of organisms in Lab 1 has a cellular-level of biological organization?
Poriferans
What are the two types of structures that can act as support for a sponge?
I. Spicules (Scypha sp)
II. Spongin
Define nematocyst
A nematocyst is the stinging organelle enclosed in the cnidocytes of Poriferans. It is triggered when the cnidocil is disturbed. Nematocyst can be used to hold a prey or to inject a paralyzing toxin.
Do hydrozoans reproduce sexually, asexually, or both?
Both
Define rhopalium
Rhopalium is a bundle of sensory structures that can be found at each junction of the margin in moon-jelly (medusa form). It is consisted of a statocyst for balance and orientation and an ocellus for light perception
Does the moon jelly have a larval stage?
Yes
Which three classes of Cnidaria are represented in Lab 1?
I. Hydrozoa
II. Scyphozoa (true jellyfish) (Aurelia abrita aka moon jelly)
III. Anthozoa (sea anemone)
What is the difference between an animal with tissue-level organization and one with cellular-level organisation?
Cellular-level organization: Multi-cellular organisms with specialized cells not organized into tissues
Tissue-level: Multi-cellular organisms where similar cells are aggregated into definite patterns or layers without organs.
What is the difference between a protozoan, metazoan and eumetazoan? Provide examples of each.
Protozoa: single-celled ex: Amoeba, Paramecium, Trypanosoma
Metazoans: Cellular-level organization ex: Porifera
Eumetazoans: Tissue-level organization ex: Hydra
Name three ways that Protozoans can move in their environments. What shared environmental “requirement” is necessary for these different methods/structures to work?
I. Pseudopodia
II. Cilia
III. Flagella
*Fluid environment
Describe how water moves into, and out of, a poriferan (sketch and label if you like). Name two functions of choanocytes during this process?
Incurrent canals, prosopyles, radial canals, apopyles, spongocoel and finally out through osculum.
Choanocytes = draw water in + trap food and oxygen