Lab Final Flashcards
What are the 3 shapes of bacteria?
Cocci - sperical
Bacilli - rod shaped
Spirilli - corckscrew
What pigment is chlorphyll?
green
Compare heterotroph, autotroph and mixotroph
Heterotroph - Ingest food for energy and uses organic carbon source (animals, fungi)
Autotroph - Makes its own food via light/chemicals (plants, algae, cyanobacteria)
Mixotroph - alternate between photosynthesis and heterotroph
Photoautotrophs use ___________ to produce carbon.
photosynthesis
What is formed by the fusion of two coenocytic gametangia?
zygosporangia
What is heterothallism?
No sexes just (+) (-), increases genetic variability
What is the fruiting body of the ascomycota?
Ascocarp - contains spores
The ascus produces ___________.
ascospores
What is the fruiting body of the basidiomycota?
basidiocarp
The basidia produces _________.
basidiospores
The stamen includes the _________ and __________.
anther and filament
The carpel includes what three things?
Stigma
Style
Ovary
Compare monocot vs dicot
Monocot - 3,6 petals
Dicot - 2,4,5 petals
The _______ carries water and nutrients from roots to branches and leaves.
Xylem
The ________ carries sugar (photosynthate) to all parts of the plant
Phloem
What are nematocysts and what phylum uses them?
Harpoon of neurotoxins used to paralyze prey. Used by cnidaria (jellyfish).
What is the spongocoel?
the central cavity in the body of a sponge
What 5 classes belong to the phylum echinodermata?
- Asteroidea (sea star)
- Ophiuroidea (brittle stars)
- Crinoidea ( sea lillies)
- Holothuroidea (sea cucumber)
- Echinoidea (sea urchin/sand dollars)
What is a madreporite and what class has them?
Asteroidea (sea stars). Where water passes through vascular system.
What are tube feet used for in echinoderms and what operates them?
Locomotion or collecting food. Operated by water-vascular system
What is a notochord?
Structural support, site of muscle attachement.
Notochords are derived from the _________ and are always present in the __________ stage.
mesoderm
embryonic
In vertebrates, pharyngeal slits are used for ___________.
respiration
In invertebrates, pharyngeal slits are used for ___________.
feeding
What are 5 common characteristics of Chordata?
- Notochord
- Pharngeal slits
- Hollow doral nerve cord
- Post-anal tail
- Presence of yolk sac in eggs