Lecture 11: Animal Diversity 3 Flashcards

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Arthropoda

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“jointed feet”

invertebrates with an exoskeleton and jointed legs

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Describe Arthropoda morphology

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1) Appendages with JOINTS
2) Body SEGMENTED
3) External skeleton: EXOSKELETON (of chitin)
4) RESPIRATION uses tracheae (terrestrial), gills (aquatic), or book lungs (spiders, horseshoe crabs)

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jointed appendage means

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growth from the body of an organism that has a joint in it (elbow)

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What are the three segmentations of Arthropoda?

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Three fused segments:

1) head
2) thorax
3) abdomen

• Some have fused head + thorax (cephalothorax)

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What are the benefits and drawbacks of the Arthropoda exoskeleton?

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Benefits:

1) Muscle attachment
2) Protection

Drawbacks:

1) Vulnerable at times
2) Size limiting

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6
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An exoskeleton is a series of __________

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tubes

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7
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structural strength of a tube __________ as tube diameter __________.

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  • decreases

- increases

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8
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As body size increases, so does…

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  • SURFACE area,
  • SIZE of exoskeleton,
  • & VOLUME increases.
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9
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How do arthropods deal with size limits?

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molting

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10
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Molting allows for (3)…

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  • GROWTH,
  • SHEDDING unwanted “stuff” (e.g., parasites, barnacles on crabs, etc.),
  • and can even REGENERATE lost legs!
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11
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Four subphyla of Arthropoda

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1) Crustacea
2) Hexapoda
3) Myriapoda
4) Chelicerata

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12
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Chelicerata includes…

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scorpions, spiders, mites

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Chelicerata includes…

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scorpions, spiders, mites

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14
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First set of appendages of Chelicerate are modified into…

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pincers or fangs

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15
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Chelicerata are mostly …

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Mostly predatory but mites do almost everything (herbivores, predators, & parasites!)

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16
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Crustacea

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dominant marine arthropods

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17
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Describe the morphology of the Crustacea

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  • each segment of thorax and abdomen usually has an appendage
  • appendages may be branched
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18
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The first appendages of Crustacea and Hexapoda are …

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antennae

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19
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Myriapoda

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“lots of legs”

also have many segments (ie- millipedes and centipedes)

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20
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Hexapoda (largest subphyla)

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“Classic” Insects

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Hexapoda have (morphology)

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1) Three body sections: head, thorax, abdomen

2) Six legs

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22
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_____% of all animals are arthropods.

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85%
-73% insects
-12% OTHER ARTHROPODS
4% CHORDATES
11% OTHER PHYLA
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23
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How many described insect species are there?

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close to 900,000

  • Described vertebrate species ~ 38,000
  • Described mammal species ~ 4,500
  • Described insect species ~ 875,000
  • Many undescribed insects: estimates of 2 million - 30 million(!!!)
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24
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Why have insects been so successful?

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Insects are very successful

1) SMALL SIZE: habitat becomes more complex as you become smaller, allows more subdivision
2) FLIGHT: more movement and rapid colonization of plants
3) Complete METAMORPHASIS (change in body plan) during development

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25
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A majority of all animal species are insects with complete _________.

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metamorphosis

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26
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metamorphosis allows…

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change in body plan
allows SPECIALIZATION

-immatures specialize in
feeding and growth

-adults specialize in
dispersal and reproduction

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27
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immature insects specialize in…

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feeding and growth

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28
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adult insects specialize in…

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dispersal and reproduction

29
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incomplete metamorphosis

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  • when the juvenile versions look like miniature versions of adult.
  • not complete metamorphosis because the body plan isn’t totally different
30
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subphyla of Deuterostomes

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  • Echinodermata

- Chordata

31
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Deuterostomes come from greek word meaning…

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mouth second

refers to anus developing first and then the mouth second

32
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Echinos

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spinny

33
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dermos

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skin

34
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Echinodermata

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named for spinny skin

-exclusively marine (not terrestrial)

35
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How many described living species are there in echinodermata?

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7000

36
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examples of echinodermata

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Sea stars,
sea urchins,
sand dollars,
sea cucumbers…

37
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Describe the echinodermata morphology

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  • “Pentaradial” symmetry as adults: rays or arms arranged in groups of 5 (but larvae are bilaterally symmetrical)
  • An endoskeleton of interlocking calcium carbonate plates covered by epidermis
38
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Describe echinodermata physiology

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  • System of canals: central ring canal and radial canals along arms
  • Water circulates through allowing for gas/nutrient/ waste exchange
  • Use “tube feet” to move and manipulate things
39
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What are three ways of Echinodermata: Feeding?

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1) Predacious (sea stars)
2) Grazers (sea urchins)
3) Filter feeders (sea cucumbers, others)

40
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Describe echinodermata predacious feeding

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(eat bivalves like clams or mussels)
1) Attach themselves to both shells
2) Exert constant suction until
poor bivalves muscles exhausted
3) Evert their mouthparts and stomach into crack
41
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Chordates

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Vertebrates + two small groups

the Tunicates and the Lancelates

42
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As adults tunicates look like __________ but _________ have the defining features of chordates

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  • sponges

- Larvae

43
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Chordata defining features include…

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  • a dorsal hollow nerve cord

* a notochord (a flexible rod, supporting the nerve cord) for at least part of life

44
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notochord

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(a flexible rod, supporting the nerve cord) for at least part of life

45
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what happens to the notochord in vertebrates?

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The notochord disappears early in development and is replaced by the vertebral column that surrounds the nerve cord

46
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Describe the general Vertebrate Body Plan

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-Dorsal nervous system
-internal skeleton
-Organs suspended in
coelom
-Well-developed circulatory system with heart

47
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First vertebrates were likely _________

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mud-suckers (ingested mud, removed organic material)

48
Q

in addition to being mud suckers, ancestral fish were also __________.

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osmoregulatory

control solute levels in cells) abilities allowed fishes to exploit estuaries (ocean-fresh water interface

49
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osmoregulatory

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(control solute levels in cells) abilities allowed fishes to exploit estuaries (ocean-fresh water interface)

50
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estuary

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where salty water and fresh water meet

51
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First group of modern fishes…

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jawless fishes

Examples: hagfish and lampreys

52
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Second group of modern fishes

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cartilaginous fishes

ie-shark, rays

53
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third group of modern fishes…

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  • ray-finned or bony fishes
    note: Cartilage replaced by bony skeleton

**most fish are in this group

54
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Ray-Finned Fishes

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Evolved lunglike sacs for respiration, became modified into swim bladders

55
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what is the advantage of swim bladders?

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Used for neutral buoyancy: staying motionless at a particular depth

56
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First Vertebrates on Land

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Amphibians

ie-frogs, toads, salamanders

57
Q

their is no biological difference between frogs and toads only an ____________-

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-ecological differences

58
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Amphibians

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confined to moist habitats:

1) Respire with lungs and across moist skin

2) Reproduce in the water, have external
fertilization (sperm must swim to egg)

3) Eggs not waterproof - generally have to be laid in water (video segment showing an exception) (tree frogs that lay eggs on underside of leaf above water)

59
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how are reptiles (better) adapted to dry land?(as opposed to amphibians)

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1) Skin covered with scales
2) Internal fertilization (not reliant on water)
3) Egg with waterproof shell

60
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reptiles are ____________

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monothyletic

61
Q

In birds, the scales of other reptile groups have been modified into ________

A

feathers

62
Q

crows like to drop their nuts onto pavement to be run over and crack them. what do they do to avoid being hit by traffic

A

drop it into the pedestrian crosswalk

63
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Mammalia characteristics

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1) hair

2) mammory glands

64
Q

how many mammalian species are there?

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-4,500

compared to ~875,000 species of insects!

65
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Three commonly distinguished groups of mammals

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1) Monotremes: egg laying mammals with reptilian-like splayed legs (e.g., platypus and echidna)
2) Marsupials: give birth to tiny young, nursed in ventral pouch
3) Eutherian mammals (“placental mammals”): by far the most diverse: over 4,000 species

66
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Monotremes: egg laying mammals with reptilian-like splayed legs (e.g., platypus and echidna)

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egg laying mammals with reptilian-like splayed legs (e.g., platypus and echidna)

67
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Marsupials

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give birth to tiny young, nursed in ventral pouch

ie- kangaroo, wombat, tiger qual, koala, possum, tasmanian devil

68
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Eutherian mammals

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(“placental mammals”)

*by far the most diverse: over 4,000 species