lecture 18 Flashcards
What is the defining feature of Phylum Ecdysozoa?
They must molt their cuticle in order to grow.
What is it called when an entire cuticle is shed at one?
Ecdysis
What is a cuticle?
The non-living outer layer of skin
What is the meaning of the root word -cutis-
Skin
What lies below the Cuticle of Ecdysozoa?
The epidermis.
What are the three layers that make up the cuticle?
- endocuticle
- exocuticle
- epicuticle
What do the root words -endo- -exo- -epi- mean?
- Within
- outside
- upon
In arthropods, the cuticle is frequently ________
Sclerotized
What dose the root word -scler- mean?
Hard
What is it called when only particular regions of an animal are Sclerotized?
It is called sclerites (when shaped like plates)
What dose the root word -apolysis- mean?
Away from
What dose the root word -lys- mean?
loosening
_______________________ ________ _______ is secreted by the epidermis during the second phase of molting
Inactive molting fluid.
During the third stage of molting, a thin ______ is deposited between molting fluid and epidermis
protective layer.
During the fourth stage of molting, the enzymes within the molting fluid are activated, what happens?
The endocuticle is digested.
What happens during the fifth stage of molting?
A new differentiated later of cuticle is deposited beneath the protective layer.
Why is the new cuticle winked after it forms beneath the protective layer?
This is because it has a greater surface area than the previous one
What is it called when the old exocutucle and epicuticle are molted?
ecdysis
Animals may swallow _____ or ________ to help split old skin.
Water pr air.
What happens during the 9th stage of molting?
The new cuticle expands over the hosts body
What happens during the 10th stage of molting?
The outside of the new cuticle is sclerotized by secerations transported through canals
What is the common name for the Phylum Onychophora
Velvet worms
What is the defining characteristic of Onychophora?
They are soft bodied, segmented, with many pairs of unjointed legs tipped with claws
What is one spp of Onychophpras called?
Lobopods
What dose the root word -onych- mean>
Claw
What dose the root word -phor- mean?
To bear
True or false:
Onychophora moult
true.
Are Onychophora cephalized?
They show very little cephalization.