Lecture 18: Vertebrates II Flashcards
What is class aves?
birds
What are some features of class aves?
- live on land
- breathe through their lungs
- no larval stage
- lay amniotic eggs
- found chamber heart
- endothermic
- have feathers
What is an avian dinosaur?
birds evolved from theropods
What did scales evolve to?
feathers
What are some orders for class aves?
- struthioniformes
2.casuariiformes - sphenisciformes
- pelecaniformes
- phoenicopteriformes
- anseriformes
- accipitriformes
- galliformes
- charadriiformes
- columbiformes
- psittaciformes
- strigiformes
- apodiformes
- piciformes
- passeriformes
- apterygiformes
What is order struthioniformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata?
ostrich
What is order casuariiformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata?
cassowary and emu
What is order sphenisciformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata?
penguins
What is order pelecaniformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata
pelicans and herons
What is order phoenicopteriformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata
flamingoes
What is order anseriformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata
Geese, ducks, and swans
What is order accipitriformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata
Hawks and eagles
What is order galliformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata
Chicken, quail, turkey, and pheasant
What is order charadriiformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata
Gulls, auks, puffins, and sand pipers(shore birds)
What is order columbiformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata
Pigeons and doves
What is order psittaciformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata
Parrots and parakeets
What is order strigiformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata
owls
What is order apodiformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata
Swifts and hummingbirds
What is order piciformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata
woodpeckers and toucans
What is order passeriformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata
Perching songbirds
What is order apterygiformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata
kiwi
What is class mammalia?
mammals
What are some features of class mammalia?
- live on land
- breathe through lungs
- no larval stage
- internal amnion(inside woman and womb)
- four chamber heart
- endothermic
- have hair
- feed young using mammary glands(milk)
- placents
What is prototheria in class mammalia?
It means “before placenta”. These animals lay eggs
What is order monotremata in class mammalia(prototheria)?
Platypus and echidna
What are the orders in prototheria in class mammalia and subphylum vertebrata?
- monotremata
What is metatheria?
It means “partial placental” mammals
What are the orders in metatheria in class mammalia and subphylum vertebrata?
- marsupialia
What is order marsupialia in metatheria?
It means “pouch bearer” and they are koalas, opossums, and kangaroo
What is eutheria ?
It means “true placenta”
What are the orders in eutheria and class mammalia and subphylum vertebrata?
1.eulipothyphla
2. chiroptera
3. xenarthra
4. lagomorpha
5. rodentia
6. carnivora
7.proboscidea
8. sirenia
9. perissodactyla
10. artiodactyla
11. primata
What is order eulipotyphla in class mammalia and subphylum vertebrata(eutheria)?
It means “truly fat and blind” and they are hedgehog, shrew, and moles
What is order chiroptera in class mammalia and subphylum vertebrata(eutheria)?
It means “hand wing” and they are bats
What is order xenarthra in class mammalia and subphylum vertebrata(eutheria)?
It means “strange joints” and they are sloths, anteaters, and armadillos
What is order lagomorpha in class mammalia and subphylum vertebrata(eutheria)?
It means “hare form” and they are rabbits, hares, and pikas
What is order rodentia in class mammalia and subphylum vertebrata(eutheria)?
It means “to gnaw” and they are mice, squirrel, porcupines, beaver, and rats
What is order carnivora in class mammalia and subphylum vertebrata(eutheria)?
It means “flesh eating” and they are weasels, cats, dogs, and bears
What is order proboscidea in class mammalia and subphylum vertebrata?
elephants
What is order sirenia in class mammalia and subphylum vertebrata(eutheria)?
Manatee and dugong
What are pinnipeds?
They are part of order carnivora but instead are marine animals such as seals, sea lions, and walrus
What is order perissodactyla in class mammalia and subphylum vertebrata(eutheria)?
It means “odd toe” ungulates(hoofed animals) and they are horses, zebras, and rhinos. Also includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
What is order artiodactyla in class mammalia and subphylum vertebrata(eutheria)?
It means “even toe” ungulates and they are pigs, camels, sheep, goats, hippos.
What is order primata in class mammalia and subphylum vertebrata(eutheria)?
It means “first rank” and they are prosimians(lemurs), monkeys(old/new world), and lesser apes
What are cetaceans?
Marine mammals
What is family hominidae in order primata and class mammalia in subphylum vertebrata(eutheria)?
Great apes, orangutan, gorilla, bonobo, and chimps. Also humans.
What are the families in order primata?
- hominidae
