Lecture 31 - Invertebrates II Flashcards

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What are 4 characteristics of Phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms)?

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  1. No organs for specialized gas exchange
  2. Flat shape for diffusion of materials
  3. Fine branches for food distribution
  4. Flame cells help maintain osmotic balance
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What are 4 classes of Phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms)?

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  1. Turbellaria
  2. Monogenea
  3. Trematoda
  4. Crestoda
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2 characteristics of Turbellaria

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  1. Mostly free-living flatworms

2. Ciliated body surface (i.e. planaria)

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2 characteristics of Monogenea

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  1. Marine and freshwater parasites

2. Parastize fish

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3 characteristics of Trematoda

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  1. Parasites
  2. Almost always lack vertebrates
  3. Most life cycles include intermediate hosts
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What are the biggest parasites of humans?

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tapeworms

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Where do Phylum Rotifera inhabit?

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-freshwater, ocean, damp soil

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3 characteristics of Phylum Rotifera

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  1. Smaller than most protists
  2. Truly multicellular
  3. Specialized organ systems
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2 characteristics of Phylum Brachiopoda

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  1. Lamp shells with dorsal valves

2. Brachiopods attach to substrate by stalks

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10
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Phylum Mollusca are notable for the increased complexity in _________

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their body plan

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What are 4 classes of molluscs?

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  1. Polyplacophora (chitins)
  2. Gastropoda (snails, slugs)
  3. Bivalvia (clams, mussels, scallops, oysters)
  4. Cephalopoda (squids, octopuses, etc.)
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2 characteristics of Polyplacophora (chitons)

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  1. 8 dorsal plates

2. grazers (use radula to scrape algae)

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What is a defining characteristic of Gastropoda?

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-undergo torsion during development

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2 characteristics of Bivalvia (clams, mussels etc.)

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  1. Flattened shell closes R/L valves with adductor muscles

2. Filter feeders (eg clams, oysters, muscles etc.)

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2 characteristics of Cephalopoda (squids, octopuses etc.)

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  1. Reduced/absent internal shell

2. Use siphon to dart towards prey

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16
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What is the biggest invertebrate of them all?

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architeuthis (giant squid)

17
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What are 3 classes of Phylum Annelida?

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  1. Oligochaeta
  2. Polychaeta
  3. Hirudinea
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What are 4 characteristics of oligochaeta?

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  1. Reduced head
  2. No parapodia
  3. Sparse chaetae (e.g. earthworm)
  4. Hermaphrodites, cross-fertilize
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2 characteristics of Polychaeta?

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  1. Well-developed head

2. Parapodia with chaetae that work as gills, aid in locomotion

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4 characteristics of Hirudinea?

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  1. Reduced coelom
  2. Absent chaetae
  3. Bloodsucking parasites
  4. Anterior/posterior suckers (e.g. leeches)
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What are Phylum Nematoda?

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-Roundworms in most aquatic habitats, wet soil, most tissues of plants, body fluids/tissues of animals

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What are 3 characteristics of Phylum Nematoda?

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  1. sexual reproducers
  2. complete digestive tract
  3. no circulatory system
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How do Phylum Nematoda move?

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-longitudinal muscle contraction

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Phylum Nematoda are covered in _______

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exoskeleton (the cuticle)

25
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What do Phylum Nematoda have a major role in?

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decomposition

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3 major Arthropod features

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  1. Exoskeleton made of layers of protein + chitin
  2. Open circulatory system
    - (Hemolymph circulated into spaces surrounding tissues and organs)
  3. Variety of organs specialized for gas exchange
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What are the 4 subphyla of Phylum Arthropod?

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  1. Cheliceriformes
  2. Myriapoda
  3. Hexapoda
  4. Crustacea
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2 qualities of Subphylum Cheliceriformes

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  1. Body has 1-2 main parts with 6 appendages (horseshoe crabs)
  2. Mostly terrestrial or marine
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2 qualities of Subphylum Myriapoda

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  1. Head with antennae + chewing mouth parts (millipedes + centipedes)
  2. terrestrial
30
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3 qualities of Subphylum Hexapoda

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  1. Body divided in head/thorax/abdomen present
  2. 3 pairs of legs + 2 pairs of wings (includes class insecta)
  3. mostly terrestrial
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3 qualities of Subphylum Crustacea

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1 . Body with 2-3 parts + antennae + chewing mouthparts + 2-3 pairs of legs

  1. Mostly marine + freshwater
  2. (decapoda EX: crabs, lobsters, shrimps)
32
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What are 3 major effects of insects on the environment/other organisms?

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  1. important natural + agricultural pollinators
  2. carriers for many diseases (EX: West Nile, malaria, African Sleeping Sickness)
  3. Competitors with humans for food + fiber
33
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Insects affect all other ________

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terrestrial organisms

34
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_______ are the most diverse order of animals

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beetles

35
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2 qualities of Phylum Echinodermata

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  • invertebrate deuterstomes with bilateral larva + radial adults
  • sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins etc.