Lecture 7 (test 2 content) Flashcards
What are chordate features?
- Nerve cord
- Notochord
- Pharyngeal slits
- Postanal tail
What are chordates?
Animals belongs to the phylum Chordata
How Vertebrates connected to chordates?
Vertebrates are chordates with a spinal column
What is the vertebral column?
it encloses and protects the dorsal nerve cord
How is the head in vertebrates distinguished from nonvertebrates?
The head is distinct and well-differentiated processing sensory organs
When did the first vertebrates appear?
In the ocean about 530 MYA
What soon became dominant in the oceans about 530 MYA?
Jawed fishes
When did Birds and mammals become dominant?
after the Cretaceous mass extinction
What are the three major groups of Bony Fish?
- Ray0 finned fishes ( no muscles within the fins)
- Lungfish ( long fleshy muscular lobe)
- Coelacanths
What are the 5 distinguishing amphibian features?
- Legs
- Lungs
- Cutaneous respiration
- Pulmonary veins
- Partially divided heart
What did amphibians develop to adapt to life on land?
legs
What is essentially cutaneous respiration for amphibians?
supplement lungs
What are pulmonary veins used for with amphibians?
separate pulmonary circuit allows higher pressure blood to tissues
How is having a partially divided heart useful for amphibians?
it improves separation of pulmonary and systemic circuits
How many different species of reptiles are there?
over 10,000
What three features do all living reptiles exhibit?
- Amniotic eggs
- Dry skin
- Thoracic breathing
How are reptiles distinguished?
by the number of holes on side of the skull behind eye orbit
If a reptile has 0 holes on side of the skull behind orbit, what type of reptile is it?
anapsid
If a reptile has 1 holes on side of the skull behind orbit, what type of reptile is it?
synapsid
If a reptile has 2 holes on side of the skull behind orbit, what type of reptile is it?
diapsids