Lecture Exam 3 Flashcards
common names of Phylum Mollusca
snails and slugs, oysters and clams, octopuses and squids, etc
where do molluscs live
mostly marine, some freshwater, and some snails and slugs are terrestrial
main characteristic of molluscs
soft-bodied, and most are protected by a calcium carbonate shell
feeding characteristics of molluscs
herbivorous grazers, predaceous carnivores, filter feeders, or parasites
first characteristic of molluscs
all have a similar body plan with three main parts
three main parts of molluscs’ body plan
muscular foot/head, visceral mass, mantle
what is the head/foot region in molluscs
contains feeding and cephalic sensory organs, and large ventral muscular foot
what is the visceral mass in molluscs
contains digestive, circulatory, respiratory, and reproductive organs
what is the function of the mantle in molluscs
secretes the shell over the visceral mass
what is the mantle cavity in molluscs
the space between mantle and body wall
second characteristic of molluscs
bilateral symmetry, unsegmented
third characteristic of molluscs
triploblastic
fourth characteristic of molluscs
coelomate (coelom limited to area around heart)
fifth characteristic of molluscs
open circulatory system
open circulatory system
pumping heart, blood vessels, and blood sinuses (spaces in body)
-most cephalopods have a closed system with a heart, vessels, and capillaries
sixth characteristic of molluscs
pair of kidneys or metanephridia
seventh characteristic of molluscs
nervous system: pairs of ganglia with connecting nerve cords
eighth characteristic of molluscs
sense organs vary and may be highly specialized
-cephalopods have highly developed eyes
mollusc feeding
feed using a radula
radula
-protruding, rasping, tongue-like organ
-ribbon-like membrane has rows of tiny teeth pointed backwards
do molluscs reproduce asexually
no
are molluscs dioecious or monoecious
most are dioecious, some monoecious
mollusc development
egg hatches and produces a free-swimming trochophore larva
-in many gastropods and bivalves there is a veliger larva
veliger larva
intermediate larval stage which has the beginning of a foot, mantle, and shell
classes of molluscs
Polyplacophora, Gastropoda, Bivalvia, Cephalopoda
common name of Polyplacophora
chiton
main characteristic of chitons
oval-shaped marine animals encased in an armor of 7-8 dorsal plates
how do chitons use their foot
they use it like a suction cup to grip rocks, and they use their radula to scrape algae off the rock surface
where are the gills in chitons
suspended from roof of mantle cavity and grooves form a closed chamber
how is blood pumped in a chiton
it is pumped by a three-chambered heart
reproduction of chitons
sexes are seperate
-sperm and egg are released into the water
-trochophore larvae metamorphize into juveniles, without a second larval stage
class Gastropoda common names
snails, limpets, slugs, whelks, conches, periwinkles, sea slugs, sea hares, sea butterflies, and nudibranches
where do gastropods live
marine, freshwater, or terrestrial
typical movement of gastropods
sluggish, sedentary animals
what do gastropods use as defense
their shells
main characteristic of gastropod shells
one-piece (univalve), coiled or uncoiled, often with 180 degree counterclockwise torsion
operculum in gastropods
covers shell aperture, protects and prevents water loss
torsion
-causes the digestive tract to move laterally and dorsally so that the anus lies above the head within the mantle cavity
respiration in gastropods
performed by gills in mantle cavity, or by a highly vascular area of mantle that functions as a lung
pneumostome
small opening in air-breathing gastropods that leads from the lung to outside
class Bivalvia common name
mussels, clams, scallops, oysters, and ship wormss
shell characteristics of bivalves
a shell divided into two halves
mantle cavity of bivalves
contains gills that are used for feeding as well as gas exchange
what structures do bivalves lack?
a head, radula, and cephalization
where do bivalves live
mostly marine
bivalve movement
mostly sedentary, but some have some limited mobility
form and function of bivalves
-two shells or valves are held together by a hinge ligament and held together by strong adductor muscles, and the valves are open when adductor muscles are relaxed
feeding and digestion of bivalves
most are suspension feedings
bivalve hearts
three chambered heart
class Cephalopoda common names
squids, octopuses, nautiluses, and cuttlefish
where do cephalopods live
marine
how big do cephalopods get
2 cm to the giant squid
what did the foot adapt into in cephalopods
arms, tentacles, and funnel (siphon)
how many arms and/or tentacles do nautiluses have
60-90 tentacles, no suckers
how many arms and/or tentacles do octopuses have
8 arms with suckers
how many arms and/or tentacles do squids and cuttlefish have
8 arms with suckers and 2 tentacles
which cephalopods produce venom
octopuses and cuttlefish (produced in salivary glands)
how do cephalopods grasp prey
strong beaklike jaws
nautilus shell
has multiple chambers, allowing them to swim
cuttlefish shell
enclosed within mantle
squid shell
thin strip called the pen, enclosed in mantle
octopus shell
N/A
chromatophores
pigmented skin cells in squids and octopuses
inc sac purpose in cephalopods
defense
respiration in cephalopods
one pair of gills
cephalopod circulation
muscular pumping system to keep water flowing through the mantle cavity
characteristics of cephalopod circulatory system
-complete circulatory system
-accessory or branchial hearts at the base of each gill increases pressure to blood going through cill capillaries
cephalopod reproduction
-dioecious
-direct development
-in male seminal vesicle, spermatozoa are encased in spermatophores and stored
-removes a spermatophore from mantle cavity and inserts it into female
-fertilized eggs leave oviduct and are attached to stones, etc
-some octopuses tend to their eggs
main characteristic of phylum Annelida
segmented worms
common names of annelids
marine bristle worms, fan worms, leeches, and earthworms
where do annelids live
marine, freshwater, and moist terrestrial habitats
first characteristic of annelids
segmentation or metamerism
-bodies composed of serially repeated units or rings
-each unit contains components of most organ systems (circulatory, nervous, and excretory systems)
advantages of metamerism
-greater complexity in structure and function
-increased burrowing efficiency by permitting independent movement of segments
-evolution of a more sophisticated nervous system
-provided a safety factor
second characteristic of annelids
bilateral symmetry
third characteristic of annelids
triploblastic
fourth characteristic of annelids
paired epidermal setae
paired epidermal setae
-tiny chitinous bristles
-absent in leeches
-mostly used for locomation
fifth characteristic of annelids
unique head and terminal end
annelid head segments
prostomium and peristomium
pygidium
terminal segment bearing the anus in annelids
-new metameres form in front of the pygidium
are head and pygidium true segments
no, because they are not serially repeated
sixth characteristic of annelids
coelomate
-coeloms form by schizocoely
-segments separated by septa