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Phyla Of Invertebrates Flashcards

1
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What are PORIFERA

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Sponges

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2
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What are those sponges?

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Primitive, water dwelling filter feeders

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3
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What does it mean not to have a true tissue

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They lack muscles, nerves and internal organs

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4
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Where can we find the sponges

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Attached to surfaces anywhere

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What are cnidarians

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Jellyfish, corals, sea anemones

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6
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Where did cnidarians get their name from

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Cnidocytes

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7
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What are cnidocytes

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Specialized cells that carry stinging organelles

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8
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Platyhelminthes

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Flatworms

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9
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Where do flatworms live

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They are free-living formes

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10
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What do flatworms do with other animals

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They parasite on them

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What types of flatworms do we have

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Planarians, flukes, tapeworms

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12
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Body structure of flatworms

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They are soft bodied and relatively simple

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13
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What is nematoda

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Roundworms

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14
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Where can we find roundworms

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Antarctica, oceanic trenches

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15
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What is Annelida

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Earthworm

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16
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What is the body structure of earthworms

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They are segmented

17
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Where can we find earthworms

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In wet environment

18
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What size do earthworms range in

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3 millimeters to 3 meters

19
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What is Mollusca

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Squid, snail

20
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Describe the type of phylum mollusca is in

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Large and diverse phylum

21
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For what are molluscas known

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Decorative shells, as seafood

22
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Name molluscas in their range of sizes

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Tiny nails, clams, abalone, squid, cuttlefish, octopus

23
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What is the most intelligent invertebrate

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Octopus

24
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What is the largest invertebrate

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Giant squid in its adult form

25
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What are anthropods

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Insects, ticks, spiders, grasshoppers, lobsters, crabs

26
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Describe the phylum of anthropods

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It is the largest phylum of animals

27
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What forms are anthropods

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Symbiotic and parasitic

28
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Characterize the body of an anthropoda

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Segmented body with appendages on each segment

29
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What is an exoskeleton

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Anthropoda is covered by it. It is made of chitin, a polysaccharide. It provides physical protection and resistance to desiccation

30
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What do anthropodes do with the cover over time

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They shed it as they grow

31
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What species of animals can anthropods be

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Insects, archanids, crustaceans and other

32
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What species of animals can anthropods be

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Insects, archanids, crustaceans and other

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