Phylum Chordata Flashcards
Phylum Chordata
Germ layers?
Triploblastic : Coelomate
Phylum Chordata
Digestive tracts?
Complete digestive tracts
Phylum Chordata
Feeding behavoirs?
Predator, herbivores, filter feeders, fluid feeders
Phylum Chordata
Respiratory structures?
Lungs
Gills
Pharynx
Phylum Chordata
Excretory structures?
Kidneys
Pharynx
Phylum Chordata
Skeleton types?
Hydrostatic skeleton
Endoskeleton
Phylum Chordata
Endoskeleton composition?
Calcium phosphate
Phylum Chordata
Symmetry?
Bilateral symmetry
Phylum Chordata
Circulatory system?
Closed + heart
Phylum Chordata
How do they control metabolism?
Thyroid gland and endostyle
synapomorphy
Phylum Chordata
Big 4 Chordate characteristics
Notochord
Pharyngeal gill slits
Dorsal or hollow nerve cord
Post-anal tail
Phylum Chordata
Notochord shape and function?
Rod-shaped for support
Phylum Chordata
Pharyngeal gill slits / pouch shape and function?
Slot-shaped to increase surface area for gas exchange
Phylum Chordata
Dorsal hollow nerve cord shape and function?
Tube shaped for increased surface area for neural transmission
Phylum Chordata
Dorsal hollow nerve cord
“Increases ___
Increases ___”
Increases bandwidth
Increases number of simultaneous nerve impulses
Phylum Chordata
Post-anal tail description
Dorsal nerve cord + notochord stick out posteriorly from the body
Phylum Chordata
Post-anal tail function
Balance Communication Protection Climbing Swimming Insulation
Function indicated by shape
Phylum Chordata
Subphlyum Urochordata
Common name?
Tunicates
Sea squirts
Phylum Chordata
Subphlyum Urochordata
Adult motility vs Larvae motility?
Sedentary adults
Motile larvae
Phylum Chordata
Subphlyum Urochordata
Solitary or colonial?
Both
Phylum Chordata
Subphlyum Urochordata
Feeding behavior
FIlter feeders
Phylum Chordata
Subphlyum Urochordata
Digestive tract water path?
Incurrent siphon -> Pharynx -> outcurrent siphon