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Phylums to Classes Flashcards

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What are the characteristics of phylum Porifera ?

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Porous
Asymmetrical
No tissues or organs

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What animals are in phylum Porifera ?

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Sponges

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What are the characteristics of phylum Cnidaria ?

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Radial symmetry
Carnivorous
Some nerves and muscles

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What animals are in phylum Cnidaria ?

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Jellyfish

Anemones

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What are the characteristics of phylum Platyhelminthes ?

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Simplest brains
Some organs, muscles and nervous tissue
Bilateral symmetry

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What animals are in phylum Platyhelminthes ?

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Flatworms
Tapeworms
Flukes

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What are the characteristics of phylum Nematoda ?

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No appendages or segments

Have a cavity that acts as an early circulatory system

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What animals are in phylum Nematoda ?

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Roundworms

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What are the characteristics of phylum Mollusca ?

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No segments or appendages
Some have shells
Some start to go on land

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What animals are in phylum Mollusca ?

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Snails
Slugs
Octopus
Oysters

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What are the characteristics of phylum Annelida ?

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Segmentation
Specialization of tissue
Non-jointed appendages
Multi-organ digestive system
Circulatory system
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What animals are in phylum Annelida ?

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Earthworms
Sandworms
Leaches

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What are the characteristics of phylum Arthropoda ?

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Jointed appendages
Exoskeleton made of chitin and protein
Segmentation
Open circulatory system with a heart
Gas exchange breathing system
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14
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Why is Arthropoda considered the most successful phylum ?

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DIversity
Distribution
Size

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What animals are in phylum Arthropoda ?

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Insects
Myriapods (cetipedes and millipedes)
Crustaceans
Chelicerates (spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites)

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What are the characteristics of phylum Echinodermata ?

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Pentamerous radial symmetry in adults
Bilateral symmetry and segmentation in larvae
Generally sessile as adults
Hard exterior, spiny

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What animals are in phylum Echinodermata ?

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Sea stars
Sea cucumbers
Sea urchins
Sand dollars

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What are the characteristics of phylum Chordata ?

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Segementation
Cephalization
Appendages
and way more

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What are the 4 distinguishing traits of phylum Chordata ?

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Notochord
Dorsal hollow nerve cord
Pharyngeal slits
Muscular postanal tail

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What is the notochord ?

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A flexible, structural cord that exists in all embryos

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What do the pharyngeal slits do ?

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It allows water entry (needed when having a closed digestive system)

22
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What are the 3 subphylum of Chordata ?

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Cephalochordates (Lancelets)
Urochordates (Tunicates)
Vertebrates

23
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What are the characteristics of subphylum Cephalochordate ?

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Invertebrates
Filter-feed
Weak swimmers

24
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What are the characteristics of subphylum Urochordate?

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Invertebrates
Adults are sessile
Filter-feed

25
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What are the characteristics of subphylum Vertebrates ?

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Have a spinal column that surroundsd and protects the dorsal nerve cord
Cephalization and craniation
Eye development
Mouth
Internal mineralized skeleton
26
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What are the characteristics of class Myxini ?

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Jawless fish
Unpaired limbs
No vertebrae
Have skeleton and cranium (all cartilage)

27
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What animals are in class Myxini ?

A

Hagfish

Lampreys

28
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What are the characteristics of class Placodermi ?

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Jawed fish
Armoured
Extinct class

29
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What classes are in the subclass Gnathostome ?

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All classes in which the animals have jaws.

30
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What classes are in the subclass Agnathostome ?

31
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What are the characteristics of class Chondrichthyes ?

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Cartilaginous fish
Have jaws and a full cartilage skeleton
Have paired fins

32
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What animals are in class Chondrichthyes ?

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Sharks

Rays

33
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What are the characteristics of class Actinopterygii ?

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Can store the air they draw through their gills
Have a swim bladder
Have bony scales
2-chambered heart
Can regulate salt balance
External fertilization
34
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What animals are in class Actinopterygii ?

35
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What are the characteristics of class Actinista ?

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Lobed limbs

“Walk” under water

36
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What animals are in class Actinista ?

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Coelocanth

37
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What are the characteristics of class Dipnoi ?

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Have lobed limbs

Can take in air from out of the water and store it

38
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What animals are in class Dipnoi ?

39
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What are the characteristics of class Amphibia ?

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Lead “double lives”
Larvae are underwater, have gills, eat algae
Adults have limbs, lungs, “ears”
Must keep their skin moist even when adult
Adults reproduce in water (external fertilization)

40
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What animals are in class Amphibia ?

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Frogs

Salamanders

41
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What are the characteristics of class Reptilia ?

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Live on land
Have a dry and scaly skin
Internal fertilization
Amniotic eggs

42
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What animals are in class Reptilia ?

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Snakes

Birds

43
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What are the characteristics of birds ?

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Bipedal

Adapted for flight

44
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What are the characteristics of class Mammalia ?

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Hair
Mammary glands
4-chambered heart
Warm blooded (endothermic)
Heterodonts
45
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What orders are in class Mammalia ?

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Order Monotremata
Order Marsupials
Order Placentals

46
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What are the characteristics of order Monotremata ?

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Lay eggs
Secrete milk onto their hair
Show traits of birds and reptiles

47
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What animals are in order Monotremata ?

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Platypus

Echidna

48
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What are the characteristics of Marsupials ?

A

Give live birth

Females have a pouch in which the baby remains to further develop

49
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What animals are Marsupials ?

A

Kangouroo

Koala

50
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What are the characteristics of Placentals ?

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Give live birth

Females have a placenta

51
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What animals are Placentals ?

A

Us
All other mammals
Rodents
Bats

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