Quiz- Mollusca, arthropoda, annelida Flashcards
are molluscs protostomes or deuterostomes?
protostomes(blastopore becomes the mouth)
three synapomorphies for phylum Mollusca
radula, mantle, calcium carbonate shell
5 classes of phylum Mollusca
polyplacophora( chitons)
bivalve (clams)
Gastropoda(slugs)
cephalopoda(squids)
Scaphopoda(tusk shells)
do clams have a circulatory system?
no
what is the function of the radula?
tongue-like, used to process food
two synapomorphies of phylum annelida
segmentation, setae
what are autapomorphies for class Polychaeta?
polychaeta- parapodia
Are phylum annelida self-fertilizing?
no, they produce egg and sperm but cannot self-fertilize.
class oligochaeta
earthworms
class Polychaeta
bristle worms
class hirudinea
leeches
what are two synapomorphies for all arthropods?
exoskeleton, jointed limbs, tagmata, compound eye
what is the outer covering of phylum arthropoda called?
the cuticle/exoskeleton
how long were trilobites species living?
250 million years ago
subphylum trilobita
trilobites