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1
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What are the six major divisions above phyla level?

A 
Diploblastic
Triploblastic
Protosomes
Lophotrochozoa
Ecdysozoa
Deuterostomes
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What are the three classes of Porifera?

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Hexactinellida
Calcarea
Desmospongia

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What are the two phyla of diploblastic animals?

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Cnidaria

Ctenophora

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What are the four classes of cnidaria?

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Anthozoa
Hydrozoa
Scyphozoa
Cubozoa

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What are the phyla of triploblastic animals? (7)

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Bryozoa
Brachiopoda
Rotifera
Platyhelminthes
Nemertea
Annelida
Mollusca
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What are the classes of Platyhelminthes? (4)

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Turbellaria
Trematoda
Monogenea
Cestoda

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7
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What are the two classes of Annelida?

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Polychaeta

Citellata

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What are the classes of mollusca? (4)

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Polyplacophora
Gastropoda
Bivalvia
Cephalodopda

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What are the phyla of Ecdysozoa?

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Nematoda
Tardigrada
Hemichordata
Chordata

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What are the sub phylum of Arthropoda?

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Crustacea
Chelicerata
Myriapoda
Hexapoda

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What are the classes of crustacea?

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Branchipoda
Maxillopoda
Malacostraca

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12
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What class belongs to the subphylum Chelicerata?

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Arachnida

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13
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What is the subclasses of Insecta?

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Apterygota

Pterygota

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What are the insect orders?

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Odonoata
Orthoptera
Diptera
Hymenoptera
Coleoptera
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15
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What are the phyla of deutrostomes?

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Echinodermata
Hemichordata
Chordata

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16
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Which five classes belong to the phyla echinodermata?

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Asteroidea
Ophiuroidea
Crinoidea
Echinoidea
Holothuroida
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17
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What are the three sub phylums of chordata?

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Urochordata
Cephalochordata
Vertebrata

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18
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What are the three classes of chordata?

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Agnatha
Chondrichthyes
Osteichthyes

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19
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What are the two sub classes of chordata?

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Actinopterygii

Sarcopterygii

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20
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What is the class of tetrapods?

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Amphibia

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21
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What is the class of amniotes?

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Reptillia

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What are the orders of reptillia?

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Testudines
Sphenodontia
Squamata
Crocodilia

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23
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What are the two classes of endothermic animals?

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Aves

Mammalia

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24
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What are the two sub classes of mammals?

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Protheria

Theria

25
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What are the three orders of mammals?

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Rodenta
Chiroptera
Primates

26
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What are the meanings of the three classes of porifera?

A

6 rayed spicules (Glass sponge)
Calcareous
Socially bound sponge

27
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What are the meanings of the four classes of cnidaria?

A

Flower shaped animal (sea anemones/corals)
Water Animal
Cup shaped animal (Jellyfish)
Box shaped animal (Sea wasp/ Box jelly)

28
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What are three examples of hyrdozoa?

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Hydra, Obelia, Physalia

29
Q

What do the phylum of lophotrochozoa mean?

A

Moss animal
Arm foot
Wheel bearer
Flat worms

30
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What do the classes of plathyhelminthes mean?

A

Free living flatworms
Anchor with hole
One Race
Belt

31
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Give an example of a free living flat worm (tubellaria)?

32
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Give an example of a trematoda?

A

Schistosoma

33
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Give an example of a cestoda (tapeworm)?

34
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What is the english names for the phyla nemertea and annelida?

A

Bootlace worm

Segmented worm

35
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What is the latin meaning for the two classes of annelida?

A

Many bristles

Saddled

36
Q

Give three examples of gastropoda?

slugs and snails

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Helix, patella, Arion

37
Q

Give two examples of Bivalvia?

mussels, clams, scallops

A

Mytilus, Pecten

38
Q

Give two examples of Cephalodopda?

squid

A

Loligo

Octopus

39
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What is the latin meaning of the four phyla of ecdysozoa?

A

Thread like
Tardigrada
Onychophora
Arthropoda

40
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Give an example of each of the classes of crustacea

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Daphnia - Branchiopoda
Balanus- Maxillopoda
Homarus- Malacostraca

41
Q

In english what are the orders of insects?

A 
Dragonflies
Grasshoppers
True Flies
Bees, wasps, ants
Beetles
42
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In english what are the classes of Echinodermata?

A 
Star like
Brittle stars
Feather Stars
Sea urchins 
Sea cucumbers
43
Q

What does Amphibia mean in latin?

A

Two modes of life

44
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What does Repitilia mean in latin?

45
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What are the orders of reptilias english names?

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Turtles, terrapins, tortoises
Tuatara
Lizards and Snakes
Crocs and alligators

46
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What make up the marsupials and Eutheria

A

Kangaroos, wombats, possums and koala

Placental mammals

47
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What do the three sub phylums of chordata mean in latin?

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Tunicata (english)
Head chord
Jointed spine

48
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Whats an example of an actinopterygii

49
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Whats an example of a Amphibia

50
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What is an example of a squamata?

51
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Whats an example of an Echinoidea

52
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Whats an example of an asteroidea?

53
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Whats an example of odonata?

54
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Whats an example of the order orthoptera?

55
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Whats an example of the order hymenoptera?

56
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Whats an example of an arachnida?

57
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Daphina is an example of what class?

A

Branchiopoda

58
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Ascaris is an example of which phyla?

59
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Name two examples of polychaeta?

A

Nereis

Arenicola

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