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1
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how are animals defined?

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multicellular
heterotrophic
diploid
reproduce by oogamy

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five key transitions of animal evolution

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tissues
symmetry
body cavities
developmental patterns
segmentation

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parazoa definition

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lack defined tissues and organs
can aggregate / disaggregate

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eumetazoa definition

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distinct well-defined tissues
irreversible differentiation of cells
two distinct layers (ecto/endo)

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tissue types of eumetazoan organisms

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muscular
connective
neural
adipose
bone
blood

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cephalization definition

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area in which neural ganglion form
typically near other sensory organs

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3 germ layers

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endoderm
mesoderm
ectoderm

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what is a coelom?

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a body cavity lined with mesoderm

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what is an acoelom?

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organism with no body cavities that is solid throughout

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what is a pseudocoelom?

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animal with a false coelom

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characteristics of a protosome

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spiral cell growth
blastophore becomes mouth

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characteristics of deuterostomes

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radial cell growth
blastophore becomes anus

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K selection

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producing few offspring and devoting a greater amount of resources to it.
ex - humans

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r selection

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producing many offspring and devoting fewer resources to their development.
ex - mosquitos

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what is the earliest, most simple animal known?

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trichoplax adaherens

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Characteristics of porifera

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no tissues, organs, or symmetry
hermaphroditic

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example of porifera

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sponges

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18
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skeleton of sponges are typically composed of

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silica
calcium carbonate
protein (spongin)

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what does a collar cell do?

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brings water through pores of sponge by waiving flagella

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20
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what is the opening of the sponge called?

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oscula

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21
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what is a chanocyte?

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an example of a collar cell amongst the interior of a sponge that assists in propulsion

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examples of organisms in Cnidaria

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hydra
jellyfish
coral
sea anemones

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Body forms of Cnidaria

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polyp
medusa

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24
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what is a polyp?

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a cylindrical organism that attaches to a substrate

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what is a medusa?

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free floating umbrella shaped organism

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what is a cnidocyte?

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cells on tentacles that initiate nematocysts to paralyze prey

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27
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what phylum are the class of hydrazoa in?

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cnidarians

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28
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what makes the hydrazoa special?

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have both polyp and medusa stages in their life cycle
marine
colonial

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29
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What phylum are the schyphozoa in? What makes them special? what is an example?

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cnidaria
medusa stage is dominant (bell-shaped)
diecious
planulae (larval stages that form into polyps)

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30
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what are the cubozoa? what makes them special?

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a class of box jellyfish in the cnidaria phylum
change from radial symmetry to bilateral
tentacles at the corner of each box
very predatory, increased sensory system

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31
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class example of a cubazoa?

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sea wasp or irujandji
very small but very dangerous

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32
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what are anthozoa? why are they important? what phylum?

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sea anemones and coral
solitary / colonial animals
planulae stage that forms polyps instead of medusa

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33
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Phylum Ctenophora?

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comb jellies
modified bilateral symmetry
more complex nervous system
bioluminescent

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34
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two major groups of platyhelminthes?

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free-living worms (turbellaria)
parasitic flatworms

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35
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what are the types of parasitic flatworms

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trematodes - flukes
cestoda - tapeworms

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36
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what do flame cells do?

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function in balancing water levels and excretion

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37
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what are turbellaria?

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class of platyhelminthes
free-living flatworms

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38
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what are monogenea and trematoda?

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flukes
monogenea - endo-parasites
trematoda - ectoparasites

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39
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what is a schistosome?
Where are they common?

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a fluke that diecious with sexual repro
Lake Victoria

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40
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where are schistosomes prevalent?
what saves an infected person?

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lake victoria
PZQ

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What is a cestode?

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class of platyhelminthes
tapeworm

42
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what are the three regions of a cestode body?

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scolex - attachment organ
neck - unsegmented portion
proglottid - repetitive hermaphroditic units

43
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what are the pseudocoelomates?

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nematodes
rotifers

44
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what is a pseudocoel? what is its purpose?

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cavity between meso and endoderm
hydrostatic skeleton that changes pressure to allow organism to move

45
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nematode characteristics

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bilateral symmetry
unsegmented
pseudocoelomate
complete digestive tract
many are parasitic
sexual reproduction
diecious & dimorphic
anus

46
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importance of flat vs roundworms

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flat - SA to Vol ratio is high, organism can digest and excrete through its skin
round - complete digestive tract, more efficient

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48
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composition of nematode

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digestive and reproductive tract

49
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what is a cuticle?

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almost like an exoskeleton that surrounds roundworms to prevent drying out
molted and shed to allow for growth

50
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what is a stylet?

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a puncturing device that nematodes use to penetrate its food source

51
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what is the importance of the pharynx in nematodes?

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an organ structure that vacuums food from outside to inside

52
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what is the importance dracunculus medinesis

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modern medical symbol (snake on cross) that was developed from pulling worms out of the body

53
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what is a corona

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flagellated cells that spin and sweep food into the gut

54
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importance of rotifer phylum

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greater complexity for their size
specialization of body regions
advanced neural system
complete digestive tract

55
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what does a ceolom allow for

A

body fluid repositioning
complex and larger tissues to develop
larger body size

56
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examples of mollusks

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snails, slugs, clams, octopus

57
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what is a chiton?

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primitive mollusk

58
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what determines the color of a pearl

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color of water

59
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what is a visceral mass

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where the digestive, excretory, and reproductive organs are concentrated

60
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what is the mantle?

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thick epidermis that covers the dorsal side of the body
forms a cavity that the visceral mass takes up

61
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what is the muscular foot ?

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adaptation for locomotion, attachment, and / or food capture

62
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what is a radula?

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file like strucutre that is used to scoop things from ground
first evidence of teeth like structures

63
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what are different about a snail’s gills

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they are terrestrial, but surrounded by mucosal fluid

64
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what are nephridia?

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special excretory structures that remove nitrogenous bases from processing protein

65
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how do cephalopods’ circulatory and nervous systems differ from other mollusks?

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closed circulatory system
advance nervous / sensory systems

66
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what is the process of torsion?

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when the mantle cavity moves from the posterior to anterior resulting in a twist of the gut

67
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how do crustaceans and bivalves differ?

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crustaceans adopt shells whereas bivalves produce their own shell

68
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what is a siphon in a bivalve?

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the tube that water is filtered through in a bivalve

69
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how many arms/tentacles do squids, octopus, and nautilus have?

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10
8
80-90

70
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what is a chromatophore?

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a cell that uses pigment to shift light in order to change color in moments of camouflage

71
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what is the biggest evolutionary step that can be witnessed in the annelids?

A

segmentation

72
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importance of segmentation?

A

fusion of segments that allows for cavity specialization
nerve cord can run through and connect each segment with the brain

73
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what are septa

A

divisions between segments

74
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what are setae

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barbs that allow organisms to move through the environment by anchoring and pulling forward

75
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what are chaetae

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chitin bristles that anchor the worms

76
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two classes of the annelids and their characteristics

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polychaeta - aquatic, feathery looking
oligochaeta - terrestrial, earth worms / leeches

77
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what is a parapodia? what class of annelids are they associated with?

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appendages that gather nutrients and food
polychaeta

78
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what is the clitellum?

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ring on the body of annelid that secretes mucus that holds worms together during mating

79
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most dangerous animals on the planet

A

mosquito
tick

80
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4 Classes of arthropods

A

chelicerate
crustacean
hexapods
myriapoda

81
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what population of all species are arthropods?

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two thirds

82
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what evolutionary steps were established by the arthropods

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segmentation
exoskeleton
joint appendages

83
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what is tagmata

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specialized segmentation (head, thorax, abdomen)

84
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what is the importance of an exoskeleton

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protects against water loss
must go through ecdysis for organism to grow

85
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what is the exoskeleton made of

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chitin - a glycoprotein

86
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what is the importance of jointed appendages?

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increased range of motion
organism can hold onto things

87
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how does the circulatory system of arthropods differ?

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muscles anchored to the exoskeleton that act as a secondary system when moved

88
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what is a spiracle

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opening along the body that allows for gaseous respiration

89
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what are compound eyes? what are ommatidia?

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independent visual units that attach to a common optic nerve to compile images that form vision

90
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tracheae

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passage into the body that’s branches go through all tissue
muscle contraction allows for branches to exchange gas

91
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How is the body of a chelicerate designed? what are the characteristics of it?

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2 tagmata
anterior (prosoma) have pedipalps and 4 pairs of walking legs
posterior contains reproductive organs

92
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how is the crustacean body designed?

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three tagmata with one being the cephalothorax
two pair of antenna
three pairs of appendages for chewing

93
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How do crustaceans reproduce?

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both internal and external fertilization
dioecious

94
Q

what is the order name for barnacles

A

Cirripedia

95
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hexapod body desingn

A

three tagmata
head
thorax with 3 segments, set of legs per segment
abdomen

96
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what do a mosquito, butterfly, and fly’s head design tell us?

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all have compound eyes and a feeding part
mosquito - piercing instrument to draw blood
butterfly - sucking instrument to get nectar
fly - sopping instrument

97
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how is the gut designed in insects?

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foregut, midgut, and hindgut

98
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what does a tympanum do for insects?

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it is a thin membrane that detects sound and vibrations

99
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what is simple metamorphosis?

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immature stages that are similar to adult, but are smaller

100
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what is complete metamorphosis?

A

larva are not similar looking to adult
includes a resting stage where the organism molts

101
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What are the two subclasses of myriapoda? what are examples of each?

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chilopoda - centipedes
diplopoda - millipedes

102
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how do chilopoda differ from diplopoda?

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chilo - one pair of appendages per segments (carniverous)
diplo - two pair of appendage per segment (herbivore_