Unit 2: Invertebrate Consumers Flashcards

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asymmetry

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Asymmetry: No pattern or symmetry.

Sponges

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2
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Radial symmetry

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Radial symmetry: circular and equal halves.

Starfish

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3
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Bilateral symmetry

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Bilateral symmetry: a vertical plane running from head to tail; animals, either aquatic or terrestrial, that have a high level of mobility.
crawfish

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4
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Acoelomate

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no coelom

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5
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Pseudocoelomate

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a false coelom

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6
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Eucoelomate

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true coelom

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7
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The body plan which exhibits a false coelom

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Pseudocoelomate

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8
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A form of symmetry wherein identical parts are arranged in a circular fashion around a central axis

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Radial Symmetry

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9
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Describes Platyhelminthes

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parasitive worms that live, feed off living hosts and are only found in areas with poor sanitation

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10
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Possible routes of transmission for parasatic worms

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  • Using contaminated water irrigation.
  • Sexual activity
  • Walking barefoot
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11
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Classe of Platyhelminthes almost always uses a mollusk as its primary host

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trematodes

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12
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Structure of Rotifers is responsible for moving food toward the mouth by generating a current

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corona

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13
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What isn’t a characteristic of all members of the Phylum Mollusca

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A calcium carbonate shell

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14
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A mantle and mantle cavity are present in

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Phylum Echinodermata

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15
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Structure in Annelids characterizes them as the most advanced worms

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The coelom

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16
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characteristic connects the Nematodes tot he Arthropods

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hard exoskeleton

17
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what is true about Arthropod?

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All arthropods have tagma

18
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what distinguishes the Subphylum Crustacea from the other Subphyla of Arthropods

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Crustaceans have biramous appendages

19
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What is an important difference between a millipede and a centipede?

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Millipedes have more legs per segment than centipedes

20
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Protozoa

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unicellular eukaryotic organisms, plant-like behavior

21
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Foraminiferans

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Unicellular protozoa that have porous shells

22
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Radiolarians

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Glassy silica exterior

23
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Amoebas

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Can be human parasites and can cause dysentery

24
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Paramecia

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Aquatic protists; due to its abundance, they are often subjects in lab and classrooms

25
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Body plan

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asymmetry, radial, bilateral symmetry, acoelomate, pseudocoelomate, eucoelomate

26
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Morphology

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branch of biology that deals with the form of living organisms

27
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test

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the external calciferous shell of a foram.

28
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Phagocytosis

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A cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm