Animal Diversity

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Decks in this class (42)

Body design of animals
Factors correlated with body design,
Marine e,
Advantages of the sea
8  cards
Protozoans
Protozoan general morphology,
Movement,
Acquisition of food and oxygen
10  cards
Porifera
Porifera features,
Variation in porifera form,
Venuss flower basket
10  cards
Cnidarians
Cnidarian body structure,
Polyp and medusa structure,
Cell types in cnidarians
17  cards
Platyhelminthes
General features of all platyhelm...,
Protonephridia,
Turbellarians structure and traits
18  cards
Annelida
Features of annelida,
Advantages of coelom,
Movement in annelids
7  cards
Polychaete
Polychaete features,
Polychaete groups,
Sedentary worm examples
4  cards
Clitella
Clitella shared features,
Oligochaetes,
Ecotypes of oligochaete
6  cards
Molluscs
Facts about the molluscs,
Standard mollusc structure,
Mollusc gills
5  cards
Gastropoda
4 main changes in gastropods,
Process of torsion,
Reasons for torsion
7  cards
Bivalves
Structure of bivalves,
Types of bivalve,
Protobranchs
4  cards
Cephalopods
Cephalopod lifestyle,
Cephalopod morphology,
Cephalopod sensory features
7  cards
Arthropods and Trilobites
Arthropod features,
Hox genes,
Arthropod cuticle
11  cards
Chelicerates
Sea scorpions,
Horse shoe crabs morphology and f...,
Horse shoe crab reproduction
17  cards
Crustaceans
Primitive condition body form,
Biramous appendages,
Crayfish example malacostraca mor...
9  cards
Myriapods
Common features,
Centipedes,
Millipedes
3  cards
Nematodes
Nematode features,
Pseudocoelomates and the impact t...,
Structure of nematodes
15  cards
Echinodermata
Features of the echinoderms,
Symmetry in echinoderms,
Variation in larval form
7  cards
Asteroidea
Body plan,
Nervous system,
Experiments on ns of asteroidea
5  cards
Ophiuroidea
Morphology,
Sensory features,
Movement and podia
3  cards
Echinoidea and Crinoidea
Echinoidea morphology,
Echinoideas different forms,
Crinoidea features
5  cards
Holothuroidea and Echinoderm phylogeny
Holothuroidea morphology,
Holothuroidea defence,
Holothuroidea respiration
4  cards
Hemichordates
Enteropneusts,
Pretobranchs,
Hemichordate resemblance to chord...
5  cards
Chordates
Chordates have particular features,
2 groups of invertebrate phyla,
Urochordata morphology of larva a...
7  cards
Deep sea hydrothermal vents
Formation of vents,
Ecology of the vents,
Animals found include
9  cards
Vertebrate features
Features of the vertebrates,
The endostyle,
Differences between the invert ch...
11  cards
Evolution of Vertebrates and their features
Origin of bone and other minerali...,
Evolution of bone and mineralised...,
Why did mineralised tissues evolve
7  cards
The Agnatha
Extinct agnathans,
Modern day agnathans,
When did modern day agnathans div...
10  cards
Evolution of the Jaw
What did jaws evolve from,
Process of the jaws evolution,
Problems with ventilation hypothesis
9  cards
Chondrichthes
Spiny sharks,
Chondrichthyes features,
Lipid filled liver
22  cards
Osteichthyes
Facts,
Radiation into 2 groups,
Actinopterygii groups
4  cards
Actinopterygii
Non teleost examples,
Sturgeon,
Paddlefishes
11  cards
Sarcopterygians
3 genera of lungfish are,
Coelacanths,
Tetrapodomorph fishes and tetrapods
4  cards
The tetrapods and invading land
Tetrapod forms,
Acanthostega and ichthyostega fea...,
Tiktaalik features
10  cards
The Amphibians
Facts about the amphibians,
3 groups,
Shared characteristics of amphibians
8  cards
Anurans
Anuran morphology,
Anuran skeletal modifications,
Differences between frogs and toads
12  cards
Directed reading
Shark embryos,
Barnacle penises,
Sea anemone personality traits
14  cards
Amniotes
Amniotic egg membranes,
Other characteristics of amniotic...,
Mammalian membranes
10  cards
The diapsids
Chelonia morphology,
Chelonia skeleton modifications,
Chelonia respiration
16  cards
Evolutionary origin of Aves
Features of birds,
Bird origin,
Where features of birds evolved
5  cards
Evolutionary origin of flight
Benefits of flight,
Constraints on birds by flight,
Origins of flight hypotheses
12  cards
Mammals
Features,
Those that gave rise to the mammals,
General trends on way to mammals
19  cards

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