Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Animal Biodiversity 2
Part 2
140
Biology
Undergraduate 2
03/16/2012

Additional Biology Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Ecdysis
Definition

-to strip off

shedding of skin

Term
what type of ceolom does a nematode have?
Definition
pseudocoelomate
Term
what type of skeleton does a nematode have?
Definition
hydrostatic
Term
what is the cuticle of a nematode made of?
Definition
collagen
Term
details of nervous system of nematode
Definition
2 nerve cords that run down body
Term
Hookworms infect what other animals
Definition

dogs

cats

humans

Term
Cause of trichinosis?
Definition
trichina worm
Term
most common human intestinal parasite?
Definition
pin worms (enterobius)
Term
Cause of Elephantiasis
Definition
Filarial worms
Term
Class of worms that cause Heartworm in dogs
Definition
Dirofilaria
Term
Class for the Fiery Serpent
Definition
Guinea Worm
Term
cuticle of anthropods is composed of?
Definition
chitin
Term
haemocoel
Definition
open circulatory system
Term
6 reasons anthrodods are so successful
Definition

exoskeleton

efficient locomotion

tracheal system

highly developed sensory organs

complex behavourial patterns

intraspecific competition reduced by metamorphosis

Term
Telson
Definition
tail like structure, often used as a rudder
Term
Merostomata
Definition
Horseshoe crabs
Term
Pycnogonida
Definition
Sea spiders
Term
appendage orgnisation of sea spiders
Definition

1 pair chelicerae

4 pairs legs

1 pair palps- feeding

Term
Appendage orgnisation of spiders
Definition

1 pair chelicerae

4 pairs legs

1 pair pedipalps

Term
respiratory organ special to spiders?
Definition
book lung
Term
Malpighian tubules
Definition
allows for excretory products to be secreted with wastes
Term
spiglots
Definition
shoot web, found in spinnerets
Term
How do scorpions care for their young?
Definition
Carry them on their back
Term
How do the pedipalps of scorpions differ from other Arachnida?
Definition
they are modified into claws
Term
Mouth parts of ticks and mites are carried on... 
Definition
Capitulum
Term
Chilopoda
Definition
centipedes
Term
feeding habits of centipedes
Definition
carnivores
Term
Diplopoda
Definition
Milipedes
Term
feeding habits of millipedes
Definition
herbivour
Term
purpose of maillipeds
Definition

bring food to mandible

( to be eaten)

Term
Antennal ( green ) gland
Definition
wastes passed out of body as urine
Term
haemolymph
Definition
primitive blood/lymph material
Term
where do krill harvest their eggs
Definition
under belly
Term
which crustacean does not have a carapace
Definition
Sea monkeys
Term
Brachiura
Definition
fish lice
Term
How are fish lice flattened
Definition
dorsal ventrally
Term
the 1st maxillae of fish lice is modified into what structure
Definition
suction cups
Term
Decapods have how many walking legs
Definition
5 pairs
Term
Chelae
Definition
Pincers
Term
Most Diverse and abundanct class in Anthropods?
Definition
Insecta
Term
Wings evolved from what structure?
Definition
gills
Term
Muscle development in insects
Definition
striated muscles
Term
Spiracles
Definition

openings to the outside of the body for respiration

 

Term
Holometabolous insects
Definition
moult through different stages to form adult
Term
Hemimetabolous Insects
Definition

shed skin until has moulted into adult,

just grows in size, does not change shape

Term
example of hemitabolous
Definition

grasshoppers

dragon flies

lice

Term
holometabolous
Definition

lady bugs

flies

fleas

bees

Term
5 defense mechanisms of insects
Definition

mimicry

aposematic coloration

crypsis

thick exoskeleton

irritating sprays

Term
phylum with pentamerous symmetry
Definition
echniodermata
Term
Class Asteroidea
Definition
Sea Star
Term
What is the Madreporite and what animal has it?
Definition

calcareous sieve connected to water vascular system

sea stars

Term
2 stomachs in sea stars
Definition

Cardiac-

everted to cover prey, external digestion

Pyloric

connects to digestive glands in each arm

Term
the two sides of bilateral sea star larva develop in which sides of the adult sea star
Definition

left- oral

right - aboral

Term
ossicles- animal and function
Definition

sea star

endoskeleton which projects spines

Term
papulae- animal and function
Definition

surface for gas exhange

sea star

Term
Class ophiuroidea
Definition

brittle stars

slender arms

all organs in disk

Term
Class Echinoidea
Definition
sea urchin
Term
Class Holothuroidea
Definition

sea cucumbers

long leathery

modified tube feet at mouth- tentacles

Term
2 animals part of hemichordata
Definition

Crown worms

Acorn worms

Term
5 defining features of Chordates
Definition

Notocord

Dorsal Hollow Nerve Cord

Post Anal Tail

Gill openings

Endostyle or thyroid gland

Term
Notocord
Definition

flexible rod that extends the length of the body

first part of endoskeleton formed

axis of muscle attachment

Term
Dorsal Nerve Cord
Definition

allows for increased CNS

anterior end is brain

 

Term
Gill slits
Definition

pharyngeal openings to outside of body

gills in aquatic animals

evolved into eustachian tubes, middle ear and tonsils in humans

Term
Thyroid gland
Definition

mucus secreting ciliated groove in floor of pharynx

part of filter feeding in protochordates

humans- regulates metabolic rate

Term
post anal tail
Definition

allows for swimming

modified into fins in fish

Term
Subphylum Urochordata
Definition

Tunicates

larva- free swimming

loses notocord before becoming sedetary

Tunic made of cellulose

 

Term
Defining factor of hemichordata
Definition
half string- not a true notocord
Term
Subphlym Cephalochordata
Definition

lancelets

adults have all 5 chordate hallmarks

amphioxuz- well known

Term
What materials make up the endoskeleton of vertebrates?
Definition
bone and cartilage
Term
Class Agnatha
Definition

lampreys

jawless verts.

do not have bones, scales or appendages

Term
Class Chondrichthyes
Definition
cartilageous fish
Term
sharks have what type of scales?
Definition
placoid scales
Term
purpose of lateral line?
Definition
sensory recpetor
Term
Spiral valve- purpose and which animal
Definition

encourages slow passage of food

increases absorption

found in sharks

Term
How does a shark control buoyancy
Definition
large oil filled liver
Term
cloaca
Definition
common passage of both excretory and digestive wastes
Term
Osteichthyes
Definition
bony fish
Term
operculum- function and animal
Definition
covers gills in bony fish
Term
ray finned fish have what kind of scales
Definition
cycloid or ctenoid scales
Term
where do lobe fish live
Definition

streams that dry up in dry season

make a slimy cocoon

Term
myomere- definition and animal
Definition

muscle segment of succesive segmental trunk musculature

bony fish

Term
How do fish stay buoyant
Definition

swim bladder

 

Term
what structure does the swim bladder derive from
Definition
lungs
Term
Catadromous
Definition
adults live in freshwater, return to sea to spawn
Term
Anadromous
Definition

Adults in ocean, return to freshwater to spawn

salmon

Term
Amphibians were the cause of what evolutionary event
Definition
animals were able to move onto land
Term
Ectothermic
Definition
heat acquired from surroundings
Term
Endothermic
Definition
heat from own metabolism
Term
Why are amphibians not water independent
Definition

need water for reproduction

eggs cannot be dried out

Term
Amphibians breathe using what structure
Definition
lungs and skin
Term
unique features of amphibian heart
Definition

3 chambered

2 atria 1 ventricle

mixing happens, decreased due to spongy ventricle, spiral valve and low pressure in PC artery

Term
Amnion
Definition
supportss floating embryo
Term
Allantois
Definition
stores nitrogenous waste, also for respiration
Term
Chorion
Definition
respiratory surface
Term
Shell
Definition

calcareous or leathery, secreted by glands in oviduct

reduces water loss but allows for gas exchange

Term
yolk sac
Definition

provides nutrition for developiong embryo

permits rapid development in large young

Term

Carapace

Definition
dorsal side of turtle shell
Term
Plastron
Definition
ventral side of turtle shell
Term
pit organs
Definition

in roof of mouth chemical detectors

snakes

Term
which structure allows for a snake to breath when it's mouth is full?
Definition
glottis
Term
sister group to birds
Definition
crocodile
Term
keel
Definition

site of flight muscle attachment

in birds

Term
Feathers are homologous to what reptile structure
Definition
scales
Term
where are feathers formed from?
Definition
epidermis
Term
airfoil
Definition
lifting surface, creates high pressure pocket
Term
wing-secondaries
Definition
middle of wing - for lift
Term
wing- primaries
Definition
outside of wing- propellar 
Term
structure that allows marine birds to ecrete excess salts
Definition
orbital salt glands
Term
Unique features of a bird heart
Definition

4 chambered heart

separate systems, no mixing

Term

crop

Definition
stores food
Term
gizzard
Definition
contains grit and keratinised plates to grind dry food
Term
stomach
Definition
secretes digestive enzymes
Term
caecum
Definition
fermentation chambers for herbivous birds
Term
advantages to social behaviour
Definition

mutual protection from enemies

ease in finding mates

less chance in straying during migration

Term
lek
Definition
collective courtship display ground
Term
precocial young
Definition
can run and swim right after birth
Term
Articial young
Definition
cannot see or walk, stay in nest for a while
Term
common practice in birds- care of young
Definition

both male and female tend to young

build a nest

Term
2 advancements of mammals
Definition
hair and mammary glands
Term
True horns
Definition

hollow sheaths, kertainized epidermis

not shed

sheep and cattle

Term
antlers
Definition

shed after breeding season

branched, solid bone

Term
Monotremes
Definition
egg layers, milk patches
Term
Marsupials
Definition
have a pouch to host multiple developing young at different stages
Term
placenta
Definition
nourishes young in uterus
Term
estrus cycle
Definition
1 or more heats per year
Term
menstrual cycle
Definition
monthly "heats"
Term
glands are derivatives of what
Definition
epidermis
Term
sebaceous glands
Definition
secretes lubricating skin oil
Term
4 advantages to skin
Definition

mechanical protection

water proofing

UV protection

Barrier against bacteria

Term
cuticle is secreted by what?
Definition
epidermis
Term
procuticle
Definition
protein and chitin layers
Term
epicuticle
Definition
mixture of proteins and lipids
Term
The ectoderm produced what layer of integument
Definition

outer layer,

grives rise to integument derivatives

Term

Inner integument layer derived from?

description?

Definition

mesoderm

 contains immune cells

vascularised 

Term
origin of fish scales
Definition

dermal

(not shed)

Term
origin of reptile scales
Definition

epidermis

periodically shed

Term
claws, beaks, nails and horns are made up of what components
Definition
epidermal and dermanl components
Term
Chromatophore
Definition

have pigment molecules in centre of cell which can expand

usually filled with melanin and carotenoids

Term
examples of muscular hydrostats
Definition

trunks

tentacles

tongues

Term
what is in bone marrow
Definition

erthrocytes

white blood cells

platelets

Supporting users have an ad free experience!