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BIO 122 Clark exam 2
Animal phyla
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03/18/2008

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Heterotrophic
Definition
Must eat things to get the sun's energy
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How do animals store carbs
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as glycogen
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Animals:
Definition
hetertrophic, store food as glycogen, no cell walls, two specific types of tissue: Muscles and nerves.
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cephilization
Definition
development of a head end. Aids locomotion and sensory and feeding structures.
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Types of gut:
Definition
through gut, sac-like gut
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sac like gut
Definition
has one opening that functions as both mouth and anus
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complete digestive system
Definition
also called through gut, has both a mouth and anus
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Acoelomate
Definition
No body cavity
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Psuedocoelomate
Definition
false body cavity (filled body cavity)
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Eucoelomate
Definition
True body cavity--lined with peritoneum
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Advantages of the Coeloem (5)
Definition
space for internal organs
locomotion-flexibility
hydrostatic skeleton
Independent movement of gut from body
Excretion of metabolic wastes
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Segmentation
Definition
body units, repeated
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tagmata
Definition
fused segments in insects
head, thorax, abdomen
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Origins of multicellularity:
Colonial theory
Definition
predicts planulated larval form similar to anemones and jellyfish
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Origins of multicellularity:
Synctial theory
Definition
predicts a bilateral ancestor, the problem is that this predicts flatworms before the more primitive cnidaria
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Porifera characteristics
Definition
Multicellularity without true tissues
some cellular cooperation
no nervous system
adults are asymetrical or radial
sessile--sespension feeders.
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Chanocytes
Definition
flagellated collar cells that pull in food
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amoebocytes
Definition
pick up and distribute food
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Inorganic skeleton of porifera
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spicules made of carbonate or silicate, produced by sclerocytes
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Organic skeleton of porifera
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made of collagen and spongin
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collagin produced by
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collenocytes
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spongin
Definition
modified collagin, made by spongocytes
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Mesohyl
Definition
substance between the outer layer and the inner layer
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myocytes
Definition
around ostio and dermal pores, contractile
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amoebocytes
Definition
highly motile, digestion and transport
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Ostlum
Definition
the large opening where water goes out
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ostium
Definition
small holes where water goes in
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Asconoid
Definition
single osculum, flagellated spongocoel, size limited
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Syconoid
Definition
flagellated canals, choanoderm folded, more surface area, more water flow, larger body size
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Leuconoid
Definition
multiple ostulum, flagellated chambers, even more folded, greater cell numbers, more surface area, water flow, and larger body size
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Asexual reproduction of porifera
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by budding or the formation of weather resitant gemmules
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sexula reproduction of porifera
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hemaphrodites, fertilization produces ciliated larva that disperse, settle, and form new spongues.
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Calcarea
Definition
skeletons of calcite, may be asconoid, syconoid, or leuconoid, but are mostly asconoid
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Hexactinellida
Definition
skeletons of silicate (called the glass spongues) all syconoid
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demospongea
Definition
varying skeletons, leuconoid, 90% of all spongues, can have colored amebocytes
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Cnidarians symmetry:
Definition
Radial symmetry
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Cnidocyte
Definition
cells used for preditation and defence
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nematocysts
Definition
stinging cells that 'launch'
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spirocysts
Definition
stinging cells that capture and hold prey
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Cnidarian characteristics
Definition
two adult body forms
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polyp
Definition
sessile
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medusa
Definition
free-moving
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Cnidarian gut:
Definition
sac-like gut
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cnidarian germ layers:
Definition
diploblastic
endoderm-gastrodermis
exoderm-epidermis
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cnidarian reproduction
Definition
sexual - seperate sexes
asexual - cloning of the parent
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Scyphistoma
Definition
feeding stage
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Strobilia
Definition
medusa projection
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Hydrozoa
Definition
hydroids and hydromedusa
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scyphazoa
Definition
true jellyfish, typically no polyp phases
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anthrozoa
Definition
anemones and corals, most abudant, have a dominant polyp stage
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Platyhelminthes
Definition
flatworms: Tubellarians, flukes, tapeworms
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Characteristics
Definition
acoelomate, cephilization, 85% are paracitic, triploblastic, bilateral symetry
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Turbellaria
Definition
free living flatworms
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Turbellaria characteristics
Definition
varying, some colorful and/or large, ventral mouth for feeding, branched gut for dissection, flame cells for water regulation, ladder type nerve cord, reproduce by asexual splitting or sexually (hemaphorditic)
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Trematoda
Definition
flukes
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Trematoda Characteristics:
Definition
mostly endoparasites, one or more suckers, leaf like shape
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cestoda
Definition
tapeworms
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Cestoda characteristics:
Definition
all endoparacites, have scolex for attachment (scoles - head end), ribbon-like body, chain of body segments, proglottids - filled with eggs new (head) old (break off in feces)
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Nematoda
Definition
round worms
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Nematode characteristics
Definition
psuedocoelomates, over 20,000 species, high reproductive capacity - 1000 to 200,000 eggs/ day, longitudinal muscles only, protective outer cuticle, often use insects as vectors,
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Eucoelomates
Definition
True body cavity, peritoneum between organs and coelom, form mesoderm, successful group (90% of all organisms) high degree of organization, bilateral symmetry, triploblastic, support of organs, locomation
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coelom formation
Definition
schizocoelus or euterocoelous
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Schizocoelus
Definition
protosomes, mouth forms from blastopore
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euterocoelous
Definition
deuterstomes, anus forms from blastopore
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Annelids
Definition
the segmented worms, complete gut, closed circulation, nervous system is well developed
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Annelida body plan
Definition
elongated body, usually cylindrical, head, segmented trunk (with serial homology, appears externally as annuli (rings) internally seperated by sepia)
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earthworm locomoition
Definition
uses both circular and longitudinal muscles to inch along
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Polychaeta
Definition
sandworms, tubeworms; means many hairs (sometimes look like plants) most primitive annelids, almost all marine, head often has apendages
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Oligochaeta
Definition
earthworms, freshwater worms; means few hairs, few setae, mostly freshwater and terrestrial, mostly burrows <1mm to >3 m, simple head, hemaphroditic, have clitellum
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Oligochaeta sexual reproduction
Definition
hemaphroditic, coccons of mucus form from clitellum, produces mucus, casting, and albumin, fertilization occurs in albumin
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Class Hirudinida
Definition
Dorsoventrally flattened, .05 to 25 cm long, fresh and salt water, damp land; mostly free living predators, ectoparasites, have anterior and posterior suckers, have clitellum, no parapodia or setae. ((LEACHES))
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Arthropoda
Definition
crustaceans, spiders, insects (over two million species)
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Arthropoda Characteristics
Definition
'joint legged animals' protostomates, exoskeleton made of chitin, body segments grouped into units called tagmata.
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Trilobitomorpha
Definition
trilobites - most are < 5 cm, they were abundant 500-600bybp, they were exclusively marine, mostly benthic
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Subphylum Cheliceriformes
Definition
class chelicerata
subclass merastomata
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subclass arachnida
Definition
usually t tagmata, prosoma, and opistosoma; apendages: chelicerae for feeding and pedipalps for feeding and sperm transfer as well as walking legs
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Subclass merastomata
Definition
horseshoe crabs
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Subclass Arachnida
Definition
Scorpiones, Acari, Araneae
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Scorpiones
Definition
amongst the most anchient terrestrial arthropods, short chelicerae, large pedipalps with chelae (pinchers)
Term
Acari
Definition
mites, ticks, chiggers; many are pests: disease vectors and parasites
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Order Araneae
Definition
Spiders, over 35,000 spiders, have modified legs as spinnerettes, poison glands
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Spider silk
Definition
a fiverous protein similar to nylon, extruded through spinnerettes
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Spider sense organs
Definition
hairs for mechanoreceptors, photoreceptors - simple eyes but highly developed in jumping spiders
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spider reproduction
Definition
complex sexual displays, internal fertilization, sperm transfer via pedipalps, maternal care is common
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Crustacea
Definition
two pair of antennae, one pair of mandibles, branched apendages

class copepoda -- cyclops
class malacostraca -- more common, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, pill bugs
Term
Uniramia
Definition
insects and their relatives, one pair of antennae, one pair of jawlike mandibles, compund eyes, unbranched apendages
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class diplopodia
Definition
milipedes, two pair of legs per segment
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Class chilopoda
Definition
centipedes, one pair of legs per segment, fast moving carnivores, jaws w/ venom
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class insecta
Definition
more than one million species, 75% of all animals are insects, incredible diversity and success
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insects
Definition
size-most are small, they are the only true flying arthropods, and have an exoskeleton
Term
Insect development
Definition
metamorphase through numerous instars
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Ametabolus
Definition
direct development
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hemimetabolous
Definition
incomplete metamorphosis; young look like adults but are mising structures like wings and sex structures, juvaniles are called nymphs
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holometabolous
Definition
complete metamorphosis, worm like larvae unlike adults, undergo pupatation
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Echinodermata
Definition
spiny skin, all marine, found in intertidal regions to 12,ooo m deep
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3 distinctive features of Echinoderms
Definition
bilateral larva, adults with radial or biradial symmetry, calcareous spines, extensions of hard exoskeleton, hydraulic locomotive system - water vascular system with tube feet
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Cordata
Definition
more than 47,000 species subphyla: urochordata, cephalochordata, vertabrata
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Vertebrata
Definition
segmental vertabrae
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Major vertebrate groups
Definition
agnathans, gnathostomes
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Agnathans
Definition
no jaws, lamphrey, hagfish
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Gnathostomes
Definition
with jaws
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Tetrapod classes
Definition
four limbed; amphibia, reptilia, aves, mamalia
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amphibia
Definition
smallest class, dominant tetrapod from 300 mybp, 'double life' three chambered heart, ectothermic with bone skeleton, smoth moist skin with poision and mucus glands, larval stage that metamorphosizes, fertilizaation mostly external
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reptilia
Definition
7,000 species, pivotal group of vertebrates, very successful 65-230mybp, first tetrapod to break tie with water, cloicloic egg (special membrane = amnion,) four chambered heart
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Aves
Definition
the birds, 8,600 species, 'glorified reptiles' first vertebrates to fly, found in all habitats, characteristics: body covering of feathers made of keratin, endotherms, four chambered heart
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Hemichordata
Definition
benthic dwellers, half chordate, (dorsal nerve cord, gillk slits, tornaria larva, morphologicall similar to bipinaria larva
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Chordate:
Definition
notocohord, (endoskeleton stiffening rod, must be present at least embryonically) dorsal hollow nerve cord, gill slits, and post anal tail (both must be present at least embryonically.)
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Cephalochordata
Definition
literally head chord, lancelets, characteristics: pharynx=feeding basket, dorsal fin, all typical chordate characteristics
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urochordata
Definition
tail chord, sea squirts or tunicates, tunic - cellulose sink of tunicin, secondarily lost coelom, many sessile, free swimming larval stage
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the fish:
Definition
aquatic,ectothermic, jaws, paired fins, two chambered heart
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