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03/23/2011

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Term
Definition
Term

Evolution of Animals = ?

 

Group =

 

Likely ancestor =

 

# animal phyla =

Definition

metazoa

 

monophyletic

 

colonial flagellated protist

 

~35

Term

Animal Characteristics

 

___cellular ____________

 

must consume ?

 

no ____; lots of _____ _____ with _____ supports cells

 

cells connected by ?

 

usually... (4)

Definition

multicellular heterotroph

 

must consume organic molecules

 

no cell walls; lots of extracellular matrix with fibers supports cells

 

cells connected by gap junctions

 

nerves, muscles, able to move, sexual reproduction

Term

 

 

Classify using anatomical/developmental features (5)

Definition
  1. presence or absence of tissues
  2. type of body symmetry
  3. numbr of enbryonic cell layers
  4. presence or absence of a true body cavity
  5. patterns of embryonic development
Term

TISSUES

 

parazoa

 

eumetazoa

 

true/false: all animals have tissues

Definition

parazoa: no specialized tissues or organs

 

eumetazoa: >1 type of tissues; usually organs

 

FALSE: not all, but most do

Term

SYMMETRY

 

2 types with examples

Definition

1. radially symmetrical with oral and aboral surfaces-- radiata

 

2. bilaterally symmetrical with cephalization and dorsal/ventral surfaces-- bilateria

Term

 

 

cephalization

Definition

 

 

organs are concentrated in one side of the body

Term

 

 

true/false: humans are bilateria

Definition

 

 

TRUE!!!

Term

NUMBER OF EMBRYONIC (GERM) CELL LAYERS

 

a. radial animals

 

b. bilateral animals

Definition

a. radial animals: 2 embryonic cell layers (diploblastic)

    endoderm

    ectoderm

 

b. bilateral animals: 3 germ layers (triploblastic)

    mesoderm

    endoderm

    ectoderm

Term

 

 

ectoderm

Definition

 

 

outer layer

Term

 

 

endoderm

Definition

 

 

inner layer

Term

mesoderm

 

is what?

 

develops when?

 

forms what?

Definition

middle layer

 

develops during gastrulation

 

forms muscles and most other organs

Term

 

 

gastrulation

Definition

 

 

formation of the gut

Term

BODY CAVITY (COELOM) TYPE

 

coelom cushions ?

 

can function as a ?

 

3 kinds

 

develops how?

Definition

coelom cushions organs

 

can function as a skeleton

 

3 kinds: acoelomates, pseudocoelomates, coelomates

 

develops: schizocoelous and enterocoelous

Term

 

 

acoelomates

Definition

 

 

no body cavity

Term

 

 

pseudocoelomates

Definition

 

 

body cavity, but it isn't lined with mesoderm

Term

 

 

coelomates

Definition

 

 

"true coelom" is completely lined with mesoderm

 

only in triploblasts

Term

 

 

schizocoelous development

Definition

 

 

a solid mass of mesoderm splits to form coelom

Term

 

 

enterocoelous development

Definition

 

 

mesoderm buds off from gut to form coelom

Term

EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT

 

2 kinds and examples

Definition

1. spiral cell cleavage-- protostomes

 

2. radial cell cleavage-- dueterostomes

Term

spiral cell cleavage

 

what kind of cleavage?

 

blastopore becomes ?

 

what kind of development?

Definition

determinate cleavage: cell fate determined early

 

blastopore becomes mouth

 

schizocoelous coelom development

Term

radial cell cleavage

 

what kind of cleavage?

 

blastopore becomes ?

 

what kind of development?

Definition

indeterminate cleavage-- cells stay pluripotent much longer

 

blastopore becomes anus

 

enterocoelous coelom development

 

**can perform in vitro fertilization**

Term

Classification Characteristics

 

2 kinds

Definition

1. presence/absence of:

   -exoskeleton

   -notochord and/or vertebral column

   -metamerism

 

2. segmentation

Term

 

 

metamerism

Definition

 

 

segmentation

Term

both sponges and angiosperms

 

A. are multicellular

B. have organs

C. are radially symmetrical

D. are heterotrophic

E. more than 1 A-D are correct

Definition

 

 

A

C (not always)

Term

animals that show determinant cleavage dont typically have identical twins because

 

A. cell fate is determined late in development

B. cell fate is determined early in development

C. these animals only reproduce asexually

D. these animals only can support 1 offspring

E. more than 1 A-D are correct

Definition

 

 

 

B

Term

 

 

parazoa--porifera

how many species?

reproduce?

motion?

 

Definition

sponges

8000 species

reproduce sexually and asexually

free swimming larvae, sessile adults

Term

radiata: cnidaria

symmetry?

# species?

___blastic

_________ cavity

incomplete _____

specialized _____ (2 examples)

2 body forms?

Definition

radial symmetry

~9000 species

diploblastic

gastrovascular cavity

incomplete gut

specialized tissues:

-muscles (not mesodermal)

-nerves (no brain)

body forms: medusa and polyp

Term

radiata: ctenophora

 # species?

# rows of surface cilia (combs) for ______

# long tentacles

first complete ________

____blastic

Definition

~100 species, all marine

8 rows of surface cilia for swimming

2 long tentacles

first complete gut: seperate mouth and anus

diploblastic

Term

 

 

most animals are ______ symmetrical

Definition

 

 

most animals are bilaterally

Term

bilateria

 

___blastic

 

usually have a complete ?

 

often have a ?

 

2 major groups

 

one group contains: (2)

Definition

triploblastic

 

usually have a complete gut

 

often have a brain

 

2 major groups: protostomia and deuterstomia

 

protostomes contain lophotrochozoans and ecdysozoans

Term

lophotrochozoans

 

usually either have ____ or ____

 

3 main groups

Definition

have either lophophore or trochophore larvae

 

3 groups: platyhelminthes, mollusca, annelida

Term

 

 

lophophore

Definition

 

 

crown of tentacles

Term

phylum platyhelminthes

 

aka ?

 

# of species

 

respire by ?

 

no _____ or ______ system

 

_____ symmetrical

 

has a _____

 

body cavity?

Definition

flatworms

 

20,000 species

 

respire by diffusion

 

no circulatory or respiratory system

 

bilaterally symmetrical

 

head

 

acoelomate

Term

phylum mollusca

 

# of species?

 

____ body, maybe a _____ _____ ______

 

3 body parts?

 

circulatory system type

 

larvae type

Definition

>10,000 species

 

soft body, maybe a protective external shell

 

3 body parts: foot, visceral mass, mantle

 

open circulatory system

 

trocophore larvae

 

**look at figure 33.11**

Term

annelida

 

# species?

 

body is ?

 

___-_____ ______ acts as a hydrostatic skeleton

 

circulatory system?

 

digestive system?

Definition

15,000 species

 

body is segmented

 

fluid-filled coelom acts as a hydrostatic skeleton

 

usually closed circulatory system

 

digestive system complete, unsegmented

Term

ecdysozoans

 

named for ?

 

what is required for growth?

 

# groups; (name the main 2)

Definition

named for ecdysis

 

ecdysis of cuticle required for growth

 

8 groups; main 2 are nematodes and arthropods

Term

nematoda

 

aka ?

 

# species

 

what covers body?

 

what acts as hydrostatic skeleton and ____ system?

 

lots of ____ species

Definition

aka roundworms

 

20,000 species (probably lots more)

 

cuticle of collagen covers body

 

pseudocoelom acts as hydrostatic skeleton and circulatory system

 

lots of parasitic species

Term

arthropoda

 

# species

 

exoskeleton of ? (2)

 

jointed ?

 

body is ?

 

brain = ? ; eyes = ? ; nerves = ?

 

circulatory system?

Definition

>1 million species

 

exoskeleton of chitin and protein

 

jointed appendages

 

body is segmented

 

big brains; compound eyes; ventral nerve ganglia

 

open circulatory system

Term

 

 

chitin

Definition

 

 

a glucose polymer

Term

 

 

arachnids

 

3 major classes

Definition

 

 

crustacea, insecta, arachnida

Term

insecta

 

# species?

 

# orders?

 

what underline the species diversity in insects? (2)

 

insect diversity linked to ?

Definition

more species than all other animals

 

35 orders

 

differences in wings and mouthparts underline the species diversity in insects

 

insect diversity linked to angiosperms

Term

echinodermata

 

symmetry in larvae?

 

symmetry in adults?

 

no ______; simple _____ system

 

_____skeleton

 

vascular system? feet?

 

Definition

bilaterally symmetrical larvae

 

adults have modified radial symmetry

 

no cephalization; simple nervous system

 

endoskeleton

 

water vascular system with tube feet

Term

chordata

 

4 innovations

Definition
  1. notochord- single flexible supporting rod of tissue
  2. dorsal hollow nerve chord
  3. pharyngeal slits
  4. postanal tail
Term

vertebrates

 

subphylum of ?

 

____ column

 

endoskeleton of ____ or _____

 

often # pairs of appendages

Definition

subphylum of chordates

 

vertebral column

 

endoskeleton of cartilage or bone

 

often two pairs of appendages

Term

which of the following are true?

 

A. all animals are organisms

B. all organisms are animals

C. the term organism and animal are synonymous

D. answers B and C are correct

E. none of A-D are correct

Definition

 

 

A

Term

ALL ANIMAL CELLS

 

associate with?

 

contain?

 

sits in ?

 

exchange materials with ?

 

maintain ?

Definition

Associate with other cells


Contain water (in their intracellular fluid)

 

Sit in an extracellular fluid environment

 

Exchange materials with their environment

 

Maintain homeostasis – internal environment

 

Term

 

 

What animal does not have tissues?

Definition

 

 

parazoa

Term

 

 

4 most common tissue types in animals

Definition
  1. muscle
  2. nervous
  3. epithelial
  4. connective
Term

 

 

what type of tissue has cells that specialized to contract and generate force?

 

what are the 3 types?

Definition

 

 

muscle tissue

 

skeletal, smooth, cardiac

Term

SKELETAL

 

cells? found where?

 

nuclei where?

 

cells attach where?

 

under _____ control

 

form how? causes them to have more than one ____

Definition

big, long multinucleate cells found in x-section

 

nuclei at cell periphery

 

cells attach to bone, skin or exoskeleton

 

under voluntary control

 

skeletal muscle cells form by fusion of amniotic cells which is why they have more than one nucleus

 

Term

SMOOTH

 

cell shape and location

 

nucleus

 

surround ?

 

_____ control

Definition

spindle-shaped cells, round in x-section

 

one nucleus per cell, in center of cell

 

surround hollow tubes and cavities

 

involuntary control (ex. intestines, stomach)

Term

CARDIAC

 

cell size?

 

nucleus?

 

cell shape?

Definition

smaller cells

 

single nucleus

 

squared off ends (not spindle shaped)

Term

 

nervous tissue initiates and conducts ?

 

distance and speed?

 

cell size?

Definition

 

nervous tissue initiates and conducts electrical signals

 

short or long distance, relatively rapid cell communication

 

cell size ranges from μm to m

Term

epithelial tissue

 

aka ?

 

3 jobs?

 

sheets of ____ ____ that ____ ____

 

cell shape reflects?

Definition

cheek cells

 

protect, secrete, absorb

 

sheets of packed cells that line surfaces

 

epithelial cell shape reflects its job

Term

connective tissues

 

3 jobs

 

5 major types

 

lots of ? ; few ?

Definition

connect, anchor, support

 

blood, adipose, blone cartilage, loose CT, dense CT

 

lots of extracellular matrix, few cells

 

**cartilage

 

 

Term

 

 

organs are composed of...

 

example

Definition

 

 

two or more types of tissues

 

stomach

Term

 

 

passive diffusion

Definition

 

across a plasma membrane

 

no transport protein or ATP required

Term

 

 

facilitated diffusion

Definition

 

 

transport protein (no ATP)

Term

 

 

active transport

Definition

 

 

use ATP and a transport protein to move molecules against a concentration gradient

Term

insect and mammal respiratory systems

 

thickness?

 

tubes connect ?

 

____ diffuses across thin cells with ____ ____ ____

Definition

1 cell thick respiratory surface

 

tubes connect respiratory surface with environment

 

gas diffuses across thin cells with high surface area

Term

 

 

what maximizes surface area for exchange or production?

 

example

Definition

 

 

folds

 

mitochondria

Term

 

all animal cells maintain ?

 

do so by (2)

Definition

 

all animal cells maintian homeostasis

 

do so by:

conforming to environment

regulating itself at a constant, stable level, independent of the environment

Term

 

 

animals can vary their

Definition

 

 

regulation

Term

 

 

animals have control mechanisms (3)

Definition

 

sensor

integrator

effector

Term

 

 

sensor

Definition

 

 

monitors particular variable

Term

 

 

integrator

Definition

 

 

compares sensor signals to a baseline set point

Term

 

 

effector

Definition

 

 

compensates for deviations between actual value and set point

Term

control mechanisms may respond by negative or positive feedback

 

negative: (with example)

 

positive:

Definition

negative: reponses in a system move variable in opposite direction

example: shivering in response to cold raises body temp

 

positive: accelerates a process; much less common

Term

 

 

paracrine signaling

Definition

 

 

cells release a signal that acts on nearby cells

Term

 

 

endocrine signaling

Definition

 

 

cells release a signal that acts on distant cells

Term

plasma membranes are:

 

A. completely impermeable to water

B. completely permeable to water

C. semipermeable to water

Definition

 

 

C

Term

you place a red blood cell into an isotonic solution and wait for 10 minutes. the cell will:

 

A. stay the same

B. crenate

C. lyse

Definition

 

 

A

Term

 

 

rate

Definition

 

 

amount

time

Term

 

 

metabolic rate

Definition



rate of fuel use to supply ATP for metabolism

Term



byproduct of molecule breakdown and ATP synthesis ?

Definition

 

 

heat

Term

 

 

basal metabolic rate (BMR)

Definition



 

Amount of energy used at rest, standard temperature, not digesting food (postabsorptive state)

 

Term

 

 

direct calorimetry measures ?

Definition

 

 

heat production

Term

 

 

indirect calorimetry measures

Definition



O2 consumption (misses anaerobic metabolism)

Term

 

 

factors affecting metabolic rate

Definition

activity rate

digestion

amount of skeletal muscle vs fat making up body mass

developmental stage

growth

Term

 

 

mass-specific BMR

 

mass-specific BMR decreases with increased ?

Definition

 

 

            BMR           

gram body weight

 

mass-specific BMR decreases with increased body mass

Term

 

 

torpor

Definition

 

 

lower body temperature significantly every night

Term

 

 

hibernation

Definition

 

 

lower body temperature for an extended period

Term

 

 

animals are limited to a narrow temperature range because temperature affects... (3)

Definition

 

chemical reaction rate

protein structure

membrane fluidity

Term

endotherms

 

retain ?

 

typically high ?

Definition

retain their own metabolic heat

 

typically high BMRs

Term

ectotherms

 

body temp changes with

 

low ?

Definition

 

 

body temperature changes with environment temperature

 

typically low BMRs

Term

 

 

homeotherms

Definition

 

 

body temperature is approximately stable

Term

 

 

heterotherms

Definition

 

 

body temperature is quite variable

Term

 

 

most birds and mammals are... (2)

Definition

 

 

endothermic and homeothermic

Term

 

 

most other verts are

Definition

 

 

ectothermic and heterothermic

Term

 

 

what makes endothermy though?

Definition

 

 

water's high specific heat

Term

 

 

rete

Definition

 

 

bundles of parallel, countercurrent arteries and veins

Term

nervous system

 

what is it?

send and receive?

composed of?

Definition

 

 

The body’s fast communication system

Send and receive electrical and chemical signals

Composed of glia and neurons

 

Term

Glial Cells

 

_____ cells of different types

 

wrap around ____

 

support neurons...(3)

 

Definition

non-neural cells of different types

 

wrap around axons

 

support neurons during development, metabolically, for signal transduction

 

 

Term

Neurons

 

made up of...(3)

Definition

cell body

 

dendrites

 

axon

-axon hillock

-axon terminal branches

Term

 

 

cell body (soma)

Definition

 

 

contains nucleus and organelles

Term

 

 

dendrites

Definition

 

 

plasma membrane (PM) extensions (single or branching) that receive incoming signals

Term

 

 

axon

Definition

 

 

cell extension that sends signals

Term

 

 

axon hillock

Definition

 

 

where the axon connects to the soma

Term

 

 

axon terminal branches (nerve terminal)

Definition

 

 

at far end of axon

Term

resting potential

 

definition

 

RP of neuron?

 

determined by?

 

cell has +/- charge relative to the outside environment

Definition

charge difference across the plasma membrane

 

RP of neuron is about -70mV

 

determined by ion distribution on inner and outer surface of PM

 

cell has - charge relative to the outside environment

Term

RP is +/- because of...

 

cytosol side?

 

extracellular side?

Definition

RP is - because of concentration differences in some ions and proteins

 

cytosol side: lots of K, some Na, lots of - charged proteins

 

extracellular side: lots of Na, lots of Cl

Term

RP regulated by...

 

lots of open __ ______ make PM leaky to __

 

some open __ ______ let __ into cytosol

 

Na/K pump...

Definition

RP regulated by membrane channels/transporters

 

lots of open K channels make PM leaky to K

 

some open Na channels let Na into cytosol

 

Na/K pump: active transport of 3 Na out and 2 K in

Term

excitable cells

 

all cells have a ?

 

_____ and _____ are excitable; can rapidly change their membrane _____ using ____ _____ _____

 

electrical signal is a current generated by ____ _____

Definition

all cells have a RP

 

neurons and muscles are excitable; can rapidly change their membrane polarization using gated ion channels

 

electrical signal is a current generated by ion movements

Term

 

 

2 types of gated ion channels (IC) in membrane

Definition

 

voltage-gated IC

 

ligand-gated IC

Term

 

 

voltage-gated IC use _____ signal

Definition

 

 

voltage-gated IC use voltage signal

Term

 

 

ligand-gated IC use _____ signal

Definition

 

 

ligand-gated IC use chemical signal

Term

 

 

depolarization

Definition

 

 

becomes less -

Term

 

 

hyperpolarization

Definition

 

 

becomes more -

Term

 

 

small stimulus (above/below threshold)

 

stimulates a _____, _____ _____

Definition

 

 

below threshold

 

stimulates a local, graded response

Term

 

 

big stimulus (above/below threshold)

 

stimulates an _____ _____ _____ _____ that is sent _____ _____

Definition

 

 

above threshold

 

stimulates an "all-or-none" response that is sent long-distance

Term

action potentials (AP)

 

large-amplitude _____ (to ___mV) when _____ _____ is reached

 

caused by changes in membrane permeability to __ & __

 

______________ response

 

actively propagated _____ ______

Definition

large-amplitude depolarization (to +40) when threshold potential is reached

 

caused by changes in membrane permeability to Na & K

 

all-or-none response

 

actively propagated long-distance

Term

Main events in AP

 

evolution of __ channels with slower opening time than __ channels

 

if both opened at the same time...

Definition

 

evolution of K channels with slower opening time than Na channels

 

if both opened at the same time, they would cancel each other out

Term

 

Phospholipid bilayers are ___________ to ions

 

A. very permeable

B. slightly permeable

 

Definition

 

 

B. slightly permeable

Term

 

Why are phospholipid bilayers relatively impermeable to ions?

 

A. ion are small

B. ions are charged

C. ions are uncommon in the cytosol or extracellular environment

D. more than 1 of A-C are correct

 

Definition

 

 

B. ions are charged

Term

refractory period

 

while __ __ channel is inactivated

 

that patch of membrane won't...

 

limits on action potential _____

 

ensures _____ (and the _____ _____) propagates down the _____ (not back to _____ _____)

Definition

while VG K channel is inactivated

 

that patch of membrane won't respond to other stimuli

 

limits on action potential frequency

 

ensures depolarization (and the action potential) propagates down the axon (not back to cell body)

Term

 

 

AP begins at _____ _____ because few _____ _____ __ channels in cell body, lots in axon

 

Definition

 

 

 

AP begins at axon hillock because few voltage gated Na+ channels in cell body, lots in axon

 

Term

signal speed varies

 

bigger _____ = lower _____ + faster _____

 

myelinated/unmyelinated faster than myelinated/unmyelinated

Definition

bigger axons = lower resistance + faster signal

 

myelinated faster than unmyelinated

 

 

Term

 

 

myelination not _____ - gaps at nodes of _____

Definition

 

 

myelination not cuntinuous - gaps at nodes of Ranvier

Term

 

 

saltatory conduction

Definition

 

 

AP jumps to next node

Term

synapses

 

2 kinds?

Definition

at axon terminal brances, neuron synapses with a 2nd neuron, or a muscle or gland cell

 

electrical and chemical

Term

 

 

electrical synapse

Definition

 

 

signal propagated through gap junctions that link cells

Term

 

 

chemical synapse

Definition

 

 

neurotransmitter released from presynaptic cell signals to postsynaptic cell

Term

 

 

structure and function of a chemical synapse (4 steps)

Definition
  1. AP opens voltage gated Ca2+ channels in presynaptic nerve terminal; Ca2+ diffuses in
  2. Increased intracellular Ca2+ causes vesicle exocytosis; neurotransmitter enters synaptic cleft
  3. Neurotransmitter diffuses across cleft; binds to ligand gated ion channels/receptors in postsynaptic cell membrane
  4. postsynaptic cell membrane depolarizes
Term

 

 

effects of binding of neurotransmitter (2)

Definition

 

excite = local depolarization

 

inhibit = local hyperpolarization

Term

 

 

synaptic signal ends when neurotransmitter disassociates from _____ _____

Definition

 

 

synaptic signal ends when neurotransmitter disassociates from postsynaptic receptor

Term

neurotransmitter

 

more than ___ different kinds in animals

 

categorized by _____ or _____ _____

 

response of post-synaptic cell depends on _____ _____

 

same neurotransmitter can _____ 1 cell and _____ another

Definition

more than 100 different kinds in animals

 

categorized by size or molecular structure

 

response of post-synaptic cell depends on receptor type

 

same neurotransmitter can excite 1 cell and inhibit another

Term

 

synaptic integration or summation

 

likelihood of summation depends on _____ _____

 

input from synapses close together or close to axon hillock are more likely to be _____

Definition

 

 

many events at 1 time sum; may each threshold potential

 

likelihood of summation depends on threshold potential

 

input from synapses close together or close to axon hillock are more likely to be integrated