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Flashcards for Chapter 15 in Mr. Richard's Sophomore Biology Class
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Biology
10th Grade
03/11/2012

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What is radial symmetry?
Definition
it means that something can be divided many ways aslong as the division goes through the center like a circle
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What is bilateral symmetry?
Definition
division can only be one way like a human and butterfly
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If something is lateral is it closer or farther away from the middle?
Definition
farther away
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If someting is medial is it closer to the middle or farther away?
Definition
closer
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If something is dorsal is it on the top or bottom?
Definition
top
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If something is ventral is it on the top or bottom?
Definition
bottom
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If something is cephalic is it closer to the head or tail?
Definition
head
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If something is caudal is it closer to the head or tail?
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tail
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If something is anterior is it closer to the head or tail?
Definition
head
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If something is posterior is it closer to the head or tail?
Definition
tail
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What is an invertebrate?
Definition
something that doesn't have a backbone
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What is a vertebrate?
Definition
something with a backbone
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What is a transverse line?
Definition
an imaginary line that runs perpendicular to the median line
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What is the movement of Porifera?
Definition
they are sessile at maturity
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What is the nutrition of Porifera?
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they are filter feeders
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What is the response of Porifera?
Definition
very little
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What is the reproduction of Porifera?
Definition
sexually and asexually
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What are the 2 types of Cnidarians?
Definition
polyps and medusas
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What are the 3 classes of Cnidarians?
Definition
Hydra, Jellyfish, and corals
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What is the class of Poriferas?
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sponges
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What is the main characteristic of Cnidarians?
Definition
nematocysts-stinging cells
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What are the 3 classes of Platyhelminthes?
Definition
Planarians, Flukes, and Tapeworms
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What does Platyhelminthes mean?
Definition
flatworms
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What is the response in Planarians?
Definition
respond to light
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What is the movement of Planarians?
Definition
secrete slime then they slide across
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What is the nutrition of PLanarians?
Definition
eat decomposing materials and small organisms in water
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What is the reproduction of Planarians?
Definition
asexual and sexual, they split longitudinally
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What is the nutrition of Parasitic flatworms?
Definition
digested materials from host
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What is a main characteristic of parasitic flatworms?
Definition
have a sucher or hook structure to attach to lining of digestive system of host
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What is the animal in the Nematoda phylum?
Definition
roundworms
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What is the animal in the Annelida phylum?
Definition
segmented worm
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What is the most familiar type of segmented worm?
Definition
earthworm
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What is the major characteristic of the mollusca phylum?
Definition
all are soft bodied
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What re the 3 types of mollusca?
Definition
bivalvia, spiral shell, no external shell
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What is the major characteristic of the phylum echinodermata?
Definition
spiny skin
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What is the major animal in the echinodermata phylum?
Definition
starfish
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What does the mouth of an earthworm do?
Definition
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What does the pharynx of an earthworm do?
Definition
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What does the crop of an earthworm do?
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What does the gizzard of the earthworm do?
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What does the small intestine of the earthworm do?
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What is the difference between open and closed circulatory systems?
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How do parasitic worms reproduce?
Definition
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