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Term

 

Porifera- “pore bearer”à  Sponges     

 

Definition

     asymmetrical

1.     acoelom

 

2.     no metamerism

 

3.     primitive nervous system…sessile

 

4.     monoecious-both sexual and asexual reproduction (regeneration)

 

5.     respiration thru simple diffusion by choanocytes

 

6.     circulatory system absent but nutrients transported by amebocytes

 

7.     choanocytes … filter feeders

 

8.     excretion thru simple diffusion by choanocytes

 

9.     diploblastic

 

10.        internal “skeleton” made of either spongin & spicules

 

Term

Cnidaria- “stinging cells”àHydra, jellyfish, coral

    Also called Coelenterata-“Hollow gut”

Definition

 

1.     radial symmetry

 

2.     acoelom

 

3.     superficial segmentation

 

4.     primitive nerve net

 

5.     dioecious-both sexual and asexual

 

6.     respiration thru diffusion

 

7.     no circulatory system

 

8.     incomplete digestive system- gastrovascular cavity

 

9.     excretion thru diffusion

 

10.                     diploblastic

 

11.                     two body forms- medusa (free swimming) & polyp (sessile)

 

stinging cells-nematocytes

 

Term

 

C. Platyhelminthes-“flat worms” à Planaria, tapeworms, flukes

 

Definition

 

1. Bilateral symmetry    

 

       2. acoelomates

 

       3. superficial segmentation

 

       4. cephalization

 

       5. monecious- both sexual and asexual

 

       6. respiration thru diffusion

 

       7. no circulatory structures

 

       8. incomplete digestive system

 

       9. excretion thru flame cells

 

     10. triploblastic-protostome

 

     11. many parasites

 

Term
D. Nematoda-“round worm” Ascaris
Definition

 

1. Bilateral symmetry

 

       2. Pseudocoelom

 

      3. no segmentation

 

      4. Cephalization

 

      5. dioecious and monoecious- sexual

 

      6. respiration thru diffusion

 

      7. no circulatory structures

 

      8. complete digestive system

 

      9. excretion thru diffusion

 

     10. triploblastic-protostome

 

     11. most are parasites

 

Term

 

E. Mollusca-“soft body”

 

Definition

 

1. bilateral symmetry

 

      2. eucoelomate

 

      3. superficial segmentation

 

      4. cephalization

 

      5. monoecious and dioecious-sexual

 

      6. respiration thru gills

 

      7. open circulatory system

 

      8. complete digestive system

 

      9. excretion thru nephridia

 

     10. triploblastic – protostome

 

     11. mantle-secretes shell

 

          3 well known classesà Gastropoda- snails, cephalopoda- octopus,

 

                                                  bivalvia- clams

 

Term

 

F. Annelida-“little rings”à earthworms

 

 

 

Definition

 

1. bilateral symmetry

 

      2. eucoelom

 

      3. superficial and internal segmentation

 

      4. cephalization

 

      5. monoecious and dioecious- sexual

 

      6. respiration- diffusion thru skinà MUST remain moist

 

      7. closed circulation * only invertebrate w/ this trait!

 

      8. complete digestive system

 

      9. excretion thru nephridia

 

    10. triploblastic- protostome

 

    11. setae- bristles

 

Term

G. Arthropoda-“jointed foot”àinsects, crustaceans(crabs, crayfish), spiders

Definition

 

1. bilateral symmetry

 

       2. eucoelom

 

       3. superficial and internal segmentation

 

       4. cephalization

 

       5. dioecious-sexual

 

       6. gills, tracheal spiracles and book lungs for respiration

 

       7. open circulatory system

 

       8. complete digestive system

 

       9. nephridia and Malphigian tubules

 

      10. triploblastic – protostome

 

      11. exoskeleton- external skeleton that must be shed periodically (molting) in order

 

                                organism to grow; made of chitin

 

 

 

Term

 

H. Echinodermata-“spiny skin” à starfish, brittle stars, sea cucumbers,

 

                                                       sea urchin

 

Definition

1.     adult- radial, larval- bilateral

2.     eucoelomate

3.     superficial segmentation

4.     primitive nervous response, no cephalization

5.     dioecious- sexual and asexual

6.     respiration by diffusion

7.     open circulation

8.     complete digestive system

9.     excretion by diffusion

10.                      triploblastic- deuterstome*

11.                     larval form more advanced than adult

water vascular system

 

Term
Chordata-“animals w/ backbones”àfish, frogs, lizards, birds, mammals
Definition

 

1.     bilateral symmetry

 

2.     eucoelomate

 

3.     internal segmentation

 

4.     cephalization

 

5.     dioecious- sexual

 

6.     respiration by gills or lungs

 

7.     closed circulatory system

 

8.     complete digestive system

 

9.     excretion thru kidneys

 

10.                     triploblastic- deuterostome

 

11.                     endoskeleton- internal skeleton

 

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