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Simple Invertebrates
sponges, cnidarians, worms, mollusks
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Biology
10th Grade
04/27/2011

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Which characteristics do all animals have in common?
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eukaryotes, no cell wall, multicellular, heterotrophs
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Define sessile.
Definition
cannot move, anchored to ground
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Which phylum do sponges belong to?
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Porifera
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What type of symmetry do sponges have?
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assymetric
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How do sponges eat?
Definition
bring in water through pores, filters out food using collar cells, amoebocytes digest food, water exits through oscula
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What is the hole at the top of sponges called?
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osculum
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Do sponges have nerves?
Definition
no
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Which type of symmetry do cnidarians have?
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radial
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What are cnidocytes?
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stinging cells found on tentacles of cnidarians
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What is the purpose of cnidocytes?
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defense, capturing prey
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Are cnidarians sessile?
Definition
some (like the hydra & coral) but jellyfish can move
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What are the 2 body forms of cnidarians?
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polyp or medussa
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What are some examples of polyp formed cnidarians?
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hydra, coral
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What is an example of a cnidarian with a medussa body form?
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jellyfish
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Do cnidarians have a complete digestive tract?
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no ("potty mouth")
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Which phylum have a gastrovascular cavity?
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cnidarians
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What is the purpose of the gastrovascular cavity?
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digest food
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How do cnidarians eat?
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sting food, tentacles bring food to mouth, gastrovascular cavity digests, wastes exit back through mouth
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How are cnidarians more complex than sponges?
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true tissues, simple sense functions, some can move
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Which type of symmetry do worms have?
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bilateral
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What does anterior mean?
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head region
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What does posterior mean?
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back or tail end
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What does dorsal mean?
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back/top of animal
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What does ventral mean?
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underside/belly of animal
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Which plylum do flatworms belong to?
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Platyhelminthes
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Do flatworms have a complete digestive tract?
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no
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How are flatworms more advanced than cnidarians?
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simple organs, first to have primitive brain, more complex nervous system
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Do flatworms have a nervous system?
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yes
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How do flatworms eat?
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food enters pharynx, food is digested, wastes exit through pharynx
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Where is the pharynx located on the flatworm?
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middle ventral side
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Which phylum do planeria belong to?
Definition
platyhelminthes
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Which phylum do tapeworms belong to?
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platyhelminthes
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How do humans get tapeworm?
Definition
undercooked meat
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How are roundworms more advanced than flatworms?
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complete digestive tract
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Which phylum were the first to have a complete digestive tract?
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nematoda
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Which phylum do roundworms belong to?
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nematoda
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What does it mean to have a complete digestive tract?
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2 openings at opposite ends, food travels 1 way
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Do roundworms have a nervous system?
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yes
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Which phylum do heartworms
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nematoda (roundworm)
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Which phylum do earthworms belong to?
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annelids
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How are annelids more advanced than other worms?
Definition
segmented bodies, closed circulatory system, more advanced organs (crop/gizzard)
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Do earthworms have brains?
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yes
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Which phylum was the first to have a closed circulatory system?
Definition
annelids
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What does it mean to have a closed circulatory system?
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blood is contained within vessels
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How are earthworms beneficial?
Definition
burrows aerate soil & allow water to get into soil, fertilizer
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What is the function of the crop?
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stores food
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What is the function of the gizzard?
Definition
grind food
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What is the function of the intestine?
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digests/absorbs food
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What is the function of the dorsal blood vessel?
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carries blood to front of worm
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What is the function of the ventral blood vessel?
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carries blood to the back of the worm
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How does an earthworm respirate?
Definition
through skin by diffusion
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What is the function of the nephridia?
Definition
filters blood
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Which part of the clam is responsible for secreting its shell?
Definition
mantle
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What is the purpose of a clam's foot?
Definition
helps clam move
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Which class of mollusks have a shell with 2 halves?
Definition
bivalvia
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Which class do clams belong to?
Definition
bivalvia
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Which class of mollusks have no shell or a univalve shell?
Definition
gastropod
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Which class do snails and slugs belong to? Which phylum?
Definition
class= gastropod
phylum: mollusca
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Which class of mollusks do octopus and squid belong to?
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cephalopod
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Which class of mollusk usually don't have a shell and may have tentacles
Definition
cephalopoda
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What is the umbo?
Definition
anterior end of shell where clam starts to grow
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What is the function of the adductor muscles?
Definition
close shell
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Where does water enter & exit the clam?
Definition
enters: incurrent siphone
exits: excurrent siphone
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What if the function of the palps?
Definition
moves food into mouth
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What is the function of the gills?
Definition
respiration
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What is the function of the coiled intestines?
Definition
absorbs nutrients from food
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What type of circulatory system do clams have?
Definition
open
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What does an open circulatory system look like?
Definition
no blood vessels
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What is the purpose of the kidney?
Definition
filters blood
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Explain how earthworms reproduce.
Definition
they are hermaphrodites
2 worms connect and exchange sperm
egg is fertilized in cocoon
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Define invertebrate
Definition
no backbone
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How do sponges defend themselves?
Definition
release toxins, close pores
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Define cephalization
Definition
sense organs are concentrated near head of animal
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What is the function of the setae?
Definition
Help worm move forward through soil
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Be able to identify the parts of an earthworm and know their functions.
Definition
see lab
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What is the function of the pharynx?
Definition
helps suck food in
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Describe how earthworms breathe.
Definition
oxygen and carbon dioxide diffusion through their skin
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Why does the skin of an earthworm need to stay moist?
Definition
so that gases can diffuse through
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What is the function of the nephridia?
Definition
filters the blood
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What phylum do clams belong to?
Definition
bivalve
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What phylum do snails belong to?
Definition
gastropod
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What phylum do octopi belong to?
Definition
cephalopod
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How are mollusks more advanced than worms?
Definition
kidneys, visceral mass (area that contains all organs)
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