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Zoology
Lab Practical 1
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Undergraduate 2
09/30/2012

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Plasmalemma (Cell Membrane)
Definition
covering of the amoeba that helps with respiration and excretion
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Hyaline Cap
Definition
used for locomotion
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Endoplasm-plasmagel
Definition
helpful in locomotion
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Crystal
Definition
protect from predators because they're needle-like
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Contractile Vacuole
Definition
control contraction and expansion; forces extra water out the cell
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Food Vacuole
Definition
cavity responsible for digestion; stores food
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Nucleus
Definition
central organelle
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Pseudopodium
Definition
used for locomotion and capturing food
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Mitochondrion
Definition
power house of cell that produces energy
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Anterior-contractile vacuole in diastole
Definition
releases water to the outside
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Caudal-cilia
Definition
movement in all directions
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Cytosome-cytopharynx complex surrounding developing food vacuole
Definition
keep together the organelles
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Left side of Buccal Cavity w/Oral Apparatus
Definition
directs food into the buccal cavity where food's ingested
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Macronucleus
Definition
controls respiration
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Micronucleus
Definition
stores genetic code, and for reproduction
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Chloroplast
Definition
conduct photosynthesis
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Pellicle
Definition
supports the cell membrane
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Golgi Body
Definition
packages proteins inside the cell
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Flagellum
Definition
used for locomotion
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Eyespot
Definition
photoreceptive organelle that allows cell to sense light direction and intensity
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Reservoir
Definition
used for storage
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Endosome
Definition
compartment of the transport pathway
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Endoplasmic Reticulum
Definition
rough-manufactures proteins
smooth-carbohydrate and lipid synthesis
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Aquiferous Pore
Definition
small opening by eye that helps equalize pressure
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Arms
Definition
8; for defense
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Branchial Heart
Definition
receives oxygen-poor blood and pumps it directly to the gills
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Caecum
Definition
receives food from stomach and absorbs it to the bloodstream
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Rectum
Definition
where solid waste passes out of
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Chromatophores
Definition
sacs filled with pigment that cause rapid color changes
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Coelom
Definition
cavity that surrounds the heart, gonads, and excretory organs
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Fins
Definition
used to guide and steer during swimming, like a propeller
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Gills
Definition
respiratory organs that facilitate gaseous exchange
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Ink Sac
Definition
filled with pigment that can be ejected into water when disturbed so the squid can escape
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Nidamental Gland
Definition
helps produce the eggshell by secreting gelatinous matrix
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Ovary
Definition
where eggs are produced
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Pen
Definition
internal shell of squid that supports the mantle
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Penis
Definition
male copulatory organ
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Siphon/Funnel
Definition
where water is forced out to allow the squid to propel and move in different directions since it rotates
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Systematic Heart
Definition
pumps oxygen-rich blood from the gills to the rest of the body
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Tentacles
Definition
2; to grasp prey or for reproduction
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Testis
Definition
where sperm is produced
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Setae
Definition
help anchor/control the worm when moving in the soil
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Pharynx
Definition
swallows food, such as soil
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Esophagus
Definition
has calciferous glands that release calcium carbonate to rid body of excess calcium
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Crop
Definition
stores food that comes from the esophagus
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Gizzard
Definition
uses stones the earthworm eats to grind food
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Clitellum
Definition
forms a slimy tube outside it so the earthworm will move out of it and pick up eggs from female pore; secretes mucus for fertilization
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Prostomium
Definition
sensitive upper lip/flap that pushes food into the mouth
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Intestine
Definition
absorbs nutrients from the food to the blood
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Cuticle
Definition
protects skin and prevents drying out
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Nephridia
Definition
removes nitrogen waste materials to outside of the body; performs functions of kidneys
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Cerebral Ganglion
Definition
very small nerve center that serves as the brain
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Seminal Vesicles/Spermatophoric Gland
Definition
store own sperm and carry the semen of an earthworm
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Seminal Receptors
Definition
stores sperm from other earthworm
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Aortic Arches/Hearts
Definition
pump blood to ventral blood vessel and on to the body
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Septum
Definition
separates segments into compartments
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Sperm Duct
Definition
passes sperm from testis to ejaculatory duct
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Dorsal Blood Vessel
Definition
moves blood from body cells back to the hearts
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Ventral Nerve Cord
Definition
main nerve cord of the earthworm body
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Ventral Blood Vessel
Definition
passes blood from hearts to the body cells
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