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Undergraduate 2
09/03/2009

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Term
zoology
Definition
the study of animals
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animal
Definition
multicellular, heterotroph, motile/mobile during some portion of life
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intracellular
Definition
cytoplasm-inside cell
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heterotroph
Definition
other eater
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intracellular
Definition
36% of human body weight
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life 1
Definition
DNA, cellular, complex, grow and develop
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life 2
Definition
metabolism, respond to stimuli, homeostasis
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protoplasmic
Definition
cell
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ex of protoplasmic
Definition
prokaryota, some protists
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cellular
Definition
no tissue
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ex of cellular
Definition
multicellular protista, porifera
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cell-tissue
Definition
no organs
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ex of cell-tissue
Definition
cnidaria
Term
entomology
Definition
study of insects
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iethyology
Definition
study of fish
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herpetology
Definition
study of amphibians/reptiles
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ornithology
Definition
study of birds
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mammology
Definition
study of mammals
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by discipline
Definition
cell biology, histology (tissues), A/P, parasitology, embryology, genetics, behavior, evolution, ecology, population genetics
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tissue-organ
Definition
no organ systems (?)
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ex. of tissue-organ
Definition
platyhelminthes (flatworms)
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ex. organ system
Definition
nematoda (roundworms), mollusca, anthropoda, chordata
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extracellular
Definition
24% of human body weight
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extracellular-bloody plasma
Definition
outside cells, within blood vessels/heart 4%
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extracellular-interstitial fluids
Definition
surrounding cells 20%
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epithelial
Definition
sheets covering surface, external/internal
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epithelial function
Definition
protection, products, exchange (through bloodstream)
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epithelial features
Definition
support basement membrane, no blood vessels (diffusion)
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connective function
Definition
binds and supports
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connective features
Definition
cells +fibers + matricx
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loose connective tissue
Definition
supports cells, nerves, blood vessels
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dense connective tissue
Definition
supports muscles (tendons) and bones (ligaments)
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connective tissue types
Definition
bone, cartilage, blood/lymph
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muscular function
Definition
movement
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types of muscular
Definition
smooth
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smooth
Definition
digestie tract, blood vessel walls (involuntary)
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striated
Definition
skeletal-volunatary, cardiac-involuntary
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nervous function
Definition
rapid communication
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neurons
Definition
conduct impulses
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neuroglia
Definition
insulate, support neurons
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egg cleaves -->
Definition
blastomeres (2-->4-->8)
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isolecithal
Definition
sparse, evenly distributed
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ex. of isolecithal
Definition
mammals, starfish
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mesolecithal
Definition
moderate amount of yolk at one end
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ex. of mesolecithal
Definition
amphibians
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telolecithal
Definition
mostly dense yolk; only a disc of cytoplasm on surface divides
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ex. of telolecithal
Definition
birds, reptiles, egg-laying mammals, fish
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holoblastic
Definition
whole egg cleaved (yolk slows it, but does not prevent it)
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ex. of holoblastic
Definition
isolecithal and mesolecithal
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meroblastic
Definition
only cytoplasm cleaved (yolk too dense to cleave)
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meroblastic
Definition
only cytoplasm cleaved (yolk too dense to cleave)
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indirect
Definition
egg-->larva-->pupa-->adult
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direct
Definition
egg-->embryo-->adult
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blastula
Definition
hollow ball of cells
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blastocoel
Definition
blastula's cavity
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invagination
Definition
blastula indented (gastrula)
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archenteron
Definition
primtive gut
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blastopore
Definition
gut's opening
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protstome
Definition
blastopore froms mouth, anus forms later (first mouth)
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ex of protostome
Definition
artropoda, molluscs, worms
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deuterostome
Definition
blastopore forms anus, mouth forms later
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ex of deuterostome
Definition
just chordates, echinodermata
Term
ectoderm forms:
Definition
external epithelium, nervous system
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mesoderm forms:
Definition
muscle tissue, bone, cartilage, reproductive system, circulatory system, body cavity lining (peritoneum)
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sig of telo yolk amount
Definition
embryo development slow/ more complete relying on extinsive yolk
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sig of iso and meso yolk amount
Definition
placenta nourishes embryo or egg develops quickly into self-feeding larva
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endoderm forms:
Definition
lining of digestive system
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ex of meroblastic
Definition
telolecithal
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