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Biology Final
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
12/09/2013

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What types of algae are there?
Definition
There are many types, including unicellular, colonial and multicellular forms. In the multicellular group, there are green, brown, red and golden species
Term
What unicellular group of algae is responsible for extensive blooms in marine waters called red tide
Definition
Dinoflagellates
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From what type of organism did the algae arise
Definition
From cyanobacteria
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What form of algae exists in terrestrial environments
Definition
Certain green algae
Term
Can we see sunlight?
Definition
No. but we can see reflected light waves
Term
How is light relfected off of surfaces?
Definition
In different wave lengths
Term
Which animals have been extinct for 250 mil. years?
Definition
Trilobites
Term
what arthopods coexisted with trilobites during the Paleozoic era but are still alive today?
Definition
Horseshoe crab
Term
What arthopods have a long worm-like body, a pair of legs on each body segemnt and the 1st pair of legs are fangs?
Definition
Centipede
Term
What arthopods have a long worm-like body, two pairs of legs on each body segment  and no fangs?
Definition
Millipedes
Term
What arthropods have eight legs?
Definition
Arachnids
Term
What is the most dangerous spider in the world? where is it found?
Definition
Funnelweb spider. Austrialia
Term
What widow spider is the most venomous in the U.S.?
Definition
Red Widow
Term
What spider in our area has a biite that produces necrotic lesions?
Definition
Brown Recluse
Term
are daddy long legs dangerous to humans?
Definition
no
Term
are daddy long legs spiderss?
Definition
no
Term
what arachnids have a sting at the tip of their abdomen and produce live young?
Definition
Scorpion
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Are pseudoscorpions, whipscorpions, and tail-less whip scorpions dangerous?
Definition
No
Term
what condition is caused by tick saliva?
Definition
Tick paralysis
Term
name two diseases asso. with ticks
Definition
Lyme disease and rocky mt. spotted fever
Term
what conditon do certain mites give with hairless lesions?
Definition
Scabes
Term
What insects are caable of sting autonomy?
Definition
Honey bees, harvester ants, certian yellow jackets
Term
what group of animals has a notochord, dorsal hollow nerve cord, and post-anal tail?
Definition
Chordates
Term
What is the most primitive chordate?
Definition
Lanceltes
Term
The group to which lancelets gave rise to was the..?
Definition
jawlesss fish
Term
What jawless fish is a scavnger?
Definition
Hagfish
Term
What jawless fish is an ectoparasite on fish?
Definition
Lamprey
Term
The jawless fish gave ridse to the..?
Definition
Catilaginous fish
Term
Give examples of cartilaginous fish?
Definition
Shark, ray, skates, ratfish and sawfish
Term
Where would you find bone in a cartilaginous fish?
Definition
Head region
Term
Cartilaginous fish gave rise to?
Definition
bony fish
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