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Biology 2 invertebrates/vertebrates
invertebrates/vertebrates
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
04/12/2010

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Term
Eumetazoa
Definition
clade of animals with true tissue
Term
Ecdysozoans
Definition
shed exoskeletons
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lophotrochozoans
Definition
true feeding structure called a lophophore
Term
protosome
Definition
mouth to anus, spiral
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Deuterosomes(vertebrates)
Definition
Anus to mouth, radial
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Tripoblastic
Definition
Body Cavity
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Dipoblastic
Definition
have ectoderm(germ layer covering embryo surface) and an endoderm (innermost germ layer of tissues and organs)
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heterotrophs
Definition
ingest their food for energy
Term
Animals
Definition
multi celled eukaryotes, cells lack cell wall, held together by protein, nervous/muscle tissue
Term
process
Definition
cleavage then blastula then gastrula
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Edicaran Biota
Definition
earliest known animal ancestors
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Cambrian Explosion
Definition
first appearence of major groups of animals. HOXX genes and atmospheric oxygen led to diversification
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Paleozoic
Definition
animals and vertebrates went to land
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Cenozoic
Definition
Mass extinction and insects diversified
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Grade
Definition
members share key biologic feature
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clade
Definition
common ancestors
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radial
Definition
4 parts
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bilateral
Definition
split in half
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suspension feeders
Definition
capture food in water that pass through body
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choanocytes
Definition
collar cells that generate current through sponges
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Cnidarians
Definition
sack w/ central digestive compartment (GASTROVASCULAR CAVITY); single opening functions as mouth and anus. POLYP or MEDUSA
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PHYLUM CNIDARIA
Definition
hydrozoa-portguese man of war
scyphozoa-jellies
cubozoa-box jellies
anthozoa-sea anemones, coral
Term
PHYLUM Platyhelminthes(worms)
Definition
Turbellaria-flatworms
Monogenea-monogeneas
Trematoda-trematodes
Cestoda-tape worms
Term
Lophophore
Definition
horshoe shaped suspension feeding organ with ciliated tentacles
Term
Molluscs
Definition
Muscular Foot
Visceral Mass
Mantle
Term
Phylum Mollusca
Definition
polyplacophora-chitons(shell w/8 plates)
Gastropoda-snails,slugs
Bivalvia-clams,mussels,oysters
Cephalopoda-squids,octopuses
Term
Phylum Annelids(series fused rings)
Definition
Oligochaeta-Marine/Freshwater worms
Polychaeta-Marine Warms
Hirudinea- Leeches
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Nematodes
Definition
roundworms, sexual reproduction, alimentary canal, lack circulatory system
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Phylum Arthropoda
Definition
Cheliceriformes-spides,scorpions;6 pairs
Myriapoda- Millpedes/Centipedes
Hexapoda-insects;head,thorax,abdomen
Crustacea-crabs,shrimp,crayfish
Term
Arthropods
Definition
hardbody
segemented body
evolution decrease appendage #
open circulatory system
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Isopods
Definition
terrestrial freshwater and marine species
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Decapods
Definition
large crustaceans
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Phylum Echinodermata (spiney skin)
Definition
sea stars,sea cucumbers,sand dollars
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Deuterosomes(Chordates & Echinoderms)
Definition
Radial Cleavage
Mouth at end embryo opposite blastopore
Term
Chordata
Definition
Vertebrates/Invertebrates
Term
Chordata
Definition
Belong to clade: Deuterostomia
Term
Chordata Characteristics
Definition
Notochord-Support
Dorsal-Hollow nerve cord
Pharangeal slits-gas exchange
Muscular post anal tail
Term
Tunnicates/Lancelets
Definition
led to vertebrates
Term
Craniates
Definition
Skull,brain,eyes,sensory organs,heart
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haikouella
Definition
chordates with brain,eyes,muscles and NO true skull
Term
Myllokunmingia
Definition
Brain,eyes,muscles and true skill. Later involved into vertebrates
Term
HOXX genes
Definition
duplicated= led to vertebrates
Term
Conodonts
Definition
first vertebrates with mineralized skeletal elements
Term
Minerlization
Definition
originated in mouth parts and later whole body
Term
Gnathostomes
Definition
jawed vertebrates
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Chondrichthyans
Definition
skeleton composed of catilage(Sharks,Rays)
Term
SHARKS
Definition
oviparous-eggs hatch outside
ovoviviparous-embryo within uterus
viviparous-yolk sack
Term
Osteichthyes
Definition
boby fish and tetrapods
Term
lobed fins
Definition
turned into limbs of vertebrates
Term
tetrapods
Definition
4 limbs,ears
Term
anura
Definition
frogs,toad,no tail
Term
apoda
Definition
resemble worms, legless
Term
urodella
Definition
salamanders
Term
amniotic egg
Definition
membranes protect embryo
Term
amniotes
Definition
tetrapods whos living members are reptiles; impermeable skin
Term
reptiles
Definition
lizards,snakes,turtles,birds
scales-waterproof barrier
lays eggs on land
Term
brumation
Definition
reptile hibernation
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theropods
Definition
bipedal carnivore
Term
archosaurs
Definition
birds,aligators,crocs
Term
archeaopteryx
Definition
oldest known bird
Term
mammals
Definition
amniotes with hair,milk,large brain,different teeth and evolved from synapsids
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monotremes
Definition
egg laying mammals
Term
marsupials
Definition
embryo develops in placenta
Term
eutherians
Definition
embryonic development in uterus
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primates
Definition
finger toes with grasping capabillities
Term
primate groups
Definition
tarsiers
anthrpoids
lemurs
Term
hominins
Definition
walked upright; human branch
Term
australopiths
Definition
4-2mya, sturdy skull/jaws
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homohabilis
Definition
2.4-1.6mya and stone tools were used
Term
homoergaster
Definition
1.9-1.5mya, fully bipedal, large brain,sexual dimorphism
Term
homoerectus
Definition
1.9-1.5mya, first to leave africa
Term
homoneanderthalis
Definition
thick bone/large brain
Term
homosapiens
Definition
195000ya, living descendents of human
Term
homosapiens
Definition
upright pisture
big brain
language
use tools
small jaw
short digestive tract
Term
FOXP2
Definition
underwent intense natural selection and led to language and brain growth
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