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Chapter 10
Survey of the Animal Kingdom
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
11/11/2013

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How many species of invertebrates are estimated to exist?
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30 million
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How many phyla are animals classified into?
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33-36
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What phyla contains vertebrates?
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Chordata
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What phylum are pore bearing animals such as sponges?
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Porifera
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What phylum contains animals with two true tissue layers, a jelly-like layer in between and includes coral, jellyfish, and sea anemone?
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Cnideria
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What are specialized stinging cells in Cnideria?
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Cnindocytes
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What phylum includes animals with 3 true tissue layers, bilateral symmetry, a true head and tail, and include flatworms such as planarians and tapeworms.
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Platyhelminthes
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What phylum are small free-living worms, some are parasitic, humans are susceptible to them, and consist of roundworms and pinworms.
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Nematoda
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What phylum includes segmented bodied worms that have improved locomotion?
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Annelida
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What phylum includes soft-bodied animals with shells, a muscular foot, a mantle covering internal organs and include clams, oysters, snails, slugs, and octopi?
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Mollusca
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What phylum includes animals with an internal skeleton, water vascular system, and includes sea starts, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers.
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Echinodermata
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What phylum include members with an exoskeleton, segmented body, paired jointed appendages, and an open circulatory system, and include crawfish, spiders, and centipedes?
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Arthropoda
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What class contains crabs, crawfish, and shrimp? They have two pair of antennae, compound eyes, and opposing mandibles?
Definition
Crustacea
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