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Chp 34. I forgot the name
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
04/16/2013

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Phylum with invertebrates and vertebrates
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Phylum Chordata
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What are the 2 subphylums in Phylum Chordata?
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Urochordates and cephalochordates
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What is another name for Cephalochordates?
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Lancelets
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What is another name for Urochodates?
Definition
Tunicates
*fewer hox genes*
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Notochord
Definition
longitudinal, flexible rod between digestive tub and nerve rod, it is used for skeletal support
-Phylum Chordata
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Pharyngeal slits
Definition
development of slits tha open to the outside
-Phylum Chordata
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How many clusters of hox genes do craniates have?
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2 clusters
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how many clusters of hox genes do lancelets and tunicates have?
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1 cluster
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What animal is the bridge between vertebrates and invertebrates
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Hagfish
Term
What is the oldest lineage of vertebrates?
Definition
lampreys=jawless parasitic fishies
Term
What are jawed aquatic vertebrates called?
Definition
Gnathostomes
Term
What class are shark and rays in?
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Class Chondrichthyes
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Oviparous
Definition
egg hatch outside of body
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Ovoviviparous
Definition
embryo develop in uterus and nourished by egg yolk
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Viviparous
Definition
embryo develop in uterus and nourished through yold sac placenta
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bladder
Definition
air sac that can be controled by fish to control their buoyancy
Term
What class are bony fish/ray finned/lobe finned fish in?
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Class osteichthyes
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Tetrapods
Definition
4limbs
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What order are salamanders in?
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Order urodela-animals with tails
Term
What order are frogs in?
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Order anura-animals w/o tails
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Amniotes
Definition
produce an egg, named after the amniotic fluid in the egg that keeps the embryo from drying out
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Extraembryonic
Definition
memebranes in the egg
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What group is the 1st to completely adapt to land?
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Class Reptilia
Term
What class are birds in?
Definition
Class aves
Term
What class are dinosaurs, lizards, snakes, turtles, crocs, and alligators in?
Definition
class reptilia
Term
What are egg laying mammals called?
Definition
monotremes
Term
What mammals develop the embryo in the uterus then in their pouch?
Definition
Marsupials
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What is the maternal pouch called, usually found on kangaroos and koalas
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Marsupium
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Which mammal has the embryo complete development in the uterus that has a placenta joined to the mother?
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Eutherias
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Paleoanthropology
Definition
study of human origins
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