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Diversity of Animals Exam Rev
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Biology
12th Grade
01/08/2009

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Term
Taxon
Definition
-Kingdom
-Phylum
-Class
-Order

-Family
-Genus
-Species
Term
Binomial Nomenclature
Definition
The scientific name assigned to an organism consisting of the genus and species
Term
Linnaeus
Definition
A scientist that began to organize animals into kingdoms, began with the Plantae and Animalia Kingdoms, and he found out that the organisms within these Kingdoms were able to be seen with the naked eye
Term
Autotroph
Definition
make their own food
Term
Heterotroph
Definition
get their own food
Term
Monophyletic
Definition
developed from a single common ancestral form
Term
Polyphyletic
Definition
developed from multiple ancestral forms
Term
Acoelmate
Definition
the mesoderm creates no body cavity, the body is a solid double-walled mass surrounding the digestive cavity
Term
Psuedocoelmate
Definition
"false body cavity," a body cavity of some primitive invertebrates, analagous to a coelom, but lacking mesodermal cells
Term
Coelmate
Definition
"true body cavity," a fluid-filled within the digestive system is suspended, the cavity is completely lined by a thin sheet of mesodermal cells (peritoneum)
Term
Protostome
Definition
the mouth is formed before the anus
Term
Deuterostome
Definition
the anus is formed before the mouth
Term
Ectoderm
Definition
gives rise to the outer layer
Term
Endoderm
Definition
gives rise to the tissue that lines the gut
Term
Mesoderm
Definition
layer between ecto and endoderm layers that give rise to the muscles, skeleton, etc.
Term
Radial Symmetry
Definition
a symmetry that has a central point and is round
Term
Bilateral Symmetry
Definition
2 symmetrical points
Term
Assymetrical
Definition
no symmetry
Term
Triploblastic
Definition
organisms that have 3 germ layers or tissue layers
Term
Diploblastic
Definition
organisms that have 2 germ layers or tissue layers
Term
Region
Definition
a part of an organismthat is normally named after a major organ in that area
Term
Cranial Region
Definition
region at or near the head
Term
Pectoral Region
Definition
region at or near the shoulder
Term
Pelvic Region
Definition
region at or near the pelvis
Term
Caudal
Definition
region at or near the tail
Term
Plane
Definition
a level "cut" through an organism that seperated two parts
Term
Sagittal or Midsaggital
Definition
plane running vertically through the midline of the body dividing it into equal right and left parts
Term
Transverse
Definition
plane seperating the body into superior and inferior parts
Term
Frontal
Definition
plane dividing into anterior and posterior parts
Term
Dorsal
Definition
back surface of the body
Term
Ventral
Definition
front surface of the body
Term
Anterior
Definition
toward the belly
Term
Posterior
Definition
toward the back
Term
Superior
Definition
above
Term
Inferior
Definition
below
Term
Lateral
Definition
away from the middle or midline of the body
Term
Distal
Definition
farther from the point of attachment of the body than another structure
Term
Proximal
Definition
closer to the point of attachment to the body than another structure
Term
Synamorphy
Definition
species sharing characteristics
Term
Automorphy
Definition
uniqueness to certain species
Term
Cladogram
Definition
a graph of kingdom characteristics and species
-Archaebacteria

-Eubacteria

-Protista

-Plantae

-Fungi

-Animalia
Term
Ostia
Definition
incurrent syphon of a sponge
Term
Oscula
Definition
excurrent syphon of a sponge
Term
Spicules
Definition
spikes that provide support to the sponge
Term
Amebocytes
Definition
cells that distribute food and oxygen to the epidermis
Term
Collar Cells
Definition
flagellated cells that line the spongocoel
Term
Spongocoel
Definition
the open chamber within the sponge
Term
Dioecious
Definition
The organism is either male or female and needs a partner to reproduce
Term
Monoecious
Definition
Where the organism has both male and female parts and does not need an individual to reproduce
Term
Filter Feeding
Definition
The way a sponge feeds by filtering the water
Term
Gemmules
Definition
A capsule put off by a sponge that will grow into a new sponge
Term
Budding
Definition
The process of forming new individuals asexually in many different invertebrates
Term
Medusa
Definition
Usually, the sexual stage in the life cycle of a cnidaria
Term
Alteration of Generations
Definition
How the Cnidaria reproduces
Term
Cnidocytes
Definition
The cell that produces and discharges the stinging organelles (nematocysts) in members of the phylum Cnidaria
Term
Polyp
Definition
The attached, usually asexual, stage of a cnidarian
Term
Cephalozation
Definition
The development of a head with an accumulation of the nervous tissue into a brain
Term
Auricles
Definition
The portion of the external ear not connected within the head
Term
Ocelli
Definition
eyes or eyespots in many invertebrates
Term
Regeneration
Definition
When a body part falls off of a polychaetes, a new body part regenerates
Term
Zooids
Definition
Individual members of a colony of animals, such as colonial cnidarians and ectoprocts, produced by incomplete budding or fission
Term
Nephridia
Definition
The excretory organ of the embryo
Term
Pharynx
Definition
The passageway posterior to the mouth that is common to respiratory and digestive systems
Term
Flame cells
Definition
Specialized, hollow excrotory or osmoregulatory structure containing a tuft of cilia (the "flame") and located at the end of a minute tubule
Term
Ganglia
Definition
A group of nerve cell bodies outside the central nervous system
Term
Aoritc arches
Definition
Arches that surround the aorta
Term
Clitellum
Definition
The region of an annelid responsible for secreting mucus around two worms in copula and for secreting a cocoon to protect developmental stages
Term
Setae
Definition
Hairlike modifications of an anthropod's exoskeleton that may be set into a membranous socket. Displacement of a seta initiates a nerve impulse in an associated cell
Term
Prostomium
Definition
A lobe lying in front of the mouth, as found in the Annelida
Term
Open Circulatory System
Definition
A circulatory system found in insects and some other invertebrates in which blood is not confined to vessels in part of its circuts
Term
Closed Circulatory System
Definition
A circulatory system in an animal (vertebrates) in which blood is confined to vessels throughout its circut
Term
Radula
Definition
The rasping, tonguelike structure of most molluscs that is used for scraping food.
Term
Head-foot
Definition
The body region of a mollusc that contains the head and is responsible for locomotion as well as retracting the visceral mass into the shell
Term
Visceral Mass
Definition
The region of a mollusc's body that contains visceral organs
Term
Antennae
Definition
These help with touch, taste, and balance
Term
Antennules
Definition
(same as antennaes)
Term
Cheliped
Definition
pinchers
Term
Gonads
Definition
Gamate-producing glands, Ovary or organ
Term
Umbo
Definition
The rounded prominence at the interior
Term
Growth rings
Definition
rings that are helpful for the growth of bivalves
Term
Adductor Muscles
Definition
muscles inside the bivalve
Term
Tentacles
Definition
The long thin arms with suckers only at the end
Term
Mantle
Definition
The main body part of a squid
Term
Exoskeleton
Definition
The outside of a skeleton
Term
Segmentation
Definition
organ division that can be more or less equivalent
Term
Molting
Definition
The process of a crab removing an old exoskeleton
Term
Cephalothorax
Definition
The cephalic (or head) region of a crustacean(s)
Term
Abdomen
Definition
The belly region
Term
Cervical groove
Definition
Extends across the midregion and seperates the head and thoracic regions
Term
Rostrum
Definition
Beak-like end between the compound eye and antennule
Term
Telson
Definition
A structure that bares the anus of a crayfish
Term
Uropod
Definition
Pointed appendages modified into a pair
Term
Walking legs
Definition
The four remaining segments of a crayfish contain a pair of these
Term
Swimmerets
Definition
Can create water currents and function in reproduction
Term
Autopsy
Definition
The process of dissecting and/ or inspecting a body
Term
Precambrian Eon
Definition
There are craters formed by asteroids and the moon was formed after Mars apparently hit the Earth.

Rocks from this era have never been found
Term
Hadean Era
Definition
The era during the time of the Precambrian Eon
Term
Archean Era
Definition
The ocean waters are starting to form. Bacteria life is coming. There were only islands for land
Term
Proterozoic Era
Definition
Many rocks started to cool down.

The atmosphere remains constant.
Term
Phanerozoic Eon
Definition
Volcanoes were erupting.

The inside of the Earth got cooler

Fish started to exist

There were insects (e.g. spiders)

Lasted for 325 million years

The 2 supercontinents were Gondwanaland and Laurasia
Term
Paleozoic Era
Definition
There were supercontinents and the ice age was going on.
Term
Mesozoic Era
Definition
Dinosaurs were roaming and volcanoes were erupting

The supercontinents were breaking away.
Term
Cenozoic
Definition
This is the modern day Earth.

4 oceans and split continents
Term
4.6 billion years ago
Definition
The Earth was formed
Term
3.8 billion years ago
Definition
Water formed on the planet
Term
3.5 billion years ago
Definition
Land starting forming
Term
475 million years ago
Definition
Plants became terrestrial and moved onto land
Term
230 million years ago
Definition
Dinosaurs appeared on the Earth
Term
200,000 years ago
Definition
Humans start forming
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