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Exam 4
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
11/26/2012

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Term
The Root System
Definition
-Underground usually
-Anchor the plant in the soil
-Absorb&Conduct water and nutrients
-Food Storage
Term
The Shoot System
Definition
-Above ground usually
-Elevates the plant above the soil
-Many functions: Photosynthesis, reproduction&dispersal, food and water conduction
Term
Monocots Floral Arrangement
Definition
3's
Term
Dicots Floral arrangement
Definition
4's and 5's
Term
Monocots Leaf Venation
Definition
Parallel
Term
Dicots Leaf Venation
Definition
Net
Term
Monocots Vascular bundles
Definition
Scattered
Term
Dicots Vascular bundles
Definition
Ring
Term
Monocots Habit
Definition
Herbaceous
Term
Dicots Habit
Definition
Herbaceous + Woody
Term
Monocots roots
Definition
Fibrous
Term
Dicots Roots
Definition
Taproot
Term
Monocots Growth
Definition
Primary ONLY
Term
Dicots Growth
Definition
Primary AND Secondary
Term
Monocot examples
Definition
grass, palm, orchid
Term
Dicot examples
Definition
Oaks, roses, sunflowers
Term
Mollusks examples
Definition
Clam, Octopus, Snail
Term
4Major characteristics of mollusks
Definition
-Ventral muscular foot
-Mantle shell
-Radula
-Dorsal visceral mass
Term
Mantle
Definition
Covers visceral mass; secretes shell
Term
Incurrent siphon
Definition
Brings water into mantle cavity
Term
Gills
Definition
Organs of gas exchange
Term
Labial Palps
Definition
Organ collecting food from water
Term
Ventral muscular Foot
Definition
Used to bury clam in mud or sand
Term
Annelid example
Definition
Earthworms
Term
Somites
Definition
Name of body segments
Term
Number of setae per segment
Definition
4 Pairs
Term
Clitellum
Definition
Secretes the egg case
Term
Type of circulatory systemj annelids have?
Definition
Closed circulatory system
Term
Type of circulatory system Mollusks have?
Definition
Open circulatory system
Term
Seminal vesicles
Definition
Large white structures near hearts
Term
Nephridia
Definition
Remove metabolic waste
Term
Gizzard
Definition
(STOMACH) grinds food into tiny pieces
Term
number of hearts in a annelid
Definition
5
Term
Arthropod examples
Definition
centipedes, millipedes, spiders (insects)
Term
Major characteristics of arthropods?
Definition
Well developed nervous system, complex sense organs, & a fusion of body segments to form specialized body regions. -exoskeleton -jointed appendeges -compound or simple eyes open circulatory system
Term
(CRAYFISH)number of legs?
Definition
10 legs
Term
(CRAYFISH)body divisions
Definition
cephalothorax
Term
(CRAYFISH)number of antennae
Definition
2
Term
(CRAYFISH)Type of eyes
Definition
Compund eyes
Term
(CRAYFISH)type of circulatory system
Definition
Open circulatory system
Term
carapace(CRAYFISH)
Definition
protects and covers the gills
Term
number of appendages per body segment(CRAYFISH)
Definition
1
Term
Digestive gland
Definition
Large yellowish gland around stomach
Term
(GRASSHOPPER)Number of legs
Definition
6 (3pairs)
Term
(GRASSHOPPER)Body part legs are attached to
Definition
Thorax
Term
(GRASSHOPPER)Number of tympani
Definition
1
Term
(GRASSHOPPER)Number of spiracles per abdominal segment
Definition
1
Term
(GRASSHOPPER)numner of antennae
Definition
2
Term
Echinoderms examples
Definition
Sea stars, Brittle stars, sea cucumbers
Term
(Echinoderms) Type of symmetry in adult
Definition
Radially symetrical
Term
(Echinoderms) Body surface where mouth is located
Definition
oral surface
Term
(Echinoderms) Type of skeleton
Definition
endoskeleton
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