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Organisms of the Day
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Biology
Undergraduate 4
04/14/2011

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Term
Pogona vitticeps
(Agamidae)
Definition
bearded dragon
Term
Lamium amplexicaule
(Lamiaceae)
Definition
henbit
Term
Phrynus marginemaculatus
(Phrynidae)
Definition
Florida whip spider
Term
Ceratophrys ornata
(Leptodactylida)
Definition
Argentine horned frog/toad
Term
Lycopodim flabelliforme
(Lycopodiaceae)
Definition
running pine
Term
Grammostola rosea
(Araneae)
Definition
Chilean rose-hair tarantula
Term
Uromastyx maliensis
(Agamidae)
Definition
Mali spike tailed lizard
Term
Alligator mississipiensis
(Alligatoridae)
Definition
American alligator
Term
Taraxacum officinale
(Cichorieae)
Definition
dandelion
Term
Eublepharis macularius
(Eublepharinae)
Definition
leopard gecko
Term
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginanae
(Pucciniacea)
Definition
apple cedar rust
Term
-ectothermic
-heterothermic
-poikilothermic
Definition
-externally controlled body temperature
-temperature changes at different times
-both of the above
Term
basking
Definition
behavioral thermoregulation
Term
galeate
Definition
hooded/hood-like
Term
gabrous
Definition
smooth
Term
Antenniform
Definition
1st pair of legs look like antennae
Term
adontoid projections
Definition
tooth-like projections in the back of throat; keeps prey from crawling out
Term
aestivation
Definition
staying dormant through dry/hot period
Term
flabelliforme
Definition
fan-like shape
Term
urticating hairs
Definition
itching hairs
Term
Saxicolous
Definition
rock-loving
Term
Proximate
Definition
shedding; physiological; keeps predators from eating it
Term
Ultimate
Definition
evolution; epidermal scales just aren't shed.
Term
3 / 4 chambered heart
Definition
most reptiles have _ chambers, but Alligator mississipiensis has _.
Term
incubation
Definition
put eggs in rotting vegetation to keep warm.
Term
oviparous
Definition
egg layers
Term
waller
Definition
gator holes
Term
osteoderm
Definition
bony plates on alligators
Term
water dance
Definition
males make ultrasonic waves that create droplets to entice females.
Term
composite
Definition
more than one flower on head; multiple flowers.
Term
capitulum
Definition
head with many flowers.
Term
anemochory
Definition
dispersed by wind
Term
-diurnal
-nocturnal
Definition
-daytime
-nighttime
Term
brumation
Definition
storage of fat in tail
Term
autonomy caudal
Definition
can break off own tail
Term
vertical pupils
Definition
for light gathering at night
Term
-Heteroecious
-Autoecious
Definition
-gymnosperm & angiosperm hosts, many hosts.
-one host.
Term
Biotroph
Definition
needs living host to survive
Term
Gall
Definition
abnormal growth
Term
-phototropism
-scototropism
-heliotropism
-gravitropism
-hydrotropism
-thigmotropism
Definition
-(positive__) grows in direction of sun
-(negative__) grows in darkness
-movement/growth towards or away from the sun; movement dependent on sun
-roots grow towards gravity
-moving or growing towards or away from water; dependent on water
-plant tendrils respond to touch
Term
thigmonastic
Definition
venus fly trap; response to touch
Term
nastic movements
Definition
non-directional movement by plants
Term
Heterotrophic
Definition
injestion->digestion->egestion(poo)
Term
Gametic meiosis
Definition
Kingdom Animalia
Term
Evolutionary trends
Definition
1.) Symmetry
2.) Level of Organization
3.) Embryological Development
4.) Body Cavity
5.) Metamerism
6.) Ecdysis
7.) Molecular
Term
symmetry
Definition
asymmetry, radial, bilateral, biradial
Term
Embryological Development
Definition
Zygote - mitosis - O - O - morula - blastula (blastocoel) - gastrula (blastopore) - diploblastic - triploblastic - protosome - deuterostome
Term
- diploblastic
- triploblastic
- protosome
- deuterostome
Definition
- 2 tissue layers, ectoderm and endoderm
- 3 tissue layers, ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm
- anus on top
- mouth on top
Term
BODY CAVITY
Acoelomate
PSEUDOcoelomate
EUcoelomate
Definition
no body cavity
simple/"false" body cavity
complex body cavity
Term
metamerism
Definition
segmentation
Term
ecdysis
Definition
shedding exoskeleton
Term
Parazoa
Definition
Porifera
Term
Phylum Porifera
Definition
cellular level of organization, asymmetry, embedded in mesohyl, spicules used for structural support, calcerous, spongin fibers.
Term
Cell Types
- CHOANOcytes
- ARCHAEocytes
- PORocytes
- PINACocytes
Definition
- water flow, phagocytosis, collar, flagellum
- TOTIPOTENT- can transform into any cell type, move around the mesohyl
- form holes in sponges (the ostium)
- found on surfaces, flat, change position of sponge slowly
Term
skeleton of Porifera
Definition
1.) Mineral
2.) Organic: spongin fibers
3.) body types:
simple (ASCON)
intermediate (SYCON)
complex (LEUCON)
Term
Phylum Porifera Classes
Definition
Calcarea - only class with ascons
Hexactinellida - deep marine, 6 rayed silicious spicules, Glass sponge
Demospongiae - largest class, Leucon body type, silicious spicules
Demospongiae
Term
Eumetazoa
Radiata
Definition
diploblastic- 2 layers of tissue
radial symmetry
Phylum Cnidaria and Phylum Ctenophora
Term
Phylum Cnidaria
Definition
jellyfish, hydras, anemones, corals
2 stages in life cycle: polyp and medusa, mesoglea, feeding and reproductive polyps
Term
cnidocytes
nematocysts
Definition
stinging cells usually in tentacles
firable weapon from inside a nematocyte
Term
Phylum Cnidaria Classes
Definition
Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa, Anthozoa
Term
Hydrozoa
Definition
no medusa, Obelia lifecycle (colony), hermaphrodites aka monoecious.
EX: Hydra, Obelia, Physalia (portugese man o war)
Term
Scyphozoa
Definition
oral arms, scyphistoma, ephyra, medusa dominant
Term
Cubozoa
Definition
box jellyfish, deadly animals, Chionex fleckeri
Term
Anthozoa
Definition
only polyps, large gastrovascular cavity that is subdivided, coral reef
Term
Phylum Ctenophora
Definition
comb jellies, paired rows, 8 rows, cilia (largest animal with cilia), iridescent, bioluminescence, locomotion, ctenes (8 rows), mesoglea between two tissue layers
Term
BILATERIA
PROTOSOME
ACOELOMATE
Definition
triploblastic
protosome
acoelomate
bilateral symmetry
Term
Phylum Platyhelmlinthes
Definition
flat worms, simple gut, Class Turbellaria: free living, circular, longitudinal, parenchymal muscles, regeneration, pharynx. Class Cestoda: tape worms, scolex (head), proglottoid, strobila,
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