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Unit 3
Animal Diversity, Invertebrates, Vertebrates, Animal Form & Function, Animal Behavior
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
04/04/2013

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Ectoderm
Definition
Germ layer that covers the embryo's surface
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Endoderm
Definition
Innermost germ layer that lines the developing digestive tube
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Mesoderm
Definition
Layer between endoderm and ectoderm
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Diploblastic
Definition
animal has ectoderm and endoderm layers
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Triploblastic
Definition
animals has all 3 germ layers
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Radial Symmetry
Definition
Animal has only a top side and a bottom side
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Radial Symmetry
Definition
Animals has NO front or back ends and no left and right sides
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Radial Symmetry
Definition
Any imaginary cut made divides the animal into mirror images
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Bilateral Symmetry
Definition
Animal has a dorsal (top) side and a ventral (bottom) side
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Bilateral Symmetry
Definition
Animal has a left side and a right side
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Bilateral Symmetry
Definition
Animal has an anterior (front) end with a mouth and a posterior (back) end
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Bilateral Symmetry
Definition
One imaginary cut divides the animal into mirror-image halves
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Coelomate
Definition
Animals that possess a true coelom
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Coelomate
Definition
A body cavity completely lined by tissue derived from mesoderm
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Pseudocoelomate
Definition
A body cavity lined in part by tissue derived from mesoderm, but also by tissue derived from endoderm
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Acoelomate
Definition
Lack a body cavity between the digestive cavity and outer body wall
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Protostomes
Definition
Spiral Cleavage
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Protostomes
Definition
Determinate cleavage
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Protostomes
Definition
Blastopore becomes mouth
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Deuterostomes
Definition
Radial cleavage
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Deuterostomes
Definition
Indeterminate cleavage
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Deuterostomes
Definition
blastopore becomes anus
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Cleavage
Definition
rapid cell division in early embryo
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Gastrulation
Definition
layers of embryonic tissue develop into adult body parts
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Cephalization
Definition
development of a head
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Choanoflagellates
Definition
Living group most closely related to animals
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Unikonta
Definition
Eukaryotic supergroup that animals belong to
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Eumetazoa
Definition
Animals with true tissue
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Lophophore
Definition
crown of ciliated tentacles that function in feeding
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Trochophore
Definition
Life cycle includes ciliated larval stage
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What is the common name for the phylum Platyhelminthes?
Definition
Flatworms
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Gastrovascular Cavity
Definition
A single opening functions as a mouth and an anus
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Alimentary Canal
Definition
A digestive tube separates the mouth and anus
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What type of worm are annelids?
Definition
earthworms
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The clade Ecdysozoa include animals that do what?
Definition
ecdysis
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Ecdysis
Definition
shedding of cuticle (external coat) as they grow
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Complete Metamorphosis
Definition
larval stage for eating and growing
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Complete Metamorphosis
Definition
larval stage looks completely different than adult stage
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Incomplete Metamorphosis
Definition
nymphs (young) resemble adults but are smaller
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Incomplete Metamorphosis
Definition
Nymphs (young) molt until they reach adult size
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Where do crustaceans primarily live?
Definition
marine and freshwater environments
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Two chordates that do not have a backbone
Definition
Lancelets and Tunicates
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Where are more animal phyla found?
Definition
Aquatic Habitats
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Suspension Feeding
Definition
water is drawn through pores into a cavity called the spongocoel and out through an opening called the osculum
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Marine Suspension Feeders
Definition
what lancelets and tunicates use their pharyngeal slits for
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Craniates
Definition
chordates with a head
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What is the most primitive group of craniates?
Definition
Hagfish
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Do hagfishes have vertebrae
Definition
No
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Gnathostomes
Definition
vertebrates with jaws
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Which common organisms are Chondrychthes
Definition
Sharks and Rays
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Ectothermic
Definition
do not use metabolism to regulate body temperature
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Endothermic
Definition
use metabolism to regulate body temperature
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Monotremes
Definition
Only 5 Species are this kind of mammal
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Monotremes
Definition
animals have milk and hair but lay eggs
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Marsupials
Definition
young animals are born very early
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Marsupials
Definition
completely embryonic development while nursing in mother's pouch
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Eutherians
Definition
Placental Mammals
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Eutherians
Definition
embryo is sustained in uterus by placenta throughout embryonic development
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Interstitial Fluid
Definition
allows for the movement of material into and out of cells
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Circulatory Fluid
Definition
delivers gases and nutrients to cells and takes away wastes
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Endocrine System
Definition
chemical signals (hormones)
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Endocrine System
Definition
slow acting, long-lasting effects
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Nervous System
Definition
Nerve impulses
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Nervous System
Definition
very fast, effect has short duration
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Acclimatization
Definition
development that occurs over an individuals lifetime
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Acclimatization
Definition
a physiological response to changing environment conditions
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Acclimatization
Definition
the response is usually not permanent
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Adaptation
Definition
development that occurs over generations
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Adaptation
Definition
genetic change results in a phenotype better suited to the environment
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Adaptation
Definition
the change is permanent
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Endothermy
Definition
heat is generated by metabolism
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Ectothermy
Definition
heat comes from external sources
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Poikilotherms
Definition
body temperature varies with environment
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Homeotherms
Definition
body temperature is relatively constant
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Will an animals body temperature vary more with ectothermy or endothermy?
Definition
Ectothermy
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Basal Metabolic Rate
Definition
minimum metabolism for non-growing endotherm at rest with no stress in comfortable temperature
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Is endothermy or ectothermy more energetically expensive
Definition
endothermy
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Daily Torpor
Definition
torpor exhibited by small mammals and birds
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Hibernation
Definition
an adaptation to winder cold and food scarcity
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Estivation
Definition
enables animals to survive high temperature and scarcity of water
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Daily Torpor
Definition
torpor where animals are adapted to feeding patterns
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Torpor
Definition
physiological state with low activity and decreased metabolism
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Behavior
Definition
an action carried out by muscles and glands under the control of the nervous system in response to stimulus
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Proximate Causation
Definition
the "how"; how does this behavior happen
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Proximate Causation
Definition
the environmental stimuli that triggers a behavior
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Ultimate Causation
Definition
the "why"; the evolutionary significance of a behavior
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Fixed Action Pattern
Definition
sequence of unlearned, innate behaviors that are unchangeable
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Cue
Definition
the trigger that is external, known as sign stimulus
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Kinesis
Definition
simple change in activity in response to a stimulus
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Taxis
Definition
movement towards or away from a stimulus
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Migration
Definition
regular, long-distance change in location
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Innate Behavior
Definition
behavior that is developmentally fixed
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Innate Behavior
Definition
behavior that is under strong genetic influence
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Learned Behavior
Definition
behavior that is modified based on specific experiences
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Habituation
Definition
simple form of learning that involves loss of responsiveness to stimuli that convey little or no information
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Birds that stop responding to a call if they are not followed by an actual attack is an example of what?
Definition
Habituation
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Imprinting
Definition
includes learning and innate components and is generally irreversible
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Imprinting
Definition
in animal behavior, the formation at a specific stage in life of a long-lasting behavioral response to a specific individual or object
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What are the two types of associated learning?
Definition
Classical Conditioning and Operant Conditioning
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Classical Conditioning
Definition
stimulus becomes associated with an outcome
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Operant Conditioning
Definition
animal learns to associate one of its behaviors with a reward or punishment
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What two factors govern animal behavior?
Definition
Genetics and Environment
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