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z. Biology Lab Quiz 3
These are designed to prepare for Quiz 3 in a first-semester Organismal Biology course.
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
04/03/2010

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Echinodermata (phylum)
Definition
"Spiny skin" marine bottom-dwellers
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Asteroidea (class)
Definition
Sea stars
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Echinoidea (class)
Definition
Sea urchins and sand dollars.
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Chordata: 3 defining characteristics. (phylum)
Definition
dorsal hollow nerve cord, notocord, pharyngeal slits.
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Notocord
Definition
Flexible rod. Early vertebra-like structure. Protects nerve cord.
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Pharyngeal slits
Definition
slits leading to the pharynx/mouth cavity. for feeding.
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Agnatha (class)
Definition
"no-jaw" jawless fish. e.g. lamprey
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Chondrichthyes (class)
Definition
Cartilaginous Fishes. e.g. sharks, rays, skates.
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Osteichthyes (class)
Definition
Bony fishes.
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Operculum.
Definition
Moveable gill-cover.
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Lateral line system
Definition
Sensory pits in head of skin, detects water currents.
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Reptilia (class)
Definition
Internal fertilization, water-tight egg, dry skin/scales, squeeze throat to pump air to lungs.
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Mammalia (class)
Definition
Endothermic. Hair. Mammary glands. Specialized teeth. Raise their young.
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Aves (class)
Definition
Birds. Feathers. Lightweight skeleton.
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Porifera (phylum)
Definition
Sponges. Filter feeders.
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Spongocoel
Definition
Central cavity of sponge.
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Spicules
Definition
Skeletal structures in sponges for support and protection from predators.
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Osculum
Definition
large hole at top of sponge, where water flows out after being filtered through pores.
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Choanocytes
Definition
Flagellated cells that create current to flow water through sponge.
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Cnidaria (phylum)
Definition
hydras, jellyfish, anemones, corals.
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Polyp
Definition
Upwards facing, tentacles up, catches passing food.
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Medusae
Definition
jelly-form, tentacles down, motile.
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Mollusca (phylum)
Definition
soft-bodied animals that secrete a mantle
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Radula
Definition
Scraping tongue of a mollusk.
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Annelida (phylum)
Definition
Segmented worms. Earthworms, leeches, polychaete marine worms.
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Setae
Definition
small bristle-like appendages on Annelids.
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Arthropoda (phylum)
Definition
Insects, arachnids, crustaceans, centipedes & millepedes, horseshoe crabs.
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Merostomata (class)
Definition
Horseshoe crabs.
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Cephalothorax
Definition
Tagmata containing head and thorax combined (e.g. in arachnids).
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Tagmata
Definition
Groupings of body segments into specialized groupings.
Term
Arthropod exoskeleton is made of...
Definition
Chitin forms the epidermis of...
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Arachnida (class)
Definition
Fangs, pedipalps, 4 pairs of walking legs.
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Chilopoda (class)
Definition
Centipedes. One leg per body segment.
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Insecta (class)
Definition
Insects.
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Myriapoda (class)
Definition
Centipedes and millipedes combined.
Term
Hexapoda (class)
Definition
Insects.
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