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Marine Bio Test 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is malacology? | The study of molluscs |
| What is a main characteristic of a mollusc? | They have a muscular foot |
| What classes have the muscular foot? | Gastropods and Bivalves |
| What animals are included in the class Gastropoda? | Snails, slugs, limpets, abalones |
| What do gastropods eat? | Algae |
| What is a gastropods most developed sense? | Smell |
| What animals are included in the class Bivalvia? | Muscles, scallops, clams, oysters |
| What do bivalves have that gastropods do not? | A two pieced hinged shell |
| What type of food do the bivalves eat? | They are filter feeders |
| What is the Bivalves best sense? | Smell |
| What can Bivalves detect? | Chemicals in the water |
| What type of animals are in Cephalopoda? | Squids, Ocupus, cuttlefish, nautilus |
| What are the dermal chromatophore cells for in Cephalopods for? | Changing colors for protection |
| What is a hyponome in a Cephlopod? | It is the siphon that is used as a propulsion system using high speed water jets |
| What are Cephalopods? | Carnivores |
| What percent of all living animal species do the Arthropoda account for? | 75% |
| What is the subphylum we learned about? | Crustacea |
| What is the hard external covering a crustacean has formed from? | Chitin |
| What does the head do? | Carries most sensory appendages |
| What does the thorax carry appendages for? | Walking and feeding |
| What is it called when the head and thorax are fused together? | Cephalothorax |
| What does the abdomen carry? | Appendages for swimming and carrying eggs |
| What is the antenne used for? | Navigation |
| What are maxillipeds? | Mouth parts |
| What are Pleopods? | Swimming legs |
| Pereiopods | Legs used to gather food |
| Chelipeds | Claws |
| Uropods | used to steer while swimming |
| Telson | bears the anus |
| What animals are in the class Malacostraca? | Crabs, lobsters, shrimp, krill, woodlice, scuds, mantis shrimp |
| What makes the Malacostraca animals alike? | They are united by a common body plan (made up of 20 body appendages/segments) |
| What organisms are in the order Decapoda? | Shrimp, Lobster, Crab |
| What do the decapoda usually have? | 5 pairs of legs for walking, feeding, and swimming |
| What type of consumer are animals of Decapoda? | Scavengers |
| What are in the class Asteroidea? | Sea Stars |
| What class are Brittle stars in? | Ophiuroidea |
| What class are Sea Urchins in? | Echinoidea |
| What class are Sea lilies in? | Crinoidea |
| What class are Sea cucumbers in? | Holothuroidea |
| Most echinodermata have a.. | Calcareous endoskeleton |
| What filters what into the vascular system ? | Madreporite |
| What are 4 characteristics of Asteroidea? | 1. Flattened bodies 2. 5 thick, fleshy arms (also 6, 10, or 21) 3. Mostly carnivores 4. Most move by using tube feet |