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BIO 186 EXAM 2

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Define heterotrophs. Organism that gets energy from consuming other plants, animals, or organic matter.
What defines kingdom animalia? Heterotrophs and multicellular
What were the first animals to appear? sponges and coral
When was the Paleozoic era? 541-252mya
When was the Mesozoic era? 252-66mya
When was the cenozoic era? 66mya-present day
What are the different types of animal symmetry? Bilateral, Spherical, and Radial.
What kind of symmetry did early animals exhibit? Radial/no symmetry.
Most animals on earth have ______________ symmetry. Bilateral.
The development of a head is called: Cephalization.
Draw a base tree with early animals, Deuterostomia, lophotrochozoa, and ecdysozoa. ...
What are all three possible germ layers called? There are a total of three possible germ layers; the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm.
What does the ectoderm develop into? The outside surface of animals of animals ie. skin, fur, hair, etc.
What does the mesoderm develop into? Forms the muscles and organs.
What does the endoderm devloup into? The innermost layer of the digestive tract, and lining of organs.
Diploblasts are...... Animals with only an Endo and Ectoderm
Triploblasts are.... Animals with an Endo and Ectoderm, as well as a mesoderm.
How cells divide gives insight into whether animals are ___________ or _________________. Protostomes or Deuterostomes.
Spiral cleavage is to ____________ as Radial cleavage is to ______________. Protostomes, Deuterostomes.
What are lophotrochozoans? Animals with lophophore, tentacles, and and trochophore larvae.
Sponges diverged __________ mya. 600
Define sessile. Animals that are attached to a substrate and do not freely move.
Describe the anatomy of a sponge. Body is made of pores known as ostia. The opening at the top of the sponge is the osculum. The hallow chamber inside is the spongocoel.
Draw a sponge and label the anatomy. ...
What are choanocytes and what do they do? Also known as collar cells, they line the spongocoel and generate a current to pull water into a sponge and take up food particles.
What are amoebocytes and what do they do? Make up the body of a sponge and transport nutrients.
What are filter feeders? Animals that filter out food from particles suspended in the water.
How do sponges reproduce? They are hermaphrodites that produce both the sperm and egg cells.
What is "spawning"? The process of releasing gametes into the water for other organisms to fertilize.
Phylum porifera is part of what branch of the base tree? Early Animals.
What class do 95% of sponges belong to? Class demospongiae.
What is phylum Cnidaria? Soft bodied, aquatic invertebrates like jellyfish, hydras, and sea anemones.
Cnidaria have two morphotypes known as __________ and __________. Polyp and Medusa.
Draw polyp and medusa morphotypes. ...
What are anthozoans? Class Anthozoa, order Actiniaria that includes anemones.
What order do corals belong to? Order Scleractinia.
Corals are... Reef builders, home for dinoflagellates.
Phylum Mollusca are/have... Bilateral, triploblastic, a head, trochophore larvea
Draw and label the body plan of molluscs. ...
Draw and label trochophore karvae. ...
Name 4 classifications of phylum Mollusca. Polyplacophora, gastropoda, Bivalvia, and Cephalopoda.
Class Polyplacophora, also known as Chilton, means "Bearing Plate"
Polyplacophora are found in _____________ zones and have transformed their mantle into _______________ to ___________. Intertidal, a ring to suction to rocks
What defines gastropods? A singe-spiraled shell and the ability to be on land.
What defines glass Bivalia? Shell divided in 2 halves.
What is suspension feeding? The mechanism of which filter feeding works.
What defines cephalopods? Active predators with a reduced shell.
What are Ecdysozoa? Animals that undergo ecdysis, the process of molting or shedding a cuticle.
Phylum Nematoda are____________. parasites
Phylum anthropoda are ___________. Animals with jointed feet.
Describe the body plan of arthropods. Cuticle made of proteins, segments called tagmata, and front half segments called cephalothorax.
What are the three subphyla of anthropoda Chelicerata, Myriapoda, and Pancrustacea.
Ticks and spiders fall under subphylum ______________. Chelicerata.
Centipedes and millipedes fall under subphylum _______________. Myriapoda.
Crustaceans and insects fall under subphylum _____________________. Pancrustacea.
Characteristics of Osteichthyes. Boney fishes, swim bladder, scales that produce a slimy mucus.
Characteristics of Chondrichthyans. Skeleton of cartilage, fast swimmers, active predators, buoyancy from storing oil in liver
Characteristics of Cyclostomata. Jawless, eel-like body
What clade is phylum chordata a part of? Dueterostomia.
What makes a chordate? 1) Notochord 2)Dorsal hallow nerve chord 3)Pharyngeal slits 4)Muscular post-anal tail
Draw and label a chordate ...
What does tetrapod fall under? Oseichthyes
Describe characteristics of tetrapods. Four feet, head separated from body by neck, internal skeleton and backbone to support body weight on land
What is Boyles Law? The volume of gas is inversely proportional to the pressure of the gas.
When did Osteichthyes move to land? In the devonian
What challenges did animals face once moving to land? Increased O2 content, less density, and air temp fluctuations.
What animal is famous for moving to land? Tiktaalik
What are amphibians Animals that can live in both water and land, and can use skin, lungs, or gills for gas exchange.
What are amniotes? Reptiles, birds, and mammals.
Draw and label anapsid skull. What animals does this belong to? ... Early ancestors
Draw and label synapsid skull. What animals does this belong to? ...Mammalia
Draw and label diapsid skull. What animals does this belong to? ... reptiles.
When was the age of the reptiles? Mesozoic era.
Lizard hipped dinosaurs are known as _______________. Saurischia.
Bird hipped dinosaurs are known as ___________________. Ornithischia.
"Cold blooded" is actually _____________. Ectothermy
"Warm blooded" is actually _______________. Endothermy
What was the extinction even that killed the dinosaurs called? The Cretaceous-Paleogene Extinction Event
What proof do we have that an asteroid is what killed the dinosaurs? Layer of iridium in rock layers.
What animal is thought to be the first animal to proceed the ability of flight? Archaeopteryx Lithographica
What is the trees down theory? The theory that flight originated from animals gliding downwards after climbing to a high point.
What is the flapping wings threory? The theory that flight occurred from animals continuously trying to flap their wings.
What are characteristics of mammalia? Mammary glands, hair, endothermic, extended parental care, and heterodonty.
What are three clades under mammalia? Monotremes, Marsupials, and Eutherians.
What clade are humans a part of? Eutherians
What are humans living sister taxa? Chimpanzees
What genus do humans fall under? Genus Homo
What early human was the first to obtain bipedalism? Austrlopithecus Affricanus
When did Homo Neanderthalensis diverge? 450,000 years ago
When did homo sapiens diverge? 200,000 years ago.
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