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Adv. Bio Semester II

Spring Semester EXAM: Review Activity

QuestionAnswer
Animal subkingdom without symmetry or true tissues Parazoa
Animal subkingdom with definite symmetry and true tissues Eumetazoa
Over the course of animal evolution, the animal ___ has undergone many changes, five of them being significant Body form
Phylum porifera Sponges
Simplest bilaterally symmetrical animals Flatworms
The use of ___ will most likely generate changes to traditional animal phylogenies Molecular data
Other than Radiata, eumetazoans are ___ triploblastic
The class of cnidarians that lacks a medusa stage Anthozoa
The nervous system of most flatworms can be correctly described as (a) ___ Nerve ladder
Largest phylum of pseudocoelomates Nematoda
Stings from a ___ may be fatal Nematocyst
Sponges tend to reproduce ___ Sexually
Cnidarians do not have true ___ Internal organs
Tapeworms attach to the digestive lining of the host by means of their ___ Scolex
The planulae of ___ develop only into polyps Anthozoa
___ have a one-way digestive system. Ctenophorans
The phylum of the simplest animal to have a blood filled circulatory system Nemertea
The phylum of the simplest animals to possess a complete digestive system Nemertea
Outer covering and nervous systems of eumetazoans develop from the ___ Ectoderm
The digestive system (guts) of eumetazoans develop from the ___ Endoderm
Cnidarians have ___ symmetry Radial
Key evolutionary advances of the solid worms are bilateral symmetry and... Internal organs
99% of all animals Invertebrates
A body design marked by right and left mirror images Bilateral
Animal eggs Nonmotile
Animal sperm cells Flagellated
Body parts arranged around a central axis Radial
Collections of cells that have joined together and are specialized to perform a specific function Tissues
Composed of many cells, each specialized for a specific purpose Multicellular
Definite head and brain area Cephalization
Heterotrophs depend upon this group, either directly or indirectly Autotrophs
Hollow ball of cells during embryonic development Blastula
Most animals reproduce by means of ___ reproduction Sexual
Network of vessels that carries fluid to parts of the body Circulatory system
Remarkable form of movement unique to animals Flight
Series of mitotic divisions during embryonic development Cleavage
Solid ball of cells during embryonic development Morula
A cnidocyte is used for Capturing food
Repeating units of the body of a tapeworm Proglottids
Long muscular tube found on nemerteans Probiscus
Protonephridia found in flatworms Flame cells
Peritoneum that forms a double layer of tissue surrounding and anchoring the digestive tract and associated organs Mesentery
Sexually, most flatworms are ___ Hermaphroditic
Of the eumatazoans, these organisms were the most recently discovered Cycliophora
Scyphozoan are called jellyfish because of their ___ Mesoglea
Water taken in through the pores in sponges exits through the Osculum
Infective stage of the liver fluke, in humans, is the ___ Metacercaria
Parasite that infects people who consume undercooked pork Trichinella
Cnidarian larvae Planulae
___ are found in flatworms and used in excretion Flame cells
"Wheel animals" Rotifera
Blastopore develops into anus with the mouth developing at the other end Deuterostome
Blastopore develops into the mouth with the anus developing at the other end Protostome
Contain a complete set of instructions for an adult individual in each cell Deuterostome
Each cell contains instructions for a specific "piece" of an organism Protostome
An advantage to ___ is that damage to one area is not fatal Segmentation
___ are structurally unique because they completely lack cilia and flagella Nematodes
Have an internal flexible rod, the first stage of the evolution of a truly internal skeleton Chordates
Thought to resemble the ancestors of vertebrates Lancelets
Internal bony framework Endoskeleton
Encases the spinal cord of vertebrates Vertebral column
Encases the brain of chordates Skull
Over half of all vertebrate species are ___ Fish
Deuterostome coelomates whose nearest relations in the animal kingdom are the echinoderms Chordates
4 features which characterize chordates: single/hollow nerve cord, ___, postanal tail and pharyngeal slits Notochord
In terrestrial vertebrates, pharyngeal ___ are found. Pouches
In chordates, ___ are arranged in segmented blocks that affect the basic organization of the body Muscles
___ are a group of marine animals that are sessile and have no major body cavities or signs of segmentation Tunicates
Tunicates "tunic" is composed of ___ Cellulose
Molecular systematists support the hypothesis that ___ are vertebrates closest ancestors Lancelets
Chordates with a spinal column Vertebrates
Group of embryonic cells contributing to development of many vertebrate structures Neural crest
The first vertebrates evolved in the ___ Oceans
First vertebrates to invade land Amphibians
Amphibians next gave rise to the scaled ___ Reptiles
Bony fish Osteichthyes
Land-dwelling, four-limbed animals Tetrapods
Amphibians are viewed as being ___ organisms Transitional
Story of vertebrates began in the ___ period Cambrian
By the end of the ___ period, fish had developed primitive fins Ordavician
Jaws evolved from ___ Anterior gill arches
Armored fish Placoderms
Spiny fish Acanthodians
Major factor responsible for the replacement of primitive fish by sharks and bony fish Superior design for swimming
Shark class... Chondrichthyes
Sharks were among the first vertebrates to develop ___ Teeth
Shark eggs are fertilized ___ and pups are born alive. Internally
There are ___ species of sharks in existence today 275
Replacement of cartilage by bone Ossification
Gas filled sac used to regulate buoyancy Swim bladder
Series of sensory organs that project into a canal under the skin and allow fish to sense movement Lateral line
Operculum Gill cover
Amphibian means... Both lives
Scientists who study fossils Paleontologist
Amphibians most likely evolved from ___ fish, specifically. Lobed-fin
Breathing across skin Cutaneous respiration
Abrupt change in body form Metamorphosis
Obtain heat from external sources Ectothermic
Generate heat internally Endothermic
Maintain constant body temperature Homeothermic
Have a body temperature that fluctuates with ambient temperature Poikilothermic
Only four groups of animals have evolved the ability to ___, a characteristic of only the animal kingdom Fly
The feather was most developed from ___ Reptilian scales
Modern birds lack ___ and have only vestigial tails. Teeth
Mammals are distinguished from all other classes of vertebrates by two fundamental characteristics: hair and ___ Mammary glands
Among mammals, only ___ lay shelled eggs Monotremes
In marsupials, a fertilized egg is surrounded by ___ and an amniotic membrane Chorion
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