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Lecture 18: Vertebrates II Flashcards

1
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What is class aves?

A

birds

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What are some features of class aves?

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  1. live on land
  2. breathe through their lungs
  3. no larval stage
  4. lay amniotic eggs
  5. found chamber heart
  6. endothermic
  7. have feathers
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3
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What is an avian dinosaur?

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birds evolved from theropods

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What did scales evolve to?

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feathers

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What are some orders for class aves?

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  1. struthioniformes
    2.casuariiformes
  2. sphenisciformes
  3. pelecaniformes
  4. phoenicopteriformes
  5. anseriformes
  6. accipitriformes
  7. galliformes
  8. charadriiformes
  9. columbiformes
  10. psittaciformes
  11. strigiformes
  12. apodiformes
  13. piciformes
  14. passeriformes
  15. apterygiformes
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What is order struthioniformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata?

A

ostrich

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What is order casuariiformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata?

A

cassowary and emu

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What is order sphenisciformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata?

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penguins

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What is order pelecaniformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata

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pelicans and herons

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What is order phoenicopteriformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata

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flamingoes

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What is order anseriformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata

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Geese, ducks, and swans

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What is order accipitriformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata

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Hawks and eagles

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What is order galliformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata

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Chicken, quail, turkey, and pheasant

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What is order charadriiformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata

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Gulls, auks, puffins, and sand pipers(shore birds)

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What is order columbiformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata

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Pigeons and doves

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What is order psittaciformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata

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Parrots and parakeets

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What is order strigiformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata

A

owls

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What is order apodiformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata

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Swifts and hummingbirds

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What is order piciformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata

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woodpeckers and toucans

20
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What is order passeriformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata

A

Perching songbirds

21
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What is order apterygiformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata

A

kiwi

22
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What is class mammalia?

A

mammals

23
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What are some features of class mammalia?

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  1. live on land
  2. breathe through lungs
  3. no larval stage
  4. internal amnion(inside woman and womb)
  5. four chamber heart
  6. endothermic
  7. have hair
  8. feed young using mammary glands(milk)
  9. placents
24
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What is prototheria in class mammalia?

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It means “before placenta”. These animals lay eggs

25
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What is order monotremata in class mammalia(prototheria)?

A

Platypus and echidna

25
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What are the orders in prototheria in class mammalia and subphylum vertebrata?

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  1. monotremata
26
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What is metatheria?

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It means “partial placental” mammals

27
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What are the orders in metatheria in class mammalia and subphylum vertebrata?

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  1. marsupialia
28
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What is order marsupialia in metatheria?

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It means “pouch bearer” and they are koalas, opossums, and kangaroo

29
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What is eutheria ?

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It means “true placenta”

30
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What are the orders in eutheria and class mammalia and subphylum vertebrata?

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1.eulipothyphla
2. chiroptera
3. xenarthra
4. lagomorpha
5. rodentia
6. carnivora
7.proboscidea
8. sirenia
9. perissodactyla
10. artiodactyla
11. primata

31
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What is order eulipotyphla in class mammalia and subphylum vertebrata(eutheria)?

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It means “truly fat and blind” and they are hedgehog, shrew, and moles

32
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What is order chiroptera in class mammalia and subphylum vertebrata(eutheria)?

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It means “hand wing” and they are bats

33
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What is order xenarthra in class mammalia and subphylum vertebrata(eutheria)?

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It means “strange joints” and they are sloths, anteaters, and armadillos

34
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What is order lagomorpha in class mammalia and subphylum vertebrata(eutheria)?

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It means “hare form” and they are rabbits, hares, and pikas

35
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What is order rodentia in class mammalia and subphylum vertebrata(eutheria)?

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It means “to gnaw” and they are mice, squirrel, porcupines, beaver, and rats

36
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What is order carnivora in class mammalia and subphylum vertebrata(eutheria)?

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It means “flesh eating” and they are weasels, cats, dogs, and bears

37
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What is order proboscidea in class mammalia and subphylum vertebrata?

A

elephants

38
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What is order sirenia in class mammalia and subphylum vertebrata(eutheria)?

A

Manatee and dugong

39
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What are pinnipeds?

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They are part of order carnivora but instead are marine animals such as seals, sea lions, and walrus

40
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What is order perissodactyla in class mammalia and subphylum vertebrata(eutheria)?

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It means “odd toe” ungulates(hoofed animals) and they are horses, zebras, and rhinos. Also includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.

41
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What is order artiodactyla in class mammalia and subphylum vertebrata(eutheria)?

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It means “even toe” ungulates and they are pigs, camels, sheep, goats, hippos.

42
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What is order primata in class mammalia and subphylum vertebrata(eutheria)?

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It means “first rank” and they are prosimians(lemurs), monkeys(old/new world), and lesser apes

42
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What are cetaceans?

A

Marine mammals

43
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What is family hominidae in order primata and class mammalia in subphylum vertebrata(eutheria)?

A

Great apes, orangutan, gorilla, bonobo, and chimps. Also humans.

44
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What are the families in order primata?

A
  1. hominidae

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