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BIO EXAM 3 LEC 13 Flashcards

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Why Ecdysozoa?

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Ecdysis is the process of casting off the outer cuticle; used to accommodate growth (also known as molting)

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What falls under the ecdysozoa?

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The Nematoda and the Arthropoda

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What are some characteristics of Nematoda?

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Includes 25,000 species of roundworms
-Can live in aquatic habitations, soil, tissue of plants and animals
-Most are microscopic
-Gas exchange is done through diffusion
-Their body is covered in a cuticle, which molts to enlarge the body and creates a new cuticle
-Have a complete digestive system
-Do not have a circulatory
-They have a pseudocoelom (meaning it is derived from both the **)
-Most reproduce sexually

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Trichinella Spiralis

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A species that lives in the muscle of their host. They imbed themsevles in the muscles of humans and cause cause strokes, uncontrolled muscle movements and pain.

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Caenorhabditis Elegans

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-It is a model species that is used to understand something greater.
-Their organization and structures of genomes are studied
-They are endemic to tropical weather

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What are the subphylum of arthropoda?

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Myriapoda
-Chelicerata
-Crustacea
-Hexapoda

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What makes an arthropod?

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Their coelom is a lot smaller. Their movement is very diverse.

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What are Spiracles?

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They are openings on each segments of the body which leads to an individual tracheae and those tracheae are involved in gas exchange.

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What are the characteristics of Arthropods?

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They have a complete gut
-We see a reversal in their coelom (have a reduced coelom)
-Have an open circulatory system
-More than 1million species including crustaceans, insects, and myriapods

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What are the major characteristics of Arthropods?

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They have a hardened exoskeleton (chitin)
-Joint appendages
-Specialized segments
-Have spiracles and tracheas as respiratory structures
-Have specialized sensory structures
-Specialized developmental stages (metamorphosis)
-Head, thorax, abdomen
-Malpighian tubules in some (excretion)

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Cephalization of arthropods

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hey have high levels of cephalization

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What are the 4 specialized developmental stages?

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Egg, larva, pupal, and adult

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Excretion in arthropods

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hey have 3 major body regions and structures that are involved in getting rid of waste.

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Cephalothorax

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When the head and thorax are directly fused together.

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What is the general Body plan of an Arthropod?

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They have an antennae which is a sensory receptor
-They have swimming appendages
-Have walking legs
-Have mouthparts
-Have pincers (for defense)
- Have a head
-Have a thorax
-Might have a cephalothorax
-Has an abdomen

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What are the two classes of of Myriapoda?

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The Centipedes (chilopoda) and the millipedes (diplopoda)

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What are the characteristics of Myriapoda?

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It includes more than 10,000 species
-Name means “many footed”
-They have paired appendages on almost all segments (this allows for movement)
-Respiration occurs through tracheae
-Excretion occurs through Malpighian tubules
-Same have repugnatorial glands on the side of their body.

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What is the difference between a millipede and a centipede?

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A centipede has 1 pair of legs per appendage while a millipede has 2 pairs of legs were appendage.

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What is a characteristic of centipedes?

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They are venomous and have aposematic coloration

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What is a characteristic of millipedes?

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they are harmless

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What is the purpose of the repugnatorial glands?

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They emit a foul odor that acts as a way to warn off predators.

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What are the 3 major classes in Chelicerata?

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The Pycnogonida
-The merostomata
-The Arachnida

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What are some characteristics of the Pycnogonida?

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They are known as sea spiders and live in marine habitat.
-They are often brightly colored

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What are some characteristics of the Merostomata?

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-They are commonly known as the horseshoe crab
-They have a hard shell for protection
-They have legs that help push food towards their mouth
-They use a series of gill like structures for gas exchange (book gills)
-They have a tail to help them flip over if needed

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What is the tail of a Merostomata called?
A telson
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What are some characteristics of araneae?
-Known as the spiders -Over 40,000 known species -Have chelicerae (front appendages) which have terminal fangs -Have venom glands -Have a pair of leglike pedipals -Have 4 pairs of walking legs that end in claws -Have important ecological roles
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What is the purpose of spiders leglike pedipalps?
Used as a sensory function 2) Used to transfer sperm
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What are the 3 classes of Arachnida?
Araneae Scorpiones Opiliones
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What is an ecological role that spiders have?
They help in keeping control of insect population because they prey on a variety of insects.
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Terminal Fangs
Used for biting, chewing, and for defense. They are connected to venom glands in the body.
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Neurotoxic
Venom that targets the NC and heart
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Hemotoxic
Attacks living tissue that is bathed by blood and can lead to necrosis
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Terminate Claws
Allows spiders to adhere to surfaces
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What are some characteristics of Opiliones?
Known as daddy long legs -Are omnivorous -Includes up to 5000 species -They eat decomposing vegetation and animal matter -Are not venomous -Have noxious secretions for defense -Have a penis for sperm transfer
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What are some characteristisc of scorpiones?
-Their venom is attached to a stinger/pincher -The smaller the stinger the more potent their venom is and vice versa.
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Noxious secretion
Can be emitted through their skin for defense
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What are some characteristics of Acari?
-It includes the ticks and mites -Most are parasitic -Most are pathogenic -Includes 500,000+ species and realistically more than 1 million species exist -They are very successful and live in all habitats
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What are some characteristics of Crustaceans?
-They live mainly in marine habitats and have few freshwater and terrestrial species -They have two pairs of antennae towards the anterior -They have an anterior maxillae which can manipulate prey towards the mandibles for feeding -Some body segments may bear appendages -They have respiration through structures similar to gills -They have a cephalothorax -The have a carapace
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What is a Cephalothorax?
When one more thoracic segments are fused with the head
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What is the carapace?
It is a hardened shell for protection found in the dorsal and covers the cephalothorax
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What is the largest class of crustaceans?
The malacostraca; which includes the lobsters, crabs, shrimps, sow bugs, and others They also have obvious ecological and economic importance (need to avoid over harvesting)
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What is the general body plan of a crustacean?
-Cephalothorax has 13 segments -Abdomen has 6 segments -Carapace -Antennule -Antenna -Mandible -Maxillae -Macilipeds Walking legs -Telson -Uropod -Swimmerets
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What class falls under the sub phylum Hexapoda?
the insecta
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What are some characteristics of Insecta?
-Most diverse and abundant group of arthropods -30 million species + -Insects have 6 legs -Have an ectognathous mouthpart (outside pouch) -Usually has 2 pairs of wings on the thoracic region -Sized from 1mm to 20cm -Have a reduced coelom
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What is the study of insects?
Entomology
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-gnath
having to do with feeding or jawparts
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What is the ectognathus mouthparts?
When the chewing parts of the organism are on the outside
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What are some characteristics regarding the circulatory system of insecta?
They have a primarily open circulatory system where the lymph bathes the internal organs directly and delivers oxygen
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What are some characteristics regarding the digestive system of insecta?
They have a complete digestive tract which is proventriculus and contains a tooth like denticles that grind and pulverize food particles. They also have a gastric ceca.
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What are some characteristics regarding the nervous system of insecta?
The brain and ventral ganglion are by a nerve cord that is similar to the function of a spinal column.
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Why have arthropods been so successful?
They have an efficient relationship with angiosperms -They have a versatile exoskeleton (meaning they have tough body structures) -They have efficient locomotion -Air is piped directly to cells through tracheae and spiracles -They have highly developed sensory organs -They have complex behavioral patterns -The limit competition through metamorphosis
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What is the lymph in insecta?
It is the fluid that surrounds their internal organs similar to blood in humans. It is also how they get their oxygen.
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Proventriculus
Tooth like denticles that grind and pulverize food particles (apart of the digestion system)

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