Everything Else Flashcards

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What type of symmetry does phylum Mollusca have?

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Bilateral

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What type of circulatory system does phylum Mollusca have

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Open circulation (except cephalopods)

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What does phylum Mollusca eat

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They’re herbivores, carnivores, filter feeders, scavengers and parasites

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How does phylum Mollusca move

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Jet propulsion or motile (very diverse ways)

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What is phylum Mollusca reproduction habits

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Sexual (external fertilization)

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What are shell less or single shelled Mollusks called

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Gastropods

Ex: slugs, snails

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These have two shells held together by muscles. Examples include clams, oysters, mussels

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Bivalves

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How do gastropods in phylum Mollusca breathe

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Respire through diffusion

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How do bivalves in phylum Mollusca breathe

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Respire with gills

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Most advanced in phylum Mollusca

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Cephalopods

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What is a cephalopod

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A squid, octopus, or chambered nautilus

Feet with suckers

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What are some examples of phylum echinodermata

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Sea cucumber 
Sea urchin 
Brittle star
Sea star
Sand dollar
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Does phylum echinodermata have a skeleton

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Yes, they have an internal skeleton called an endoskeleton

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How does phylum echinodermata (sea stars) eat

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They use their tube feet to pry open clams and oysters

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What is the symmetry of phylum arthropod

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Bilateral symmetry

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What kind of eaters is phylum arthropod

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Herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores

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What kind of habitats does phylum arthropod live in

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Aquatic and terrestrial, very diverse

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How does phylum arthropod move?

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They’re motile, using well developed muscles

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How many segments does phylum arthropod have

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Head, thorax, abdomen

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How does phylum arthropod reproduce

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Internal and external reproduction

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What is phylum arthropod exoskeleton made of

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Chitin

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What kind of circulatory system does phylum arthropod have

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Open

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Does phylum arthropod have separate genders

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They’re mostly dioecious (having the male and female reproductive organs in separate individuals.)

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How does phylum Arthropoda grow larger

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They have to molt their exoskeleton first

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One of the paired abdominal appendages of many aquatic crustaceans, such as shrimp and lobsters, that are used for swimming and in females for carrying eggs. Also called pleopod
Swimmeret
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How does phylum Arthropoda taste and smell
With their mouthparts, antennae, and legs
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Can phylum Arthropoda hear
Yes they have a heightened sense of hearing and movement
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Merostomata
Horseshoe crabs
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Pycnogonida
Sea spiders
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Arachnida
Spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites
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Chilopoda
Centipedes
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Diplopoda
Millipedes
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Insecta
Butterflies, bees, Beatles, flies
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Crustacea (sub phylum)
Crayfish, lobsters
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What are amphibians like when young
They are fishlike and breathe through gills
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What are amphibians like when adults
They live in land and breathe through lungs with moist skin
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Anurans
Frogs and toads
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Urodeles
Salamanders and newts
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Caecilians
Legless amphibians
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What are the three main groups of amphibians
Anurans Urodeles Caecilians
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Cold blooded vertebrates whose body temp adjusts with the outside environment
Ectothermic (amphibians)
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What kind of circulation do amphibians have
Double circulation
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What is the eardrum in amphibians called
Tympanic membrane
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What moves up over the eye in amphibians
Nictating membrane
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Where do frogs go in the winter
They bury themselves in the muddy floor of a lake or pond
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Where do toads go in the winter
They dig down into the ground below the frost line
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What's the difference between a frog and a toad
Frogs have smooth, moist skin, lay eggs in clusters, and long legs while toads have dry warty skin, stubby bodies with short legs and lay their eggs in long chains
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How many species of salamanders and newts are in the world
440
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How many species of frogs live in America
92
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How many species of frogs/toads live in the world
Over 4000
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What fossil links birds and reptiles
Archaeopteryx
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What is the forelimb function in birds used for
Flight
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How many orders of birds are there
27
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What did the archaeopteryx look like
It had a large skull with teeth, bones that weren't hollow and claws on its wings
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Are birds endothermic?
Yes
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Do birds have a bladder
No
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What does the contraction of the supracoracoideus do
Raises wing
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What does the contraction of the pectoralis do
Lowers wing
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What is a birds body temperature
40-46 degrees Celsius or (104-115 Fahrenheit)
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How do birds conserve body heat
They fluff out their feathers to conserve heat
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What is the function of the crop
It stores and moistens food
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What is the function of the proventriculus
Gastric fluids begin breaking down the food
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What is the function of the gizzard
It crushes and kneads the food
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What does the cerebellum in birds do
Coordinates movement
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What does the optic lobe in birds do
Receives and interprets visual stimulation
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Can birds see color
Yeah
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Can birds smell
Their sense of smell is poor with the exception of ducks
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Birds lack internal ears
Ear canal leads to a tympanic membrane
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Where is male bird sperm produced
In two testes that lies beneath the kidneys