Exam 2 Flashcards
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cyst
sac-like structure
sessile
attached to a substrate
incapable of locomotion
protonephridia
flame cells
bioluminescence
chemical prudciton of lightj
protection from predation
luring prey
mating
mantle
organic + inorganic components of the shell
metanephridia
2 nephridia that is open at both ends
Mollusca shell composed of
calcium carbonate
amictic
production of eggs without mixing of genes from males
produce diploid eggs by mitosis
Aplacophora
vermiform
foot form a keel
spicules outter body
benthic, corals, interstitial
interstitial
lives in between sand grains or sediment
Defining characteristics of Entoprocta
none
Bdelloidea
Rotifers
only females
free-living
stressful enivonment
cryptobiosis
Reproduction : parthenogenesis
What are the classes of Annelida?
Polychaeta (Siboglinidae, Vestimentifera)
Echiurans, Sipunculans
Clitellata (Oligochaeta, Hirudinae)
captacula
tenetacles
photophores
light organs in cephalopoda
corona
ciliated surafce in rotifers used for locomotion and feeding
cloaca
container of metabolic waste
radula
band of rasping teeth used for scraping food in mollusc
ctnedia
gills
found in the mantle cavity
Bivalvia
clams, mussels
2-valved hinged shell
body flattened laterally
acicula
chitinous support rods
Common name of Acantocephala
spiny- headed worms
siphon
how water enters and exit in mollusc
trochophore
larvae