Lecture 18: Vertebrates II Flashcards by Genesis Escalante

What is class aves?

birds

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What are some features of class aves?

live on land
breathe through their lungs
no larval stage
lay amniotic eggs
found chamber heart
endothermic
have feathers

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What is an avian dinosaur?

birds evolved from theropods

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What did scales evolve to?

feathers

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What are some orders for class aves?

struthioniformes
2.casuariiformes
sphenisciformes
pelecaniformes
phoenicopteriformes
anseriformes
accipitriformes
galliformes
charadriiformes
columbiformes
psittaciformes
strigiformes
apodiformes
piciformes
passeriformes
apterygiformes

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What is order struthioniformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata?

ostrich

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What is order casuariiformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata?

cassowary and emu

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What is order sphenisciformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata?

penguins

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What is order pelecaniformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata

pelicans and herons

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What is order phoenicopteriformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata

flamingoes

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What is order anseriformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata

Geese, ducks, and swans

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What is order accipitriformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata

Hawks and eagles

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What is order galliformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata

Chicken, quail, turkey, and pheasant

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What is order charadriiformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata

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

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What is order columbiformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata

Pigeons and doves

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What is order psittaciformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata

Parrots and parakeets

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What is order strigiformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata

owls

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What is order apodiformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata

Swifts and hummingbirds

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What is order piciformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata

woodpeckers and toucans

What is order passeriformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata

Perching songbirds

What is order apterygiformes in class aves in subphylum vertebrata

kiwi

What is class mammalia?

mammals

What are some features of class mammalia?

live on land
breathe through lungs
no larval stage
internal amnion(inside woman and womb)
four chamber heart
endothermic
have hair
feed young using mammary glands(milk)
placents

What is prototheria in class mammalia?

It means “before placenta”. These animals lay eggs

What is order monotremata in class mammalia(prototheria)?

Platypus and echidna

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

1. monotremata

What is metatheria?

It means "partial placental" mammals

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

1. marsupialia

What is order marsupialia in metatheria?

It means "pouch bearer" and they are koalas, opossums, and kangaroo

What is eutheria ?

It means "true placenta"

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

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

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

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

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

It means "hand wing" and they are bats

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

It means "strange joints" and they are sloths, anteaters, and armadillos

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

It means "hare form" and they are rabbits, hares, and pikas

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

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

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

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

What is order proboscidea in class mammalia and subphylum vertebrata?

elephants

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

Manatee and dugong

What are pinnipeds?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What are cetaceans?

Marine mammals

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

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

What are the families in order primata?

1. hominidae