Misc. Flashcards

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Which life stage of the pork tapeworm specifically presents a dangerous health hazard to humans?

A

Cysts

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Platyhelminthes and cnidaria have the same number of germ layers in early development

A

False

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How do turbellaria feed?

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Extend pharynx, excrete digestive enzymes, suck up remains

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4
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Which grade of organization are the first animals found in?

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Cellular grade

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5
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How do single-celled eukaryotes resperate?

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Passive diffusion: Passive gas transfer across cell membrane

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6
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Do insects carry oxygen in their blood?

A

No

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7
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Do Asteroidea have brains?

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No. But has central nervous system

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Which class of enchinodermata is a top predator?

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Asteroidea (sea stars)

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9
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How do holothurians feed?

A

Sea cucumbers are suspension/deposit feeders

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10
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Which class of enchinodermata can cause a barren of not controlled?

A

Echinodis (sea urchins)

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11
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What are the 5 key characteristics of chordates?

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Dorsal nerve cord, notocord, endostyle/thyroid gland, pharyhneal pouches, postanal tail

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12
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What structure do all vertebrates have for excretion?

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Kidneys

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13
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How many chambers do vertebrate hearts have?

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Three

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14
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What do all vertebrate red blood cells contain?

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Hemoglobin

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15
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Which direction does water flow over fish gills relative to blood flow?

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Water flow is opposite to blood flow

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In order to osmoregulate, freshwater fish must . . .

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Pump out excess water via kidneys, have salt-absorbing cells that move salt ions from water into blood

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In order to osmoregulate, marine fish must . . .

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Have salt-secreting cells in gills, salt ions not absorb from waste, kidneys do not absorb salts

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18
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In freshwater fish . . .

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Water is hypotonic (less salty) than fish blood

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19
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In marine fish . . .

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Blood is hypotonic (less salty) than seawater

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20
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T. brucei gambiense causes

A

African Sleeping sickness

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21
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T. cruzi causes

A

Chaga’s Disease

22
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The insect vector for African sleeping sickness are

A

Tsetse flies

23
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The insect vector for Chaga’s disease is

A

Kissing bug

24
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African sleeping sickness is passed through

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Chaga's disease is passed through
Bug feces
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Where do T. bruci gambiense replicate in humans?
Blood
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Where does T. cruzi replicate in humans?
Cells/Tissue
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What are the three distinguishing characteristics of Phylum Ciliphora
Cilia, nuclear dualism, conjugation
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What kind of feeding do porifera preform?
Saprozoic
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Do porifera have true tissue?
No
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Are sponges monecious or dioecious?
Monecious
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Do sponges have a ciliated larvae stage?
Yes, parenchymula
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Do cnidaria have true tissue?
Yes!
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How many tissue layers do cnidaria have?
2
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How many tissue layers do poifera have?
2
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Do cnidiaria have mesoderm?
No! They are dipbloplasts!
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Why phylum as a diffuse nerve net?
Cnidaria
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What kind of gastrovascular cavity do cnidaria have?
Blind/incomplete gut
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Do all cnidaria have cnidocytes?
Yes
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Do all cnidaria have a medusa form?
No
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What are the two forces that contribute to cnidocytes firing?
Tension and osmotic pressure
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What kind of epidermis do most free-living platyhelminths have?
Cilited cellular
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What is a major difference between Trematodes and Cestodes?
Trematodes have a gut, cestodes do not have a gut
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What phylum are eucoelomates?
Annelids
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Metamerism
The independent movement and function of body segments
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Which phylums do metamerism occur?
Annelids and arthropods
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Do earthworms have direct or indirect development?
Direct development
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The flame cell is part of which phylum and system?
Plathyhelmths excretory system
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Do freshwater flatworms have direct or indirect development?
Direct development
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Which organisms have ciliated trochophore larvae?
Maine annelids, bivalves, marine gastopods