Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM


Top Flashcards (Certified)
All Flashcards

General Biology II > Unit 5 Lecture: The Green Mile > Flashcards

Unit 5 Lecture: The Green Mile Flashcards

1
Q

What is a notochord?

A

A dorsal rod that is firm and flexible which supports the body of organisms from the phylum chordata

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Describe the “dorsal nerve cord” in terms of organisms from the phylum Chordata

A

It is a hollow, single cord

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Describe pharyngeal slits in terms of organisms from the phylum Chordata

A

Pharyngeal slits were gills at some time

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Describe the “post anal tail” in terms of organisms from the phylum Chordata

A

The post anal tail, at some piont, was muscular

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What are the three classes of fish?

A

Class Agnatha

Class Chondrichthyes

Class Osteichthyes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Lampreys belong to what class and phylum?

A

Class Agnatha

PHyum Chordata

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Hagfish belong to what class and phylum?

A

Class Agnatha

PHylum Chordata

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

What are three characteristics of organisms from the class agnatha?

A

Jawless

No paired fins or scales

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Sharks belong to what class and phylum?

A

Class Chondrichthyes

PHylum Chordata

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Skates belong to what class and phylum?

A

Class Chondrichthyes

Phylum Chordata

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Rays belong to what class and phylum?

A

Class Chondrichthyes

Phylum Chordata

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

What are two characterisitcs of chrondrichthyes ?

A

The internal skeleton is cartilaginous

No lungs or swim bladder

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

How many pair of gill slits do organisms from the class Chondrichthyes have?

A

Five pair of gill slits

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Describe the heterocercal tail fin?

A

The tail fin is different from top and bottom

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Organsims from the chondrichthyes have ________________ pelvic and pectoral fins

A

PAIRED

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Describe placoid scales

A

Toothlike scales with enamel

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Bass belong to which class and phylum?

A

Class Osteichthyes

PHylum Chordata

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Bream belong to which class and phylum?

A

Class Osteichthyes

PHylum Chordata

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Perch belogn to which class and phylum?

A

Class Osteichthyes

Phylum Chordata

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Catfish belong to which class and phylum?

A

Class Osteichthyes

Phylum Chordata

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Tuna belong to which class and phylum?

A

Class Osteichthyes

Phylum Chordata

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Salmon belong to which class and phylum?

A

Class Osteichthyes

Phylum Chordata

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Most common fish belong to which class and phylum

A

Class Osteichthyes

Phylum Chordata

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

In class Osteichthyes ___________ scales are usually present

A

BONY

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
In class Osteichthyes organisms have a __________________
SKELETON OF BONE
26
In class Osteichthyes ________________ or _________________ is usally present
LUNGS SWIM BLADDER
27
What kind of fin to organisms from the class Osteichthyes have?
A homoceccal tail fin
28
In organisms from the class Osteichthyes, gill puches open into a common gill chamber covered by an ________________
OPERCULUM
29
Organisms from the class Osteichthyes have hearts for how many heart chambers
Two chambered heart
30
Organisms from the class Osteichthyes have _______________ pelvic and pectoral fins
PAIRED
31
Be able to draw the parts of a common fish
YOU TO THAT DUMBASS
32
What does the term ectothermic mean?
Cold-booded
33
Amphibians have no ______________
SCALES
34
Amphibians have ______________ glands abundant
MUCOUS
35
Amphibians ahve what kind of gills?
LARVAL GILLS
36
In amphibians, adult respiration occurs through the ______________, ____________
skin lungs mouth
37
Amphibians have a two chambered heart as a __________________ and a _______ chambered heart in adulthood
LARVAE THREE
38
Salamanders belong to what Order, Class and PHylum?
Order Caudata Class Amphibia PHylum Chordata
39
Newts belong to what Order, Class and PHylum?
Order Caudata Class Amphibia PHylum Chordata
40
Sirens belong to what Order, Class, and Phylum?
Order Caudata Class Amphibia Phylum Chordata
41
Mudpuppies belong to what Order, Class, and Phylum?
Order Caudata Class Amphibia Phylum Chordata
42
Organisms from the order caudata have a long ________________
TRUNK AND TAIL
43
Organisms from the order caudata have no _____________
CLAWS
44
Most organisms crom the order caudata are __________________, some are entirely aquatic
TERRESTRIAL
45
Some organisms from the order caudata are ________________
PHAEDEOMORPHIC
46
What does the term phaedeomorphic mean?
Phaedeomorphic is a term meaning that the organism retains larval characteristics as adults
47
Frogs belong to what order class and phylum?
Order Anura Class Amphibia PHylum Chordata
48
Toads belong to what Order, Class, and Phylum?
Order Anura Class Amphibia Phylum Chordata
49
Tree Frogs belong to what order class and phylum?
Order Anura Class Amphibia Phylum Chordata
50
Organisms from the Order Anura range from ____________ to ______________ in length
1 CM - 1 M
51
Organisms from the order anura have adapted for _______________
JUMPING
52
Organisms from the order anura have eyes and nostrils _____________
ON TOP
53
What class do birds belong to?
Class Aves
54
In birds, what is the uropygial gland?
Preening gland for water proofing and cleansing
55
Birds have a _______________
BROAD KEELED STERNUM
56
What kind of hearts do birds have?
A four chambered heart
57
In birds, what does the term Oviparious mean?
Means that the organisms lays eggs with little embryonic development in the mother
58
____________________ is known as the link between lizards and birds or the "first bird"
ARCHAEPTERYX
59
____________ had a lizard like head, teeth, tail, claws on wings and feathers
ARCHAEOPTERYX
60
_____________ are some ofthe most ADAPTED animals on the planet
BIRDS
61
The ____________ beak is a thck, short strong beak
CRACKING SEED
62
The beak for __________________ is a broad flat beak with strainer edges
STRAINING
63
The ___________ beak is a slender sharp beak
INSECT BEAK
64
The beak for ___________________ is a sharp, curved beak
TEARING FLESH
65
THE BEAK FOR ______________ FLOWERS FOR NECTAR IS A LONG THIN TUBULAR BEAK
probing
66
THE BEAK FOR ___________ is a long beak with inflatable pouch on the bottom
SCOOPING UP FISH
67
The beak for _________________ is a sharp pointed strong beak
DRILLING
68
The beak for _______________ is a long shapr pointed beak
SPEARING FISH
69
Feet for ______________ have long, powerful legs
RUNNING
70
Feet for __________ and ____________ have shapr, curved powerfu claws
GRASPING AND TEARING PREY
71
Feet for __________________ ahve two toes forward, and two toes behind
CLINGING TO A VERTICAL SURFACE
72
Feet for ________________ have webbed toes
SWIMMING
73
Feet for ________________ have weak legs, but powerful, sharp toes for perching
PERCHING
74
Feet for __________________ are arganisms with long legs
WADING
75
Describe the Altricial bird development (4)
Short incubation Few eggs Poorly developed at hatching Songbirds
76
DESCRIBE THE PREOCIIAL BIRD DEVELOPMENT (3)
Long incubation Several eggs Well developed at hatching
77
What does the term vivaparous mean?
The embryo develops in mother not inside an egg
78
What is a cleidoic Egg?
A leathery or tougher egg than those of amphibians
79
Reptiles have a ______________ ear
TYMPANIC
80
Reptiles have a __________ chambered heart but the ventricles are partially separated
three
81
TTuatara belongs to what order class and phylum?
Order Sphenodon Class Reptilia PHylum Chordata
82
Caecillians belong to what order class and phlym?
Order Apoda Class Amphibia PHylum Chordata
83
The turtles belong to what order class and phylum?
Order Chelonia Class Reptilia PHylum Chordata
84
Describe the carapace of a turtle
The dorsal plate
85
Describe the plastron of a turtle
The ventral plate
86
Snakes belogn to what order class and phylum?
Order Squanata PHylum Reptilia PHylum Chordata
87
Crocadillians have a tail that is ________________
Laterally compressed
88
The monotremes belong to what order class and phylum?
Order Moonotremada Class Mammilia Phylum Chordata
89
What are the egg laying mammals?
Monotremes
90
Platypus and the spicy anteater belong to what order class and phylum?
Order Monotremada Class Mammilia Phylum Chordata
91
Kangarroo, Oppossum, Koala, Wombat, and tasmanian devil belong to what phylum class and order
Order Marsupialia Class Mammilia Phylium Chordata
92
Shrews belong to what order class and phylum?
Order insectivora Class Mammilia PHylum Chordata
93
Moles belong to what order, class, and phylum
Order insectivora Class Mammilia PHylum Chordata
94
Hedgehogs belong to what order, class and phylum
Order insectivora Class Mammilia PHylum Chordata
95
Sloths belogn to what order class and phylum?
Order Edentata Class Mammilia pHylum Chordata
96
Armadillo belong to what order class and phylum?
Order Edentata Class Mammilia PHylum Chordata
97
Anteaters belong to what order class and phylum?
Order Edentata Class Mammilia Phylum Chordta
98
Bats belong to what order class and phylum?
Order Chiroptera Class Mammilia PHylum Chordata
99
Describe the wints of bats?
2nd and 5th digits of the forelimb are elongated to support the membrane of the wing
100
Whale, dolphins, popoise belong to what order class and phylum?
Order cetacea Class Mammilia PHylum Chordata
101
Sea Cows, Mantee, dugong belong to what order class and phylum?
Order sirenia Class Mammilia phylum Chordata
102
Elephnts belong to what order class and phylum?
Order Probocidea Class Mammilia Phylum Chordata
103
Tapir, Rhinocerus, horses, zebra belong to what order class and phylum?
Order Perissodactya Class Mammilia PHylum Chordata
104
Pigs, Cattle, Deer, Giraffe, Bison, Antelope, and sheep, hippos, and camel belong to what order class and phylum?
Order Arteriodactyla Class Mammilia PHylum Chordata
105
Hares, rabbits, picas belong to what order class and phylum?
Order Lagamorpha Class Mammilia PHylum Chordata
106
Ratc, mice, beaver, gopher, chipmuk, squirrel, muskrats, prcupine, caprybara, lemmings belong to what order class and phylum?
Order rodentia Class Mammilia PHylum Chordata
107
Dogs cats, racoon, otter, bear, skunk, mink belong to what order class and phylum?
Order carnivora Class mammilia PHylum Chordata
108
Man, monkeys, apes, lemurs, tarsier belong to what order class and phylum?
Order Primates Class mammilia PHylum Chordata

General Biology II (15 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions