Unit 8- Chapters 23 and 24 Flashcards

Vocabulary and Key Ideas

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Animals are the most…

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…physically diverse kigndom of organisms

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2
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all animals share…

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…a set of characteristics

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3
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collagen

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a three-stranded protein unique to animal

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4
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homeotic

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genes that are a class of genes that control early development

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5
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homeobox

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defini the head-to-tail pattern of development in animal embryos

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6
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Each animal phylum has…

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…a unique body plan

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7
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animals are grouped using…

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…a variety of criteria

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8
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A comparison of structure and genetics reveals…

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… the evolutionary history of animals

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9
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vertebrate

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an animal with an internal segmented backbone

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10
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invertebrate

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an animal without internal segmented backbones

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phylum

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a group of animals defined by structural and functional characteristics that are different from every other animal group

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12
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bilateral symmetry

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symmetry that divides an animal equally along only one plane

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13
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radial symmetry

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symmetry that divides an animal in a circle around a central axis

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14
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protostome

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when the mouth is formed first

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15
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deuterostomes

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when the anus is formed first

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16
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sponges have… but no…

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…specialized cells …tissues

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17
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Cnidarians are the…

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…oldest existing animals that have specialized tissues

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18
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sessile

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unable to move

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19
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filter feeders

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eat by straining particles from the water

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20
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polyp

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cylindrical tubes with mouth and tentacles facing upward

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21
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medusa

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umbrella-shaped with mouths and tentacles downward

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22
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mesoglea

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jellylike material that separates the two tissue layers of cnidarians

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23
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nematocyst

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the stinging structures foun on both sea anemones and jellyfish

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24
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gastrovascular cavity

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saclike digestive space in a cnidarians

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flatworms are...
...simple bilateral animals
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molluska are...
...diverse animals
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annelids have...
...segmented bodies
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flatworms (3 types)
planarians, flukes, tapeworms
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complete digestive tract
consists of two openings (anus and mouth) at opposite ends of a continuous tube
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radula
a filelike feeding organ
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hemocoel
consists of spaces between cells within the animal's tissues
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segmentation
refers to the repeated sectinos of an annelid's long body that contain a complex set of body structures
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coelom
a fluid-filled space that is completely surrounded by muscle
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roundworms shed their...
...stiff outer skeletons as they grow
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many roundworms are...
...parasites
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cuticle
made of chitin and must be shed whenever the animal grows larger
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pseudocoelem
not completely lined by muscle
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echinoderms have...
...radial symmetry
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there are ___ classes of echinoderms
five
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ossicle
interlocking calcium-based plates making up the internal skeleton of an echinoderms
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water vascular system
a series of water-filled radial canals that extend along each arm from the ring canal surrounding the central disk
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arthropod features are...
...highly adapted
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arthropod exoskeletons serve...
...a variety of functions
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arthropod diversity evolved over...
...millions of years
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arthropod
an invertebrate animal with an exoskeleton made of chitin; a series of paired jointed appendages; and segmented body parts
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exoskeleton
an external skeleton that supports the animal's tissues against gravity
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chitin
a long organic molecule made of sugars that is arranged in layers
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appendage
an extension of an organism's body
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segmentation
describes how an arthropod's body parts are divided into similar sections that have each evolved for a different function
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arthropods (5 groups)
``` trilobites crustaceans chelicerates (arachnids) insects myriapods ```
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crustaceans evolved as...
...marine arthropods
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crustacean appendages can...
...take many forms
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there are many different types of...
...crustaceans
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crustaceans
a group of arthropods that have two distinct body sections, a hard exoskeleton
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cephalothorax
the region of an organism in which the head and trunk region are combined into one long section
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abdomen
rear portion of the organism
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carapace
covers the sides of the body and protects the gills
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mandibles
highly adapted appendages that crush and bite food before ingestion
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arachnids are the...
...largest group of chelicerates
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arachnids have evolved into a...
...diverse group
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chelicerates
arthropods that lack antennae and have six pairs of appendages, which incle four pairs of walking legs
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arachnids
a terresrial group of chelicerates characterized by eight legs, fanglike pincers that inject venom, and the ability to produce silk
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book lungs
structures built of many thin, hollow sheets of tissue that look like the pages of a book
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spiracles
tiny holes on the abdomen that open and close to allow oxygen to enter
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tracheae
carry oxygen directly to the arachnid's tissues
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insects are the dominant...
...terrestrial arthropods
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insects undergo...
...metamorphosis
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insects have adapted to...
...life on land
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incomplete metamorphosis
direct developmet egg to nymph to adult nymph looks similar to adult
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complete metamorphosis
young insects do not look like adults but molt and change | egg to larva to pupa to adult
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pupa
an inactive form of an insect
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arthropods and humans share...
...many of the same resources
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some arthropods cna spread..
...human diseases
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insecticide
a chemical compound that kills insects and other arthropods
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vector
an organism that carries a disease from one host to another