Week 4 Flashcards

Question

Arbuscular mycorrhizae

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By far the most common – on 80% of plant species Fungal partners are glomeromycetes No aboveground fruiting structures Potentially capable of increasing crop yields with lower phosphate and energy inputs Hyphae penetrate the root cell wall but not cell membranes

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Most hosts are forest trees (pines, oaks) Hosts are important carbon sinks Fungal partners are mostly basidiomycetes At least 5000 species of fungi are involved in ectomycorrhizal relationships Hyphae surround but do not penetrate the root cells Extract nitrogen and other nutrients from soil and pass them to the host

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Ruminant animals host neocallimastigomycete fungi in their gut Leaf-cutter ants have domesticated basidiomycete fungi which they keep in underground gardens Ants provide fungi with leaves. Fungi are food for the ants.

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Cause health issues in humans: Allergens trigger immune responses. Fungal spores cause allergic reactions but also can cause illness when in high numbers. Mycoses, direct infections (skin and nails). Ingested toxins produced by fungi.

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Fungi may secrete mycotoxins making food unpalatable, carcinogenic, or poisonous Aspergillus flavus – aflatoxin. Ustilago maydis – corn smut, harms plants but not animals that eat the plants.

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Fungal diseases are difficult to treat because of the close phylogenetic relationship between fungi and animals

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Associated with the worldwide decline in amphibian populations

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Basidiomycetes are some of the most familiar fungi Include mushrooms, toadstools, puffballs, shelf fungi, etc. Also important plant pathogens like rusts and smuts. “Club fungi” named for basidium – club-shaped sexual reproductive structure

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Karyogamy occurs within basidia Only diploid cell in life cycle. Meiosis follows The four haploid products are incorporated into basidiospores

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Spore germination leads to the production of monokaryotic hyphae Results in a monokaryotic mycelium, or primary mycelium. Different mating types of monokaryotic hyphae may fuse Results in a dikaryotic mycelium, or secondary mycelium. Heterokaryotic mycelium. Basidiocarps (mushrooms) are formed entirely of secondary mycelium.

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Contain about 75% of the known fungi Includes bread yeasts, common molds, cup fungi, truffles, and morels Serious plant pathogens – cause of chestnut blight and Dutch elm disease Penicillin-producing fungi are in the genus Penicillium “Sac fungi”, named for ascus – microscopic, saclike reproductive structure

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Karyogamy occurs within asci Only diploid nucleus of life cycle. Asci differentiate in ascocarp Meiosis and mitosis follow, producing 8 haploid nuclei that become walled ascospores

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Asexual reproduction is very common Conidia formed at the ends of modified hyphae called conidiophores. Easily dispersed, so allow for the rapid colonization of a new food source. Hyphae are divided by perforated septa. Allows cytoplasm to flow along the length of the hypha. Later perforations may become blocked.

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Single-celled ascomycetes Most reproduce asexually by cell fission or budding Yeasts can ferment carbohydrates Break down glucose into ethanol and CO2. Used to make bread, beer, and wine. Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

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Yeast is a long-standing model system for genetic research First eukaryotes to be genetically engineered extensively. Saccharomyces cerevisiae first eukaryote to have genome sequenced in 1996. Coccidioides species can cause disease Endemic in soil of S W U S A. Cause coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever).

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Glomeromycetes are a tiny group of fungi Form intracellular associations with plant roots called arbuscular mycorrhizae Cannot survive in absence of host plant. Probably key for plant colonization of land No evidence of sexual reproduction

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Zygomycetes are incredibly diverse Not monophyletic – still under research Include the common bread molds A few human pathogens

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Sexual reproduction Fusion of gametangia – plasmogamy. Haploid nuclei fuse to form diploid zygote nuclei – karyogamy. Develops into zygosporangium in which zygospore develops. Meiosis occurs during germination of zygospore. Releases haploid spores. Asexual reproduction more common Sporangiophores have sporangia that release spores.

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Chytridiomycetes or chytrids Aquatic, flagellated fungi Closely related to ancestral fungi Have motile zoospores Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis has been implicated in amphibian die-offs

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Aquatic and terrestrial Parasites of plants, animals, algae and fungi Uniflagellated zoospores Allomyces example Water mold. Haplodiplontic life cycle – Alternation of haploid and diploid generations in multicellular forms

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Digest plant biomass in mammalian herbivore rumens Sheep, cows, kangaroos, elephants Mammal depends on fungi for sufficient calories. Greatly reduced mitochondria lack cristae Zoospores have multiple flagella Horizontal gene transfer brought cellulase gene from bacteria into Neocallimastix genome Might be useful for biofuel production

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Unclear how they should be classified Tiny, obligate, intracellular, animal parasites Tiny genomes too Long thought to be protists Lack mitochondria Do not undergo aerobic respiration. Need their host for A T P

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Commonly cause disease in immunosuppressed patients Infect hosts with their spores, which contain a polar tube Infects intestinal and neuronal cells, leading to diarrhea and neurodegenerative disease

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obtain energy and organic molecules by ingesting other organisms

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Move more rapidly and in more complex ways

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Vary greatly in form, ranging in size from organisms too small to see with the unaided eye to enormous

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Grouped into 35 to 40 phyla, most that occur only in the sea but many occur in fresh water and on land

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Most animals reproduce sexually. Animal eggs, which are nonmobile

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Zygote first undergoes a series of mitotic divisions that produces a ball of cells

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Cells of most animals are organized into structural and functional units called tissues

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They lack rigid cell walls and are usually flexible

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Symmetry Tissues Body cavity Various patterns of embryonic development Segmentation, or repeated body units

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Sponges also lack any definite symmetry. Virtually all other animals have a symmetry defined along an imaginary axis drawn through the animal’s body. There are two main types of symmetry

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Radial symmetry Body parts arranged around central axis. Can be divided into two equal halves by any plane that passes through the center. Bilateral symmetry Body has right and left halves that are mirror images. Only the sagittal plane bisects the animal into two equal halves.

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Cephalization Evolution of a definite brain area. Directional movement

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Zygotes (fertilized eggs) are totipotent. Can give rise to all other body cells. As the embryo develops, cells specialize. This process is irreversible, except in sponges. In sponges – the simplest animals-- defined tissues and organs are not present. Have the ability to disaggregate and aggregate their cells. All other animals have distinct and well-defined tissues. Have irreversible differentiation for most cell types.

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Most animals have embryos that produce three germ layers, which makes them triploblastic. Outer ectoderm (body coverings and nervous system). Middle mesoderm (skeleton and muscles). Inner endoderm (digestive organs and intestines). All triploblastic animals have bilateral symmetry. Cnidarians are diploblastic. Have an endoderm and an ectoderm. Sponges lack germ layers.

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Space surrounded by mesoderm tissue that is formed during development

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Acoelomates = No body cavity. Pseudocoelomates = Body cavity between mesoderm and endoderm. Called the pseudocoelom. Coelomates = Body cavity entirely within the mesoderm. Called the coelom.

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The body cavity made possible the development of advanced organ systems Coelomates developed a circulatory system to flow nutrients and remove wastes Open circulatory system: blood passes from vessels into sinuses, mixes with body fluids, and reenters the vessels Closed circulatory system: blood moves continuously through vessels that are separated from body fluids

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The basic Bilaterian pattern of development: Mitotic cell divisions (called cleavage) of the egg form a hollow ball of cells, called the blastula. Blastula indents to form a two-layer- thick ball with: Blastopore = Opening to outside. Archenteron = Primitive body cavity.

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Protostomes develop the mouth first from or near the blastopore. Anus (if present) develops either from blastopore or another region of embryo. Deuterostomes develop the anus first from the blastopore. Mouth develops later from another region of the embryo.

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Protostomes = Spiral cleavage. New cells form to the right or left of previous cells. Deuterostomes = Radial cleavage. New cells form on top of previous cells.

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Protostomes = Determinate development. Cell fate is determined early. Deuterostomes = Indeterminate development. Cell fate is not determined until after several divisions.

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Protostomes—cells move apart to form coelom. Deuterostomes—groups of cells pouch off to form coelom.

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Segmentation provides two advantages. Allows redundant organ systems in adults such as occurs in the annelids Allows for more efficient and flexible movement because each segment can move independently Segmentation appeared several times in the evolution of animals

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In the past 30 years, sequence data have accumulated May suggest different phylogenetic relationships. Has resolved some problematic issues with previous phylogeny.

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Traditional animal phylogeny was developed from morphological, molecular, life history, and other types of relevant data. New phylogenies are constructed from molecular data. Some parts of this phylogeny are not firmly established. New studies are constantly appearing, often with somewhat different conclusions.

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Sponges: monophyletic. Eumetazoa = Animals other than sponges. Cnidaria—branch off evolutionary tree before bilateria. Bilateria. Phylogeny of deuterostomes has not changed much. Phylogeny of protostomes has changed due to molecular data.

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Chitinous exoskeleton covers segmented, coelomate body. With paired, jointed appendages; many types of insects have wings. Occupy marine, terrestrial, and freshwater habitats. Most arthropods are insects (as are most animals!).

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Coelomate body of many mollusks is covered by one or more shells secreted by a part of the body termed the mantle. Many kinds possess a unique rasping tongue, a radula. Members occupy marine, terrestrial, and freshwater habitats.

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Each coelomate individual possesses a notochord, a dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, and a postanal tail at some stage of life. In vertebrates, the notochord is replaced during development by the spinal column. Members occupy marine, terrestrial, and freshwater habitats.

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Unsegmented, acoelomate, bilaterally symmetrical worms. Digestive cavity has only one opening; tapeworms lack a gut. Many species are parasites of medical and veterinary importance. Members occupy marine, terrestrial, and freshwater habitats (as well as the bodies of other animals).

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Pseudocoelomate, unsegmented, bilaterally symmetrical worms; tubular digestive tract has mouth and anus. Members occupy marine, terrestrial, and freshwater habitats; some are important parasites of plants and animals, including humans.

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Segmented, bilaterally symmetrical, coelomate worms with a complete digestive tract; most have bristles (chaetae) on each segment that anchor them in tubes or aid in crawling. Occupy marine, terrestrial, and freshwater habitats.

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Bodies of most asymmetrical: defining “an individual” is difficult. Lacking tissues or organs, the body is a meshwork of cells surrounding channels that open to the outside through pores and expand into internal cavities lined with food-filtering flagellated cells (choanocytes). Most species are marine (150 species live in freshwater).

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Adult body pentaradial (fivefold) in symmetry. Water-vascular system is a coelomic space; endoskeleton of calcium carbonate plates. Many can regenerate lost body parts. Fossils are more diverse in body plan than extant species. Exclusively marine.

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Radially symmetrical, acoelomate body has tissues but no organs. Mouth opens into a simple digestive sac and is surrounded by tentacles armed with stinging capsules (nematocysts). In some groups, individuals are joined into colonies; some can secrete a hard exoskeleton. The very few nonmarine species live in freshwater.

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Radially symmetrical, acoelomate body has tissues but no organs. Mouth opens into a simple digestive sac and is surrounded by tentacles armed with stinging capsules (nematocysts). In some groups, individuals are joined into colonies; some can secrete a hard exoskeleton. The very few nonmarine species live in freshwater.

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The only exclusively colonial phylum; each colony comprises numerous small, coelomate individuals (zooids) connected by an exoskeleton (calcareous in marine species, organic in most freshwater ones). A ring of ciliated tentacles (lophophore) surrounds the mouth of each zooid; the anus lies beyond the lophophore.

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Small pseudocoelomates with a complete digestive tract including a set of complex jaws. Cilia at the anterior end beat so they resemble a revolving wheel. Some are very important in marine and freshwater habitats as food for predators such as fishes.

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Protostome worms notable for their fragility—when disturbed, they fragment into pieces. Long, extensible proboscis occupies their coelom; that of some tipped by a spearlike stylet. Most marine, but some live in freshwater, and a few are terrestrial.

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Microscopic protostomes with five body segments and four pairs of clawed legs. An individual lives a week or less but can enter a state of suspended animation (“cryptobiosis”) in which it can survive for many decades. Occupy marine, freshwater, and terrestrial habitats.

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Protostomous animals encased in two shells that are oriented with respect to the body differently than in bivalved mollusks. A ring of ciliated tentacles (lophophore) surrounds the mouth. More than 30,000 fossil species are known.

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Gelatinous, almost transparent, often bioluminescent marine animals; eight bands of cilia; largest animals that use cilia for locomotion; complete digestive tract with anal pore.

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Small, bilaterally symmetrical, transparent marine worms with a fin along each side, powerful bristly jaws, and lateral nerve cords. Some inject toxin into prey and some have large eyes. It is uncertain if they are coelomates, and, if so, whether protostomes or deuterostomes.

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Segmented protostomous worms with a chitinous soft exoskeleton and unsegmented appendages. Related to arthropods. The only exclusively terrestrial phylum, but what are interpreted as their Cambrian ancestors were marine.

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Tiny marine pseudocoelomates that live in spaces between grains of sand. The mouth is borne on the tip of a flexible tube. Discovered in 1983.

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Microscopic animals that live on mouthparts of claw lobsters. Discovered in 1995.

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Simple animals with only a few cell types and a few thousand cells. Flat with irregular body outline; these marine animals are only 1 mm in diameter. Their biology is not well-known.

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Microscopic animals with complicated jaws. Discovered in 2000 in Greenland.

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Lophotrochozoans Grow by gradual addition to the body mass. Have spiral cleavage. Ecdysozoans Animals that molt. Includes the arthropods and many other phyla.

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They consist of fewer phyla and species than protostomes. They are more uniform in many ways, despite great differences.

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Parazoa: Animals lacking tissues (and therefore organs) and a definite symmetry Phylum Porifera. Eumetazoa: Animals with a definite shape and symmetry, tissues, and possibly organs and organ systems

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Sponges 26,000 marine species; 150 freshwater species Among the most abundant animals in the deep ocean

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Most members lack symmetry Various growth forms Larval sponges free-swimming. Adults remain attached – sessile. Cell types Truly multicellular. 3 functional layers in vase-shaped body.

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Outer epithelium Made up of flattened cells. Water comes in ostia, exits through osculum. Mesohyl Middle layer – gelatinous matrix. Spicules – needles of calcium carbonate. Spongin – reinforcing tough protein fibers. Lining of the internal cavity Choanocytes. Collar cells. Flagellated – contributes to water circulation. Face internal cavity. Engulf and digest food from passing water.

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Asexual Fragmentation. Sexual Choanocytes transform into sperm. Sperm captured and passed to egg cell in mesohyl. Development may occur within mother or in open water. Larva is planktonic; will settle and transform into adult.

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Animals with true tissues Embryos have distinct layers Inner endoderm forms the gastrodermis (digestive tissue). Outer ectoderm forms the epidermis and nervous system. Middle mesoderm (only in bilateral animals) forms the muscles. True body symmetry Radial symmetry. Bilateral symmetry.

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Known as comb jellies, sea walnuts, or sea gooseberries 8 rows of comblike plates of fused cilia that beat in a coordinated fashion Many bioluminescent 2 tentacles covered with colloblasts Discharge strong adhesive used to capture prey. Phylogenetic position unclear

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Most marine, few fresh water species Diploblastic Bodies have distinct tissues but no organs No reproductive, circulatory, or excretory systems. No concentrated nervous system Latticework of nerve cells. Touch, gravity, light receptors. Capture prey with nematocysts Unique to this phylum.

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Polyps – cylindrical and sessile Medusa – umbrella-shaped and free-living

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Site of digestion. Most gas exchange. Waste discharge. Formation of gametes in many. 2 layers to body wall Epidermis. Gastrodermis. Mesoglea occurs between layers.

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Provides a rigid structure against which muscles can operate. Gives the animal shape. Many polyp species build an exoskeleton of chitin or calcium carbonate around themselves Some build an internal skeleton.

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Some cnidarians occur only as polyps, and others exist only as medusae, but many alternate between these two phases Both phases consist of diploid individuals. In general, in species having both polyp and medusa in the life cycle, the medusa forms gametes Sexes separate. Gonochorism – individual is either male or female. Zygote develops into planktonic planula. Metamorphosis into polyp. Polyp produces medusae or other polyps asexually.

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Major evolutionary innovation in cnidarians is extracellular digestion of food inside the animal Digestion takes place partly in gastrovascular cavity. Cells then engulf fragments by phagocytosis.

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Cnidarians use nematocysts to capture prey Secreted within nematocyte. Mechanism of discharge unknown. Some carry venom.

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Anthozoa Cubozoa Hydrozoa Scyphozoa Staurozoa

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Characterized by bilateral symmetry Allowed for high levels of specialization Divided into 2 clades Protostomes and Deuterostomes. Acoel flatworms.

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Acoel flatworms were once considered basal members of the phylum Platyhelminthes Have a primitive nervous system and lack a digestive cavity Based on molecular evidence, similarities are convergent

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Embryos develop using spiral cleavage Most live in water Move using cilia or contractions of the body musculature

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Two characteristics define members of this group Trochophore—a free-living larva. Lophophore—a horseshoe-shaped crown of ciliated tentacles surrounds the mouth used in filter-feeding.

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Contains animals that molt Exoskeleton. Hard external skeleton. Two large groups Arthropods. Nematodes.

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Simple bodies with no circulatory or respiratory systems, but complex reproductive system Includes marine and freshwater planarians and parasitic flukes and tapeworms

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Flatworms are ciliated, soft-bodied animals Bodies are solid aside from an incomplete digestive cavity Many species are parasitic Others are free-living Marine, freshwater, moist terrestrial Only one opening to digestive cavity Lack circulatory system

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Have an excretory and osmoregulatory system Network of fine tubules runs through body. Flame cells located on the side branches. Flagella move water and excretory substances into the tubules and then to pores located between the epidermal cells through which the liquid is expelled. Metabolic wastes are excreted into the gut and eliminated through the mouth.

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Simple nervous system Anterior cerebral ganglion and nerve cords. Eyespot can distinguish light from dark. Reproduction Most are hermaphroditic. Undergo sexual reproduction. Also have capacity for asexual regeneration.

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Subphylum Neodermata. Includes the parasitic flatworms Two subgroups Trematoda Cercomeromorpha

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Trematoda – flukes. Attach within host body by suckers, anchors, or hooks. Life cycle may have 2 or more hosts. Includes the miracidium, sporocyst, redia, and cercaria stages. Clonorchis sinensis, oriental liver fluke. Schistosoma.

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One of most important trematodes to human health are blood flukes Schistosoma Afflict 200 million people in tropical Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. About 200,000 people die each year from schistosomiasis or bilharzia. Fertilized egg must break through the wall of the blood vessels in intestine or the urinary bladder to get out.

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Most of tapeworm body is proglottids Complete hermaphroditic unit, containing both male and female reproductive organs. Formed continuously. Beef tapeworm, Taenia saginata Frequent human parasite. From eating uninspected rare beef.

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Bilaterally symmetrical, unsegmented pseudocoelomates Highly developed internal organs Corona – “wheel animals” Conspicuous ring of cilia at anterior end. Used for locomotion and sweeping food into the mouth.

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Second in diversity only to arthropods Include snails, slugs, clams, octopuses and others Some have a shell, some do not

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Range in size from microscopic to huge Giant clams may weigh 270 kg. Evolved in the oceans, and most groups have remained there Important source of human food Economically significant in other ways Pearls are produced in oysters. Mother-of-pearl is produced in the shells of abalone. Pests – Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha).

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Mantle Thick epidermal sheet. Bounds mantle cavity. Secrete shell (if there is one). Foot Primary means of locomotion for many. Divided into arms or tentacles in cephalopods.

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Internal organs Coelom is highly reduced. Limited to small spaces around the excretory organs, heart, and part of the intestine. Digestive, excretory, and reproductive organs are concentrated in a visceral mass. Ctenidia – gills in aquatic mollusks. Also filter food in most bivalves.

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Shell Protects against predators and adverse environments. Secreted by outer surface of mantle. Clearly not essential – repeated loss or reduction. Typical shell has 2 layers of calcium carbonate. Internal layer may be mother-of-pearl or nacre. Pearls are formed by coating foreign object with nacre to reduce irritation.

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Radula Characteristic of most mollusks. Rasping, tonguelike structure used in feeding. Used to scrape up algae. In predatory gastropods, modified to drill through clam shells. In Conus snails, modifies into harpoon with venom gland. Bivalves do not have a radula. Gills used in filter feeding.

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Nitrogenous waste removal – nephridia Consist of cilia-lined openings called nephrostomes. Tube to excretory pore to mantle cavity. Circulatory system Open circulatory system. Hemolymph sloshes around hemocoel. 3-chambered heart. Cephalopods have a closed circulatory system.

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Most mollusks are gonochoric (individuals are either male or female) A few are hermaphroditic. Some oysters change sex. Most engage in external fertilization Gastropods have internal fertilization. Mollusk zygote undergoes spiral cleavage

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Trochophore Free-swimming larval stage. Veliger Second free-swimming larval stage. Only in bivalves and most marine snails. Both forms drift widely in the ocean

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There are 7 or 8 recognized classes; 4 will be discussed here Polyplacophora – chitons Gastropoda – limpets, snails, slugs Bivalvia – clams, oysters, scallops Cephalopoda – squids, octopuses, cuttlefishes, and chambered nautilus

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Marine mollusks that have oval bodies 8 overlapping dorsal calcareous plates Body is not segmented under the plates Most chitons are grazing herbivores

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Limpets, snails, slugs A primarily marine group – some freshwater, and only terrestrial mollusks Most have a single shell – some lost it Heads typically have pairs of tentacles with eyes Torsion Unique among animals. Mantle cavity and anus are moved from the posterior to the front.

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spiral winding of the shell

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Nudibranchs are active predators Exposed gills. Many secrete distasteful chemicals. Some extract nematocysts from cnidarian prey and transfer them to their body surface.

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Includes clams, scallops, mussels, oysters, and others Most marine, some freshwater No radula or distinct head Have 2 shells (valves) hinged together Adductor muscles counter hinge ligament. Water enters through inhalant siphon and exits through exhalant siphon

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More than 700 strictly marine species Active marine predators Only mollusk with closed circulatory system Foot has evolved into a series of arms equipped with suction cups Beak-like jaws, toxic saliva. Largest relative brain sizes among invertebrates Highly developed nervous system

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Living cephalopods lack external shell Except chambered nautilus. Squid and cuttlefish have internal shells. Jet propulsion using siphon Ink can be ejected from siphon Chromatophores allow for changing skin color for camouflage or communication

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Segmented worms Body built of repeated units Allows for specialization Segmentation may have evolved multiple times

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Body plan Head has well-developed cerebral ganglion. Sensory organs in ringlike segments. Many species have eyes. Segments divided internally by septa. Each segment has a pair of excretory organs, a ganglion, and locomotory structure. Closed circulatory system. Ventral nerve cord.

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Each part of digestive tract specialized for different function Locomotion Coelomic fluid creates a hydrostatic skeleton. Alternating muscle contractions allows complex movements. Chaetae – bristles of chitin found in most groups. Closed circulatory system Gas exchange by diffusion across body surfaces. Excretory system – nephridia similar to mollusks

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Roughly 32,000 described species of annelids occur in many habitats Formerly classified as Polychaeta, Oligochaeta and Hirudinea Now grouped into 2 clades Errantia Sedentaria

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Include clamworms, scaleworms, lugworms, sea mice, tubeworms, and others Have paired parapodia on most segments Used in locomotion or gas exchange. Chaetae on parapodia. May have gonads in in most segments or just certain segments External fertilization. Trochophore larva.

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Little movement May burrow or live in tubes May feed using tentacles or may filter-feed

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Adults are gutless Sulfur-oxidizing bacteria housed on Riftia synthesize organic compounds used by worm Found near hydrothermal vents

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Clitellum found in all members Earthworms Head not well differentiated. No parapodia. Few chaetae project from body wall. Hermaphroditic but cross-fertilize. Clitellum secretes mucus cocoon.

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100-175 similar segments Chaetae project from body wall Eat their way through the soil No eyes Can sense light, touch, and also have chemoreceptors Hermaphroditic cross fertilizers

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Occur mostly in freshwater Usually flattened dorsoventrally Hermaphroditic and cross-fertilization Clitellum develops only during breeding season. Coelom reduced, not divided into segments Suckers at both ends of body No chaetae (except for one species) Some eat detritus, others suck blood

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About 2400 species of cylindrical to flattened very long worms

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Most are marine; a few species live in fresh water and humid terrestrial habitats Lineus longissimus has been reported to measure 60 m in length – the longest animal known! Body plan resembles a flatworm Has a complete gut Rhynchocoel – fluid filled coleomic cavity

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Gonochoric with sexual reproduction Asexual reproduction through fragmentation. Blood flows entirely in vessels.

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Mostly marine animals Both characterized by lophophore Circular or U-shaped ridge around the mouth with 1–2 rows of ciliated tentacles. Functions in gas exchange and feeding. May be convergent evolution. Phylogeny a puzzle

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Also called “moss animals” Bryozoans are small and live in colonies Their anus opens near their mouth Individuals secrete a tiny chitinous chamber called a zoecium attached to substrate May deposit calcium carbonate (formed reefs in past). Asexual reproduction occurs frequently by budding

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Brachiopods or lamp shells Have two calcified shells Dorsal and ventral (not lateral as in bivalves). Lophophore lies on the body, between the shells. Phoronids were once a separate phylum Each individual secretes a chitinous tube. Extends lophophore to feed.

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Vinegar eels, eelworms, and other roundworms Members of this phylum are found everywhere – abundant and diverse Marine, freshwater, parasites, free-living

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Bilaterally symmetrical and unsegmented Covered by a flexible, thick cuticle that is molted as they grow Digestive system well developed Stylets – piercing organs near mouth. Pharynx – creates sucking action. Anus.

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Sexual reproduction Most gonochoric. Sexual dimorphism – male smaller with hooked end. Internal fertilization. Indirect development – egg, larva, adult. Cellular composition Adults consist of a fixed number of cells. Caenorhabditis elegans has only 959 cells. Important in genetic and developmental studies.

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Many are active hunters, preying on protists and other small animals Others are parasites of plants Still others live within the bodies of larger animals Largest known nematode, which can attain a length of 9 m, parasitizes the placenta of sperm whales.

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About 50 species cause human diseases Hookworms Common in southern U.S. Produce anemia. Trichinella causes trichinosis Forms cysts in muscles. Infection from eating undercooked meat.

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Pinworms, Enterobius vermicularis Infects 11% of U.S. population. Causes itching of the anus. Ascaris lumbricoides – intestinal roundworm Infects 1 in 6 worldwide. Adult female can be 30 cm long. Rare in areas with modern plumbing. Serious tropical nematode diseases Filariasis. Elephantiasis.

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By far the most successful animals Well over 1,200,000 species (2/3 of all named species). Arthropods affect all aspects of human life Divided into four extant classes Chelicerata. Crustacea. Hexapoda. Myriapoda.

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Anterior appendages (chelicera) are specialized as pincers or fangs.

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Mouthparts are mandibles; appendages are biramous (“two-branched”); the head has two pairs of antennae.

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Mouthparts are mandibles; the body consists of three regions: a head with one pair of antennae, a thorax, and an abdomen; appendages are uniramous (“single-branched”).

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Part of arthropod success explained by Segmentation In some classes specialized into tagmata. Head, thorax, abdomen. Head and thorax may be fused into cephalothorax or prosoma. Exoskeleton Made of chitin and protein. Protects against water loss. Must undergo ecdysis – molting. Jointed appendages May be modified into antennae, mouthparts, or wings. Can be extended and retracted.

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Mouthparts are mandibles; the body consists of a head with one pair of antennae, and numerous segments, each bearing paired uniramous appendages.

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Open circulatory system Nervous system Double chain of segmented ganglia. Ventral ganglia control most activities. Can eat, move, or copulate with brain removed.

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Compound eyes are found in many arthropods Composed of independent visual units called ommatidia. Other arthropods have simple eyes, or ocelli May be in addition to compound eyes. Have single lenses. Distinguish light from darkness.

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Many marine arthropods have gills Some tiny arthropods lack any structure for gas exchange Terrestrial arthropods use tracheae Branch into tracheoles in direct contact with cells. Connected to the exterior by spiracles. Valves control water loss. Many spiders use book lungs Leaflike plates.

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In aquatic arthropods much of the waste diffuses out of gills Terrestrial insects and some others use Malpighian tubules Eliminates nitrogenous wastes as concentrated uric acid or guanine. Efficient conservation of water.

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Spiders, ticks, mites, scorpions, daddy long-legs, horseshoe crabs, sea spiders Most anterior appendages called chelicerae May function as fangs or pincers. Body divided into 2 tagmata Anterior prosoma bearing all appendages. Pedipalps and 4 pairs of walking legs. Posterior opisthosoma contains reproductive organs.

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About 35,000 species Particularly important as predators Many spiders catch their prey in silk webs Silk protein forced out of spinnerets found on the posterior of the abdomen. Other spiders actively hunt their prey All spiders have poison glands with channels through their chelicerae

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Most diverse of the chelicerates Predators and parasites Most mites are small Cephalothorax and abdomen are fused into an unsegmented ovoid body. Ticks are larger Blood-suckers. Can carry many diseases Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Lyme disease.

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Largely marine, some freshwater Crabs, shrimps, lobsters, barnacles, crayfish, copepods, pill bugs, sand fleas Have three tagmata Cephalon and thorax fused to form a cephalothorax. 2 pairs of antennae, 3 pairs of appendages for chewing, and various pairs of legs Most appendages are biramous. Gas exchange through gills or across cuticle

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All crustaceans but barnacles are gonochoric Many kinds of copulation Nauplius stage Several stages before maturity. Evidence of common ancestor for diverse group.

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Shrimps, lobsters, crabs, and crayfish Have 10 feet – 5 pairs of thoracic appendages Exoskeleton usually enforced with CaCO3 Cephalothorax covered by carapace Lobsters and crayfish Swimmerets used in reproduction and swimming. Uropods paddle on either side of telson. Crab has small abdomen held under carapace

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Sessile as adults Captures food with feathery legs Hermaphroditic

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Insects are by far the largest group of animals Number of species and number of individuals. More than half of all named animal species Approximately one billion billions insects are alive at any one time

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Two pairs of wings, the front one hard, protecting the rear one; heavily armored exoskeleton; biting and chewing mouthparts. Complete metamorphosis. The most diverse animal order.

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Two pairs of broad, scaly, flying wings, often brightly colored. Hairy body; tubelike, sucking mouthparts. Complete metamorphosis.

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Front flying wings transparent; hindwings reduced to knobby balancing organs called halteres. Sucking, piercing, or lapping mouthparts; some bite people and other mammals. Complete metamorphosis.

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Two pairs of transparent flying wings; mobile head and well-developed compound eyes; often possess stingers; chewing and sucking mouthparts. Many social. Complete metamorphosis.

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Wingless or with two pairs of wings; piercing, sucking mouthparts, with which some draw blood, some feed on plants. Simple metamorphosis.

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Wingless or with two pairs of wings; among the largest insects; biting and chewing mouthparts in adults. Third pair of legs modified for jumping. Simple metamorphosis.

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Two pairs of transparent flying wings that cannot fold back; large, long, and slender body; chewing mouthparts. Simple metamorphosis.

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Two pairs of wings, but some stages wingless; chewing mouthparts; simple metamorphosis. Social organization; labor divided among several body types. Some are among the few types of animals able to digest wood. Incomplete metamorphosis.

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Wingless; flattened body with jumping legs; piercing and sucking mouthparts. Small; known for irritating bites. Complete metamorphosis.

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Head Thorax has three segments, each with a pair of legs May have one or two pairs of wings – outgrowths of body wall. Abdomen Most insects have compound eyes

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Insect mouthparts all have the same basic structure Modifications reflect feeding habits

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The digestive tract is a tube Digestion takes place in stomach (midgut) Excretion tales place through Malpighian tubules Winged insects have dilated tracheae forming air sacs Form bellows to force air deep into body. spiracles through which air enters the tracheal system. Some parasitic or aquatic forms have permanently closed spiracles – use diffusion

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Sensory setae are hairlike structures Detect chemical and mechanical signals. Tympanum – a thin membrane associated with tracheal air sacs Detect sound. May also use sensory hairs to detect sound. Pheromones also used for communication Mating signals, trail markers.

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Many insects undergo metamorphosis Simple metamorphosis (grasshoppers) Immature stages similar to adults. Complete metamorphosis (butterflies) Immature larva are wormlike. A resting stage, pupa or chrysalis, precedes the final molt into adult form.

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Centipedes (subclass Chilopoda) One pair of appendages per segment. Carnivorous – poison fangs. Millipedes (subclass Diplopoda) Two pairs of appendages per segment. Each segment is a tagma of 2 segments. Herbivores. Complex glands produce bad-smelling fluid in defense.

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Head regions followed by numerous segments Gonochoric, internal fertilization, lay eggs Young add segments as they grow.

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Exclusively marine Deuterostomes with an endoskeleton Pentaradial symmetry Sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sand dollars, sea cucumbers

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Origin remains unclear Thought to have evolved from bilaterally symmetrical ancestors because larvae are bilaterally symmetrical.

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Symmetry Pentaradial as adult, bilateral as larva. Oral surface defines mouth. All systems organized with branches radiating from center. Nervous system is nerve ring with branches. No centralization of function. Endoskeleton Epidermis covers endoskeleton. Composed of calcium carbonate ossicles. May be tightly or loosely joined. All members have mutable collagenous tissue.

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Water-vascular system Radially organized. Radial canal extends from ring canal into each body branch. Water enters through madreporite. Flows through stone canal to ring canal. Tube feet – may or may not have suckers. Ampulla – muscular sac at base. Used in movement, feeding, gas exchange.

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Regeneration Many able to regenerate lost parts. Some reproduce asexually by splitting. Most reproduction is sexual Gonochoric. Gametes released into water. Free-swimming larvae. Each class has a characteristic type of larva.

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Sea stars and sea daisies Important predators in many marine systems Most have 5 arms, some have multiples of 5

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Class Crinoidea: sea lilies and feather stars Class Holothuroidea: sea cucumbers

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Sea urchins and sand dollars Lack arms Double rows of tube feet Protective moveable spines

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Brittle stars Largest class Arms are equal diameter their entire length Arms are easily autotomized

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Chordate endoskeleton is very different than echinoderm endoskeleton Chordate endoskeleton is truly internal. Echinoderm endoskeleton is functionally similar to arthropod exoskeleton. Fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals

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Nerve cord Notochord May be replaced by vertebral column. Pharyngeal slits Pharyngeal pouches present in all vertebrate embryos. Postanal tail

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All chordates have all four of these characteristics at some time in their lives Other characteristics also distinguish chordates Chordate muscles are arranged in segmented blocks called somites. Most chordates have an internal skeleton against which the muscles work.

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Phylum Chordata can be divided into three subphyla Urochordata--Nonvertebrates Cephalochordata--Nonvertebrates Vertebrata

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Tunicates and salps are marine animals Larvae are tadpolelike and have notochord and nerve cord Are free-swimming but do not feed. Adults typically lose the tail and notochord Are immobile filter-feeders. Many secrete a tunic (cellulose sac) that surrounds the animal.

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Lancelets are scaleless chordates Notochord persists throughout animal’s life Spend most of their time partly buried Have no distinguishable head Feed on plankton using cilia-generated currents Closest relatives to vertebrates

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Vertebrates are chordates with a spinal column Distinguished from nonvertebrates by Vertebral column – Encloses and protects the dorsal nerve cord. Head – Distinct and well-differentiated possessing sensory organs.

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Neural crest – unique group of embryonic cells that forms many vertebrate structures Internal organs – liver, kidneys, endocrine glands, heart, and closed circulatory system Endoskeleton – made of cartilage or bone Makes possible great size and extraordinary movement.

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The first vertebrates appeared in the oceans about 530 M Y A Mouth at one end, fin at the other. Jawed fishes soon became dominant Amphibians invaded the land Reptiles replaced them as the dominant land vertebrates Birds and mammals became dominant after Cretaceous mass extinction

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Most diverse vertebrate group Over half of all vertebrates Provided the evolutionary base for invasion of land by amphibians

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Vertebral column Hagfish and lamprey exceptions. Jaws and paired appendages Hagfish and lamprey exceptions. Internal gills Single-loop blood circulation Nutritional deficiencies Inability to synthesize aromatic amino acids has been inherited by all their vertebrate descendants.

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One of two types of living lobe-finned fishes (lungfishes being the other), coelacanths have remained morphologically unchanged since the Mesozoic. Actinistia and Dipnoi used to be considered subclasses of the Sarcopterygii, but because tetrapods (legged vertebrates) arose from a lobe-finned fish, the Sarcopterygii is paraphyletic

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These lobe-finned fishes can breathe air and live for extended periods out of water.

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Most diverse group of vertebrates; swim bladders and bony skeletons; paired fins supported by bony rays

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Cartilaginous skeletons; no swim bladders; internal fertilization

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Largely extinct group of jawless fishes with no paired appendages; parasitic and nonparasitic types; all breed in freshwater

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Jawless fishes with no paired appendages; scavengers; mostly blind, but having a well-developed sense of smell

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Jawed fishes with heavily armored heads; many were quite large

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Fishes with (acanthodians) or without (placoderms) jaws; paired fins supported by sharp spines; head shields made of bone; rest of skeleton cartilaginous

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The first fishes had mouths with no jaws Agnatha extant as hagfish (class Myxini) and lampreys (class Cephalaspidomorphi). Ostracoderms are now extinct. The development of jaws occurred in the late Silurian period Jaws evolved from the anterior gill arches that were made of cartilage.

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Armored fishes (placoderms) and spiny fishes both had jaws Spiny fish were common during early Devonian – replacing ostracoderms. Cartilage skeleton but skin had small plates of bone. Extinct at close of Permian. Placoderms became common in late Devonian. Jaw more improved than in spiny fishes. Upper jaw fused to the skull and the skull hinged on the shoulder. Extinct by end of period.

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At the end of the Devonian period, essentially all of these pioneer vertebrates disappeared, replaced by sharks and bony fishes in one of several mass extinctions Sharks and bony fishes first evolved in the early Devonian, 400 M Y A Jaw was improved even further allowing the mouth to open much wider than was previously possible

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Sharks, skates, rays Became the dominant sea predators in the Carboniferous period (360–280 M Y A) Cartilage skeleton “calcified” with granules of calcium carbonate Light, strong skeleton.

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Sharks were among the first vertebrates to develop teeth Evolved from rough scales on mouth’s skin. Easily lost but continuously replaced. Sharks (and bony fishes) have a fully developed lateral line system Series of sensory organs under the skin that detects changes in pressure waves.

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Reproduction in sharks differs from that of other fishes Eggs are fertilized internally. Most pups are born alive. A few species do lay fertilized eggs. Sharks have long gestation periods and relatively few offspring Therefore, are not able to recover quickly from population declines.

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Evolved at the same time as sharks (400 M Y A) However, they adopted a heavy internal skeleton made completely of bone. Bony fishes are the most species-rich group of all vertebrates (> 30,000 living species) Significant adaptations include swim bladder and gill cover

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Swim bladder Gas-filled sac that allows bony fishes to regulate their buoyant density. In most modern fish, filled and drained with gases internally. Gill cover Hard plate, the operculum, covers gills. Flexing plate permits water pumping over gills. Efficient bellows system when stationary.

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Gases are taken from the blood, and the gas gland secretes the gases into the swim bladder. Gas is released from the bladder by a muscular valve, the oval body.

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Ray-finned fishes, lungfish, and coelacanths Ray-finned fishes (class Actinopterygii) Parallel bony rays support and stiffen each fin. There are no muscles within the fins. Lobe-finned fishes Lungfish (class Dipnoi) and Coelacanths (class Actinistia) Have paired fins that consist of a long fleshy muscular lobe. Supported by central core of bones with fully articulated joints.

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Legs – adaptation to life on land Lungs Cutaneous respiration – supplement lungs Pulmonary veins – separate pulmonary circuit allows higher pressure blood to tissues Partially divided heart – improves separation of pulmonary and systemic circuits

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Required several adaptations Legs to support body’s weight. Lungs to extract oxygen from air. Redesigned heart and circulatory system to drive larger muscles. Reproduction still in water to prevent egg drying. System to prevent whole body desiccation.

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Amphibians evolved from lobe-finned fish Ichthyostega was one of the first amphibians Sturdy forelegs, flipper-shaped hindlimbs Moved like a seal. Long, broad, overlapping ribs form solid cage for lungs and heart

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In 2006, a transitional fossil was found between fish and Ichthyostega Had gills and scales like a fish, but a neck like an amphibian Shoulder, forearm, and wrist bones were like those of amphibians, but at the end of the limb was a lobed fin, rather than the toes of an amphibian

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Compact, tailless body; large head fused to the trunk; rear limbs specialized for jumping

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Slender body; long tail and limbs set out at right angles to the body

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Tropical group with a snakelike body; no limbs; little or no tail

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Over 7000 species descended from 3 different families that survived the Age of the Dinosaurs Order Anura: frogs and toads Order Caudata: salamanders Order Apoda: caecilians

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Frogs have smooth, moist skin and long legs Most live in or near water, aquatic tadpole stage before metamorphosis into adult. Toads have bumpy, dry skin and short legs Most live in dry environments. Not a monophyletic group. Eggs laid in water – lack watertight membranes Eggs fertilized externally. Tadpole – swimming larval form. Gradual metamorphosis into adult form.

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Order Caudata (salamanders) Have long bodies, tails, and smooth, moist skin. Live in moist places. Eggs are fertilized internally – sperm packet. Larvae similar to adults. Order Apoda (caecilians) Tropical, burrowing amphibians. Legless with small eyes and jaws with teeth. Fertilization is internal.

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Over 10,000 living species All living reptiles exhibit three key features Amniotic eggs, which are watertight Dry skin, which covers body and prevents water loss Thoracic breathing, which increases lung capacity

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Reptiles, birds, and mammals are amniotes The amniotic egg has four membranes Chorion. Outermost layer, allows gas exchange. Amnion. Encases embryo in fluid-filled cavity. Yolk sac. Provides food. Allantois. Contains excreted wastes from embryo.

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Limbs set at right angles to body; anus is in transverse (sideways) slit; most are terrestrial

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No legs; move by slithering; scaly skin is shed periodically in a single piece; most are terrestrial; snakes evolved from lizards, making lizards a paraphyletic group

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Sole survivors of a once successful group that largely disappeared before dinosaurs; fused, wedgelike, socketless teeth; primitive third eye under skin of forehead

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Armored reptiles with shell of bony plates to which vertebrae and ribs are fused; sharp, horny beak without teeth

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Large reptiles with four-chambered heart and socketed teeth; anus is a longitudinal (lengthwise) slit; closest living relatives to birds

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Dinosaurs with two pelvic bones facing backward, like a bird’s pelvis; herbivores; legs under body

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Dinosaurs with one pelvic bone facing forward, the other back, like a lizard’s pelvis; both plant- and flesh-eaters; legs under body; birds evolved from Saurischian dinosaurs.

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Flying reptiles; wings were made of skin stretched between fourth fingers and body; wingspans of early forms typically 60 cm, later forms nearly 8 m

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Barrel-shaped marine reptiles with sharp teeth and large, paddle-shaped fins; some had snakelike necks twice as long as their bodies

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Streamlined marine reptiles with many body similarities to sharks and dolphins

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Reptiles are distinguished by the number of holes on side of the skull behind eye orbit 0 (anapsids), 1 (synapsids), 2 (diapsids).

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First land vertebrates to kill beasts their own size.

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Replaced pelycosaurs about 250 M Y A May have been endotherms “Mammal-like” reptile Most became extinct 170 M Y A One group survived and has living descendants today – the mammals

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A number of different diapsids occurred in the Triassic period (248–213 M Y A) Diapsids have skulls with two pairs of holes on each side

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Therapsids were replaced by diapsids about 230 M Y A Archosaurs were the first land vertebrates to be bipedal Gave rise to crocodiles, pterosaurs, dinosaurs, and birds.

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Dinosaurs dominated for over 150 million years Became extinct 66 M Y A. Except bird descendents. Asteroid’s impact.

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Modern reptiles developed two important characteristics Internal fertilization. Sperm fertilizes egg before protective membranes are formed. Improved circulation. Oxygen is provided to the body more efficiently. Septum in heart extended to create partial wall. Crocodiles, birds, and mammals have completely divided 4-chambered heart.

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Obtain heat from external sources Regulate body temperature by moving in and out of sunlight Compare to endothermic animals that generate their own heat internally

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There are four surviving orders of reptiles Chelonia (turtles and tortoises). Rhynchocephalia (tuataras). Squamata (lizards and snakes). Crocodylia (crocodiles and alligators). More than 10,000 species Reptiles occur worldwide except in the coldest regions, where it is impossible for ectotherms to survive

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Differ from all other reptiles because their bodies are encased within a protective shell Carapace (dorsal) and plastron (ventral). Tortoises are terrestrial while turtles are mostly aquatic Both lack teeth but have sharp beaks Marine turtles must return to land to lay eggs

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Contains a single species--the tuataras Large, lizard-like animals about half a meter long Only found on islands near New Zealand Parietal eye Eye with lens and retina concealed under layer of scales on top of head.

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A characteristic of this order is the presence of paired copulatory organs in the male Snakes – 3,500 species Lack limbs, movable eyelids, and external ears. Lizards Iguanas, chameleons, geckos, anoles. Many have ability to regenerate lost tails.

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28 species of large, primarily aquatic carnivorous reptiles Crocodiles, alligators, caimans, gavials. Crocodiles Typically nocturnal. Tropical and subtropical regions. Alligators – only 2 species Southern US and China. Bodies well adapted to stealth hunting Eyes on top of head, nostrils on top of snout, enormous mouth, strong necks.

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Crocodiles resemble birds far more than they do other living reptiles Build nests and care for their young. Have a 4-chambered heart.

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Well-developed vocal organs; perching feet; dependent young

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Fast fliers; short legs; small bodies; rapid wing beat

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Grasping feet; chisel-like, sharp bills can break down wood

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Large, powerful bills for crushing seeds; well-developed vocal organs

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Shorebirds; long, stiltlike legs; slender, probing bills

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Perching feet; rounded, stout bodies

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Carnivorous; keen vision; sharp, pointed beaks for tearing flesh; active during the day

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Often limited flying ability; rounded bodies

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Marsh birds; long, stiltlike legs; diverse body shapes; marsh-dwellers

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Waterfowl; webbed toes; broad bill with filtering ridges

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Nocturnal birds of prey; strong beaks; powerful feet

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Waders; long-legged; large bodies

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Seabirds; tube-shaped bills; capable of flying for long periods of time

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Marine; modified wings for swimming; flightless; found only in southern hemisphere; thick coats of insulating feathers

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Flightless; small; confined to New Zealand

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Powerful running legs; flightless; only two toes; very large

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Birds still retain many reptilian traits Amniotic eggs. Have scales on legs. Two major distinguishing traits Feathers. Modified scales of keratin. Provide lift for flight and conserve heat. Flight skeleton. Bones are thin and hollow. Many are fused for rigidity – anchor strong flight muscles. Keeled breastbone provides attachment site for flight muscles.

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Feathers developed from reptile scales Linked structures provide continuous surface and a sturdy but flexible shape

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Archaeopteryx is the first known bird Had skull with teeth, long reptilian tail. Feathers on wings and tail. Forelimbs nearly identical to those of theropods. Feather probably evolved for insulation

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Most paleontologists agree that birds are the direct descendants of theropod dinosaurs

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Feathers Hollow bones Physiological mechanisms for flight

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Fossil is from early Cretaceous A few million years after Archaeopteryx lived. A diverse array of bird species were present. Toothed birds with hollow bones and breastbones necessary for flight Long tail feathers are lacking in some fossils May be a trait present only in one sex. This is seen in some modern birds.

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Diverse but share characteristics Beaks and feet provide information about habits and food Owls: curved talons, sharp beaks for tearing prey. Ducks: flat beaks to shovel through mud. Finches: short, thick for crushing seed.

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-Efficient respiration Air passes all the way through lungs in a single direction. -Efficient circulation 4-chambered heart so muscles receive fully oxygenated blood. Rapid heartbeat. -Endothermy Body temperature (40 to 42°C) permits higher metabolic rate.

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There are about 5,000 species of mammals Lowest number among 5 vertebrate classes. Almost 4,000 species are rodents, bats, shrews, or moles.

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Hair Long, keratin-rich filaments that extend from hair follicles. Insulation, camouflage, sensory structure. Mammary glands Females possess mammary glands that secrete milk.

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Endothermy depends on higher metabolic rate 4-chambered heart. Respiration using diaphragm. Placenta in most mammals Specialized organ that brings fetal and maternal blood into close contact.

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The mammalian lineage also gave rise to several adaptations in some groups Specialized teeth Different types of teeth are highly specialized to match particular eating habits. Contrast carnivore teeth to herbivore teeth.

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Digestion of plants Herbivorous mammals rely on mutualistic partnerships with bacteria for cellulose breakdown. Development of hooves and horns Hooves are specialized keratin pads. Horns are bone surrounded by keratin. Antlers are made of bone, not keratin.

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Flying mammals: Bats Only mammals capable of powered flight. Wing is a leathery membrane of skin and muscle stretched over 4 finger bones. Navigate in the dark by echolocation.

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Mammals have been around since the time of the dinosaurs, about 220 M Y A Tiny, shrewlike, insect-eating, tree-dwelling creatures. May have been nocturnal – large eye sockets. Mammals reached their maximum diversity late in the Tertiary period (about 15 M Y A) After mass extinction of dinosaurs. Decline in the total number of mammalian species over last 15 million years.

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Prototheria (most primitive) Lay shelled eggs. Only living group is the monotremes. Theria Viviparous – young are born alive. Two living groups. Marsupials or pouched mammals. Placental mammals.

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Lay shelled eggs Like reptiles have single opening (cloaca) for feces, urine, and reproduction Lack well-developed nipples Only three living species Duck-billed platypus. 2 echidna species.

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Major difference is pattern of embryonic development Short-lived placenta. After birth, it crawls into marsupial pouch, latches onto nipple, and continues to develop. Kangaroo – isolation of Australia Opossum – only North American marsupial

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Produce a true placenta that nourishes embryo throughout its development Forms from both fetal and maternal tissues. Young undergo a considerable period of development before they are born. Includes most living mammals

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Small plant-eaters; chisel-like incisor teeth

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Flying mammals; primarily fruit- or insect-eaters; elongated fingers; thin wing membrane; mostly nocturnal; navigate by sonar

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Small, burrowing mammals; insect-eaters; spend most of their time underground

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Primarily tree-dwellers; large brain size; binocular vision; opposable thumb

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Hoofed mammals with two or four toes; most species herbivorous ruminants

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Carnivorous predators; teeth adapted for shearing flesh; no native families in Australia

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Four upper incisors (rather than the two seen in rodents); hind legs often longer than forelegs, an adaptation for bounding

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Fully marine mammals; streamlined bodies; front limbs modified into flippers; no hindlimbs; blowholes on top of head; no hair except on muzzle

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Insectivorous; many are toothless, but some have small, peglike teeth

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Hoofed mammals with odd number of toes; herbivorous teeth adapted for chewing

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Long-trunked herbivores; two upper incisors elongated as tusks; largest living land animal

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Evolved two features that allowed them to succeed in an arboreal environment Grasping fingers and toes First digit (thumb) is opposable in many. Binocular vision Eyes are shifted toward the front of the face. Lets brain judge distances precisely.

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Now considered to be paraphyletic Lemurs, lorises and tarsiers Large eyes with increased visual acuity Most are nocturnal

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Include monkeys, apes, and humans Almost all diurnal Changes in eye design include color vision. Expanded brain Live in groups with complex social interactions Care for young for extended period. Long period of learning and brain development.

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30 MYA New World monkeys migrated to South America. All arboreal; many have prehensile tail. Old World monkeys and hominids remained in Africa.

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Apes. Gibbon, orangutan, gorilla, and chimpanzee. Larger brains than monkeys and lack tails. Paraphyletic group – some more closely related to hominids. Hominids. Humans. Soon after the gorilla lineage diverged, the common ancestor of all hominids split off from the chimpanzee line to begin the evolutionary journey leading to humans.

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The common ancestor of apes and hominids is thought to have been an arboreal climber Hominids became bipedal, walking upright. Apes evolved knuckle-walking. Differences related to bipedal locomotion Human vertebral column is more curved. Spinal cord exits from bottom of skull. Humans carry much of the body’s weight on the lower limbs.

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Genus Homo 3 to 7 species (depending how they are counted). Genus Australopithecus 7 species. Older and smaller-brained. Several even older lineages In every case where the fossils allow a determination, the hominins are bipedal, the hallmark of hominin evolution

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Our knowledge is based on hundreds of fossils found in Africa Characteristics Weighed about 18 kg. About 1 m tall. Hominid dentition. Brains no larger than those of apes. Walked upright.

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Seems to have evolved as australopithecines left forests for grasslands and open woodland African fossils demonstrate that bipedalism extended back 4 M Y A Substantial brain expansion, on the other hand, did not appear until about 2 M Y A Why bipedalism evolved is still a matter of controversy

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The first humans evolved from australopithecine ancestors about 2 M Y A Thought to be Australopithecus afarensis In the 1960s, hominid bones were found near stone tools in Africa Early human was called Homo habilis. Homo habilis closely resembled Australopithecus, but had larger brain

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Sometimes considered to include Homo ergaster to be a single species More information about this species than we have about Homo habilis Larger than Homo habilis 1.5 m tall. 1000 cm^3 brain Widespread and abundant in Africa, migrate to Asia and Europe Lived in tribes of 20 to 50 individuals, often in caves

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In 2004, a new human species was discovered in the tiny Indonesian Island of Flores Age of H. floresiensis was 60 to 100,000 years ago H. floresiensis had a diminutive stature Coexisted with and preyed on a miniature species of elephant (now extinct) Believed to be more closely related to H. erectus than to H. sapiens

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Small size may be an example of “island dwarfism”

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Possesses mix of features some typical of Homo - shape of the feet and teeth, small brain. Some more like australopithecines - curved fingers and shape of the legs for climbing. Doesn’t fit progression from Australopithecus to H. erectus to modern humans. May have coexisted with the modern humans.

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Modern humans first appeared in Africa more than 500,000 years ago Three species are thought to have evolved Homo heidelbergensis (oldest). Coexisted with H. erectus. Homo neanderthalensis. Shorter and stockier than modern humans. Homo sapiens (“wise man”). Some lump all 3 into H. sapiens

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Neanderthals, Homo neanderthalensis Made diverse tools. Took care of sick and buried dead. First evidence of symbolic thinking. They abruptly disappeared about 34,000 years ago. In some modern human populations, as much as 4% of D N A is of Neanderthal origin

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Discovered in 2009 in a Siberian cave D N A did not match Neanderthal or modern human D N A Greater similarity to Neanderthal As much as 4% of the D N A in some populations in the South Pacific appear to have been derived from Denisovans Paleogenomics allows previously undiscovered species to be recognized

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Only surviving hominid Progressive increase in brain size Effective making and use of tools. Refined and extended conceptual thought. Use of symbolic language. Extensive cultural experience We change and mold our world rather than change evolutionarily in response to the environment.

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Human beings differentiated in their traits as they have spread throughout the world All humans are capable of mating with one another and producing fertile offspring Humans are visually oriented; consequently, we have relied on visual cues – primarily skin color – to define races Constant gene flow has prevented subspecies of humans from forming

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Groupings based on overall genetic similarity are different from those based on skin color or other visual features