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diverse lifestyles of fungi
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decomposers
parasites mutualists |
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most common body structure of fungi
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multicellular filaments and single cells
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yeasts
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single cells
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mycelia
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networks of branched hyphae adapted for absorption
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fungal cell walls contain
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chitin
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coenocytic fungi
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lack septa and have a continuous cytoplasmic mass with hundreds or thousands of nuclei
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septa
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hyphae divided into cells with pores allowing cell-to-cell movement of organelles
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haustoria
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specialized hyphae that allow them to penetrate the tissues of their host
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mycorrhizal fungi
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deliver phosphate ions and minerals to plants
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pheromones
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sexual signaling molecules to communicate their mating type
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plasmogamy
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the union of cytoplasm from 2 parent mycelia.
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heterokaryon
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haploid nuclei from each parent that coexist in the mycelium
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dikaryotic
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when the haploid nuclei pair off to a cell
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karyogamy
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nuclear fusion. the haploid nuclei fuse producing diploid cells.
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molds
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produce haploid spores by mitosis and form visible mycelia
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deuteromycetes
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have no known sexual stage
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the ancestor of fungi was...
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an aquatic, single-cells, flagellated protist
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opisthokonts
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formed from fungi, animals and their protistan relatives
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chytrids
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found in freshwater and terrestrial habitats
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zoospores
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fungi (chytrids) that have flagellated spores
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zygomycete
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include fast-growing molds, parasites, and commensal symbionts. usually reproduce asexually.
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glmeromycetes
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form arbuscular mycorrhizae
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ascoycetes
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produce sexual spores in saclike asci contained in fruiting bodies called ascocarps
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basidomycetes
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include mushrooms, puffballs, shelf fungi, mycorrhizae and plant parasites.
a lot of them are decomposers of wood |
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basidium
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a clublike structure that is a transient diploid stage in the life cycle
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basidiocarps
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mycelium reproduces sexually by producing
elaborate fruiting bodie |
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lichen
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a symbiotic association between a photosynthetic cyanobacteria and a fungus
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Animals are....
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heterotrophs that ingest their food within their bodies.
multicellular eukaryotes that lack cell walls |
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collagen
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structural proteins that hold animal bodies together
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tissues
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groups of cells that have a common structure, function or both
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how do animals reproduce?
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sexually, with the diploid stage usually dominating the life cycle
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cleavage
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rapid cell division
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blastula
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cleavage leads to formation of a multicelluar, hollow.....
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gastrulation
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the bastula undergoes this process. forms a gastrula
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gastrula
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different layers of embryonic tissues
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larva
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sexually immature and morphologically distinct from the adult, eventually undergoes metamorphosis
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choanoflagellates
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protists that are the closest living relatives of animals
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neoproterozoic era
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1 billion-542 million years ago
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Ediacaran biota
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early members of the animal fossil record which dates from 565 to 550 million years ago
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paleozoic era
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542-251 million years ago
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cambrian explosion
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535-525 mya. marks earliest fossil appearance of many major groups of living animals
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several hypotheses on the Cambrian Explosion and decline of Ediacaran biota
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New predator-prey relationships
a rise in atmostpheric oxygen evolution of the Hox gene complex |
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Hox genes
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regulate the development of body form
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time when animals make major impact on land?
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460 Million years ago
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when did vertebrates make transition to land?
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360 million years ago
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mesozoic era
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251-65.5 million years ago
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during the mesozoic era what occured?
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coral reefs emerged
dinos were dominant terrestrial vertebrates mammals first emerged |
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Cenozoic Era
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65.5 million years ago to present
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what occured during the cenozoic era?
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a mass extinction.
mammals increased in size global climate cooled |
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body plan
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a set of morphological and developmental traits
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radial symmetry
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no front and back or left and right
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bilateral symmetry
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two-sided symmetry
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bilaterally symmetrical animals have...
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a dorsal side and a central side
a right and left side anterior and posterior cephalization |
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dorsal
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top
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ventral
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bottom
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anterior
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head
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posterior
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tail
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cephalization
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the development of a head
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ectoderm
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germ layer covering the embryo's surface
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endoderm
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innermost germ layer and lines the developing digestive tube, called the archenteron
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sponges...
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lack true tissues
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diploblastic
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animals that have an ectoderm and endoderm.
include cnidarians and comb jelllies |
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triploblastic
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animals that have an intervening mesoderm layer; include all bilaterials
-flatworms, arthropods, vertebrates, and others |
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body cavity
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triploblastic animals have this...
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coelom
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a true body cavity and is derived from mesoderm
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coelomates
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animals that possess a true coelom
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pseudocoelom
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a body cavity derived from the mesoderm and endoderm,
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acoelomates
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triploblastic animals that lack a body cavity
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points of agreement
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all animals share a common ancestor. sponges are basal animals. eumetazoa is a clade of animals with true tissues. most animal phyla belong to clade Bilateria. chordates and some other phyla belong to clade Deuterostomia.
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Porifera
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sponges. live in marine or fresh waters.
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suspension feeders
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sponges capture food particles suspended in the water that passes through their body
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spongocoel
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where Water is drawn through pores into a cavity
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sponges lack..
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true tissues and organs
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Choanocytes
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flagellated collar cells, generate a
water current through the sponge and ingest suspended food |
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mesohyl
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a gelatinous noncellular layer in sponges found between two cell layers
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Amoebocytes
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are found in the mesohyl and play
roles in digestion and structure (make spicules) |
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hermaphrodites
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Each individual functions as both male and female
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Cnidarians
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one of the older groups in clade Eumetazoa.
Jellies, Corals and hydras. have radial body plan |
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gastrovascular cavity
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Cnidarian have a sac with a central digestive compartment
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two types of Cnidarians
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Polyp and motile medusa
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Polyp: Cnidaria
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adheres to the substrate by the aboral end of its body
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medusa: Cnidaria
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has a bell-shaped body with its mouth on the underside
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cnidocytes
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unique cells in cnidarians that function in defense and capture of prey
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Nematocysts
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specialized organelles within
cnidocytes that eject a stinging thread |
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four major classes of Cnidaria
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Hydrozoa
Scyphozoa cubozoa anthozoa |
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Hydorzoans
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alt between polyp and medusa forms. reproduces asexually by budding
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Scyphozoans
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jellies (medusae) are the prevalent
form of the life cycle |
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Cubozoans
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the medusa is box-shaped and has complex eyes Cubozoans often have highly toxic cnidocytes
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Anthozoans
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corals and sea anemones. only occur as polyps.
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lophophore
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used for feeding in Lophotrochozoans
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trochophore
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a larval stage
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Lophotrochozoa
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includes flatworms, rotifers,ectoprocts, brachiopods, molluscs and annelids
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flatworms
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phylum platyhelminthes.
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flatworms are divided into 2 lineages
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catenulida- reproduce asexually by budding
rhabditophora- include free-living and parasitic species |
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planarians
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best-known rhabditophorans.
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parthenogenesis
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rotifer reproduction where females produce offspring from unfertilized eggs.
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Lophophorates
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Ectoprocts and Brachiopods
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lophophore
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a crown of ciliated tentacles around the mouth
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Ectoprocts
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sessile colonial animals that superficially resemble plants
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brachiopods
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resemble hinge-shelled molluscs, but the 2 halves of the shell are dorsal and ventral rather than lateral. attach to seafloor by a stalk
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molluscs
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snails and slugs, oysters and clams and octopuses and squids. soft bodied protected by a hard shell
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3 main parts of a mollusc
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muscular foot, visceral mass, mantle.
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trochophore
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life cycle of molluscs that includes a ciliated larval stage
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4 major classes of molluscs
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Polyplacophora
Gastropoda Bivalvia Cephalopoda |
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torsion
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most distinct characteristic of gastropods. the animal's anus and mantle end up about its head
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adductor muscles
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bivalves have a shell divided into 2 halves drawn together by these
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phylum annelid
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polychaeta and oligochaeta.
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Ecdysozoans
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the most species-rich animal group
two largest phyla are nematodes and arthropods |
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arthropods
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has segmented body, hard exoskeleton and jointed appendages
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4 major lineages that diverged from arthropods
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chelicerates
myriapods hexapods crustaceans |
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chelicerates
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horseshoe crabs. most modern forms are archnids (spiders, scorpions, ticks and mites)
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book lungs
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gas exchange in spiders occurs in respiratory organs
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incomplete metamorphosis
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nymphs, resemble adults but are smaller and go through a series of molts until they reach full size
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complete metamorphosis
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have larval stages known by such names as maggot, grub, or caterpillar
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Decapods
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large crustaceans and include lobsters, crabs, crayfish and shrimp
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copepods
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plankton crustaceans which are among the most numerous of all animals.
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Echinoderms
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sea stars and sea urchins
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chordates
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verterbrates
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living echinoderms are divided into five classes
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– Asteroidea (sea stars and sea daisies)
– Ophiuroidea (brittle stars) – Echinoidea (sea urchins and sand dollars) – Crinoidea (sea lilies and feather stars) – Holothuroidea (sea cucumbers) |
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4 key characteristics of chordates
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1. Notochord
2. Dorsal, hollow nerve cord 3. Pharyngeal slits or clefts 4. Muscular, post-anal tail |
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chordates
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bilaterian animals that belong to the clade of animals known as Deuterostomia
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notochord
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a longitudinal, flexible rod btwn the digestive tube and nerve cord.
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Functions of pharyngeal slits
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– Suspension-feeding structures in many
invertebrate chordates – Gas exchange in vertebrates (except vertebrates with limbs, the tetrapods) – Develop into parts of the ear, head, and neck in tetrapods |
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Cephalochordata
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lancelets and are named for their bladelike shape
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tunicates
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Urochordata. more closely related to other chordates than lancelets.
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Craniates
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chordates that have a head. shared characteristics: a skull, brain, eyes and other sensory organs.
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Vertebrates
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craniates that have a backbone
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Vertebrates have the following derived characters
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1. Vertebrae enclosing a spinal cord
2. An elaborate skull 3. Fin rays, in the aquatic forms |
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lampreys
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represent the oldest living lineage of vertebrates. Petromyzontida.
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conodonts
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first vertebrates with mineralized skeletal elements in their mouth and pharynx.
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Gnathostomes
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vertebrates that have jaws
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Chondrichthyans
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sharks, rays and skates.
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Oviparous
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eggs hatch outside the mother's body
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ovoviviparous
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the embryo develops within the uterus and is nourished by the egg yolk
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viviparous
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the embryo develops within the uterus and is nourished through a yolk sac placenta from the mother's blood.
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osteichthyans
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majoirty have a bony endoskeleton. includes bony fish and tetrapods
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operculum
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protects fishes gills
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swim bladder
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helps control fishes buoyancy
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Tetrapods
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gnathostomes that have limbs
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Tetrapods have some specific adaptations
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– Four limbs, and feet with digits
– A neck, which allows separate movement of the head – Fusion of the pelvic girdle to the backbone – The absence of gills (except some aquatic species) – Ears for detecting airborne sounds |
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Tiktaalik
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could prop itself on its fins but not walk
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Amniotes
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tetrapods that have a terrestially adapted egg. includes reptiles including birds
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Derived Characters of Amniotes
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named for the major derived character of the clade, the amniotic egg, which
contains membranes that protect the embryo • The extraembryonic membranes are the amnion, chorion, yolk sac, and allantois |
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ectothermic
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absorbs external heat
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endothermic
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capable of keeping the body warm through metabolism
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2 lineages of living reptiles
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lepidosaurs and archosaurs
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squamates
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lizards and snakes
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Derived Characters of Birds
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wings with keratin feathers.
lack of urinary bladder, females with only on ovary, hollow bones, small gonads and loss of teeth |
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The Origin of Birds
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descended from small theropods, a group of carnivorous dinosaurs
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Archaeopteryx
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oldest bird known
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Derived Characters of Mammals
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– Mammary glands, which produce milk
– Hair – A high metabolic rate, due to endothermy – A larger brain than other vertebrates of equivalent size – Differentiated teeth |
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mammals evolved from...
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synapsids
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By the early Cretaceous, the three living lineages of mammals emerged:
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monotremes, marsupials and eutherians
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monotremes
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small group of egg-laying mammals consisting of echidnas and the platypus
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marsupials
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opossums, kangaroos and koalas. embryo develops within a placenta in the mother's uterus
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eutherians
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Young complete their embryonic development within a uterus, joined to the mother by the placenta
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Derived Characters of Primates
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hands and feet
a large brain and short jaws forward-looking eyes close together on the face complex social social behavior and parental care opposable thumbs |
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3 main groups of living primates
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lemurs, lorises and pottos
tarsiers anthropoids (monkeys and apes) |
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Derived Characters of Primates
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• Upright posture and bipedal
• Larger brain • Reduced jawbones and jaw muscles • Shorter digestive tract |
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Australopiths
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a paraphyletic assemblage of hominins living between 4 and 2 million years ago
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Neanderthals
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lived in europe and the near east from 350,000 to 28,000 years ago.
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homo sapiens
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appeared in africa by 195,000 years ago. all living humans descended from these african ancestors
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