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35 Cards in this Set
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The fusion of sperm and egg is called
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Fertilization
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A system of tubes that delivers oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from metabolizing tissues in insects
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Trachioles
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Dentition that describes the presence of of teeth of different shape within the mouth of certain vertebrates
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Heterodent
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The quality of generating metabolic heat to maintain a constant body temperature is called
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Endothermy
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Located at the junctino of the midgut and hindgut, this excretory organ is unique to the Hexapoda
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Malpighian tubules
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Wings and walking appendages are found only on the thorax in the
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Hexapoda
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The exoskelteon of the Arthropoda is comprised of a polysaccharide known as
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Chitin
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Which of the following are predators
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Chilopoda, scorpiones, aranaea, and Asteoidea
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Nutrients are circulated within the body of an Echinderm via
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Coelomic fluid
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Which of the following possess poison glands
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Spiders
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These echinoderms are soft-bodied and do not possess any spines. They are known to eviscerate themselves to ward of predators
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Sea cucumbers
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This type of eye is best for low-light conditions
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Superpositional compound eyes
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The "pincers" of a scorpion are modified
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Chelicerae
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Barnacles are an example of a
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Filter-feeding crustacean
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Lancelets possess which of the following characters
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Notochord, pharyngeal gill slits, dorsal hollow nerve cord, post-anal tail
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Which of the following are non-vertebrate chordates
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Urochordata and Cephalochordata
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Though hagfish are lacking a vertebral column and retain the notochord, they do possess a defined head with an endoskeletal braincase. Thus they are classified as a
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Craniate
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Which of the following are advances seen in Osteichthyes
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An operculum, a swim bladder, the lateral line, and thin flexible scales and moveable fins
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The Agnatha include
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Lampreys
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Whch of the following groups posses the amniotic egg
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Reptiles, birds, and mammals
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What separates mammals from the other amniotes is
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Their production of milk
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Amphibians are not entirely terrestrial organisms due to
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They need to lay eggs in water
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A 2 chambered heart without pulmonary veins is characteristic of the
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Fish
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The small intestine is lined with a single layer of absorptive epithelia best described as
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Simple columnar
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An example of a positive feedback mechanism in a vertebrate body
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Oxytocin and uterine contractions during birth
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Connective tissue is comprised of cells secreted in a suspended matrix. The matrix is comprised of water, complex carbohydrates and proteins such as
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Collagen, elastin, and reticulin
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Which of the following does not represent an organ of the alimentary canal
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Pancreas
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These cells of the stomach produce pepsinogen
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Chief cells
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Which organ secretes an emulsifying agent that breaks down large fat globules
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Liver
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Fermentation chambers such as a multi-chambered stomach or an enlarged caecum are found in
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Herbivorous mammals
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Chemical digestion of polysaccharides such as starch begins in the
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Mouth
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Water and salt reabsorption occur in the
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Large intestine
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Most digestive enzymes present in the small intestine are produced in the
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Appendix
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This tyhpe of muscle is found within the wall of the alimentary canal
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Smooth
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Homeostasis
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Process by which an animal tries to keep and maintain a constant internal environment
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