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what are the functions of the circulatory system?
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deliever nutrients, remove waste, defense, fluid and ph balance, distribution of heat
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Blood is 55% made of
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plasma
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45% of blood is
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cells
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Where within the body do blood cells get produced?
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within the bone marrow
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Mature white blood cells have
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nuclei
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What is anemia
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an abnormally low amount of hemoglobin or a low number of red blood cells
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Plasma is made up of
Sugars, ions, acids, gases, hormones, and waste |
90% water
make the other 10% |
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Injection of EPO (erythropoientin) is called----- and it
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blood doping increases oxygen by giving more red blood cells.
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T of F... Clot formation is a complex chain reaction process that involves dozens of clotting factors and results in the production of FIBRIN that forms the clot.
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true
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What is the average rate of red blood cell formation
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3-4 months
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Left side of heart has_____ high oxy blood and right side has_____ oxygenated blood
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high, low
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blod vessels delivering blood to the heart is____
blood vessels leaving the heart are___ |
aorta, pulmonary vein
vena cava, pul. artery |
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In which circuit do arteries carry (blue) low oxygen blood?
In which circuit do veins carry (blue) low oxygen blood? |
pulmonary
systemic |
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arteries always carry pressurized blood....
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away from the heart
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what is the pacemaker of the heart?
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the SA node (sinotrail)
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The cardiac conduction system (= AV node, Sa node, AV bundle and branching fibers) are cardiac muscle cells that.....
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don't contract but are specialized to spread "messages to contract" very quickly
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Do the 2 atreia of the heart contract together (at the same time)?
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yes
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2 ventricles of the heart____together
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contract
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do all 4 chambers of the heart contract together?
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yes
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When do the AV valve close (lub)?
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when the heart is not relaxed (contract)
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When do the semi-lunar valves close (dup)?
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when the heart is relaxed
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A heart murmer occurs when...
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a stream of blood squirts backward through a valve
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Which vessel type(s) has smooth muscle and connective tissue within their walls
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artery and vein
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Do all vessels have an epithelium inner layer to their wall?
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yes
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Within the circulatory system, which vesel type(s) have one way valves?
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all
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Within which vessel type does blood pressure drop rapidly?
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capillaries, venules, veins, vena cavae
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Review blood pressure measurements.
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systole= contraction
diastole= relaxation |
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Which value (upper) tells you the pressure that the blood is under when the____
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ventricles are contracted (systolic pressure)?
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Which value (lower) tells you the presure that the blood is under when the
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ventricles are relaxed (diastolic pressure)?
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All capillary beds stay filled with blood at all times.
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False
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What function do the precapilary sphincters have?
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the passage of blood into those branching caps. is regulated by these rings
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What vessels are the points for blood pressure control within the body?
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vasoconstriction and vasodilaton of the arterioles
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Vasodilation of these vessels (opening) causes blood pressure within the system to ____
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decrease
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Say, someone has hyperventilated. The loss of CO2 caused by the hyperventilation causes a drop in blood pressure. The body would respond by
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vasoconstriction of these vessels
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Within the tissues, exchange occurs by
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nerves and by horomoneslocal chemical signals.
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Which of these processes is due to pressure differences -
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capillary beds are the only vessels through which exchange occurs
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At which end do you see a net movement of fluidout of the capillary and into the tissue?
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venous
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there is typically more movement of fluid into capillaries than out of them
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false
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Blood pressure forces fluid out of the capillary and____
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osmotic pressure draws fluid into the vessel
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_____ vessels drain interstitial fluid from the tissues
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Lymph
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Veins carry low pressure back to the heart. What organs help the veins move this blood
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the skeletal muscle
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When you stand very still for a long time, you may begin to feel faint why?
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all the blood goes to your feet and away from the heart.
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Remember that minerals, water, carbon dioxide and oxygen are all nutrients needed for plant growth.. what else is needed?
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all kinds of nutrients
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Macronutrients (needs a lot) are much larger than micronutrients (don't need as much).
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False
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what are the three types of bacteria that make nitrogen available for plants.
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N-fixing, ammonifying, and nitrifying
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Which type of bacteria decompose organic matter?
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ammonifying
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Which type of bacteria has a mutualistic relationship with legume plants?
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N-fixing
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Carnivorous plants get supplemental nitrogen from___
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animals
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Carnivorous plants are typically found in nutrient__
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low soils
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Mycorrhizal fungi help plants get____ from the soil and in turn they receive
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phosphorous; nutrients and water from the plant roots
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What is the function of root hairs? Do they have cuticle?
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increase surface area for absorbtion and increase soil contact area; NO
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Review the importance of mycorrhizal fungi in plant nutrition
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steady supply of sugar, secrete growth , and antibiotics
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What cell produces the casparian strip?
What is the function of the of the Casparian strip? What cell type selects the minerals that get to enter into the xylem? |
endoderm;
block H20 from entering the xylem endoderm |
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What are the two cell types within xylem tissues
Are these cells alive at maturity? |
tracheids and vessel membranes
no |
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What are teh two functional cell types of the phloem tissue
Are these cells alive at maturity? |
sieve tubes and companion cells
yes |
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In phloem, which cell type loads and unloads?
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companion cells
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which cell type transports?
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sieve tubes
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Xylem is the tissue involve with ____ movement while phloem is involved with ___ movement
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h20 and minerals; food and other solutes
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What is the name of the theory that explains water transport through the tissues of plants?
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cohesion-tension
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What process supplies the "tension" that pulls water through a plant?
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transpiration
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Stomata are ____ if guard cells are turgid (swollen with water)
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open
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Explain why open stomata are good for a plant and yet why under some condition they must be closed
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c02 can enter and be used in photosynthesis; no loss of water
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Low levels of CO2 cause stomata to ___
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open
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In most plants, where are stomata typically open
What type of plant is an exception to this pattern |
day
CAM |
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What is the name of the mechanism that explains food movement through the tissues of plants?
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pressure- flow
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besides sucrose what other substances ay be transported by sieve tubes?
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phloem sap.
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____is pushed (+ pressure) through a plant's transporting tissue?
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food
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____is pulled (-pressure) through a plant's transporting tissue
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water
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The sink is where the food is
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unloaded
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the source is where the
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the pressure is the greatest and the food is loaded
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What gets moved or moves into the sieve tubes first
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sugars
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Food and solutes may be transported up from root to shoot
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true
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Water transport is a
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solar driven process (passive process for the plant)?
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an active process that requires ATP use b the plant is
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food
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How does honey dew form?
What substances would be foudn in honey dew? |
from an insect; all teh nutrients found in the plant
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MRI-
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High-res images of organs
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X rays
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high energy radiation images of broken bones and cavities
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CT (CAT) scan
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3D pics. Differences in density of tissues show up; tumors
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PET-
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radio active dyc given that emits positions
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sonograms
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ultrasound
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negative feeback is an essential control mechanism.
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A change in a variable triggers mechanisms that reverse that change
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How many organ systems are in the human body? Is this true of other vertbrates?
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12; yes
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Organs represent a higher level of structure than tissue? T or F
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false
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Which group has more species (invertebrates or Vertebrates)
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invertebrates (95%)
5% is vertebrates |
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Which pair of phyla share the most recent common ancestor
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Arthropods and Annelids
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Which phylum of animals has true tissues but lack true organs
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onidarians
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Which phylu of animals lack true tissues
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sponges
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cnidarians and flatworms have
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incomplete digestive systems and only one opening to their digestive tract
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which phylum of animals doesnt have a digestive system
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sponge
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Which Phyla of animals have complete digestive tracts
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nematode
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Coelomate organisms would be found in which phyla?
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annelids, arthropods, amolluscs, chordtas
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Pseudocoelomate organisms would be found in which phylum?
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nemotodes and round worms
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Acoelomate organisms would be found in which phylum?
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flatworms
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What phylum of animals has the greates number of specises
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anthropods
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What types of animals are found in anthropods
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crayfish, lobsters, crabs, barnacles, spiders, ticks, insects
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What shared characteristics are found in anthropods?
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Segmentation, hard exoskeleton, and jointed appendages
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List the Protostome Phyla-
List the Deuterstome phyla |
flatworms, molluscs, annelids, arthrpods, and nematodes;
echinoderms and choradates |
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Which phyla exhibit segmentation
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Arthropoda
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Why are starfish and bony fish thought to have shared a recent common ansestor
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deuterostemes (same development) chordates
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What are 4 distinctive features found in all chordates?
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hollow nerve cord, noto chord, phangel gill slits, post anal tail
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What is a notochord? is it the same thing as a vertebral column?
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a flexible, supportive, longitudinal rod located btwn the digestive tract and nerve cord. NO
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Are there any invertebrates in the phylum chordata?
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yes; hagfishes, lancelets, thincates
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What traits do amphibians have that fish do not
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legs
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Which lineages have lungs or lung derivatives?
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ray-finned fishes, lobe-fins
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Do all vertebrates have jaws?
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no..hagfish lancelets and tunicates
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Which lineages of vertebrates produce an amnion?
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reptiles and mammals
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List differences between amphibians and reptiles?
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foudn in damp habitats, skin usually have poison glands; lay egges, waterproof scales, breath with lungs, rig cage, usually cold, blooded
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What characteristics do mammals share? what are the 3 main groups of libing mammals?
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hair and mammary glands; monotremes, marsupials, eutherians
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