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88 Cards in this Set
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if the kingdom is animalia, what is the domain?
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eukaryia
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what makes an animal? (3)
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-eat other organisms
-move -multicellular |
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what distinctions divide animals? (4)
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-defined tissues and specialized cells
-radial vs. bilateral symmetry -protostome vs. deuterostome -molting vs. non molting |
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protostome and deuterostome
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p=first opening to form in development is the mouth
d=first opening to form in the development is the anus |
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two protostomes
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monkey, starfish
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five deuterostomes
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anthropods, roundworms, molluscs, annedlids, flathworms
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two that grow by molting
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anthropods and roundworms
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one with radially symmetry
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cndarian
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one that does not posses tissue or organs
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sponges
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what phylum is 75% of all species on earth
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anthropoda
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8 phylums
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-arthropods
-annelid -echinoderms -mollusca -roundworm -flatworm -cndarian -porifera |
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More closely related to humans
endoskeleton both radial and bilateral underside have tube feet |
echinoderms
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sea stars
sand dollars sea urchins sea cucumbers |
groups of echinoderms
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most successful of all animal groups
most numerous exoskeletons made of chitlin segmentation jointed appendages |
arthropods
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insects
arachnids crustaceans millipedes and centipedes |
groups of arthropods
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head,thorax, abdomen
can carry disease (vector) undergo metamorphosis |
insects
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spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites
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arachnids
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crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp
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crustaceans
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many feet
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millipedes and centipedes
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segmented worms
some useful in agriculture and medicine |
annedlids
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earthworms, leeches, polychaetes
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groups of annedlids
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found in water and land
common features: shell, mantle, radula |
mollusca
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3 groups of mollusca
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1. gastropods
2. bivalves 3. cephalopods |
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"belly foot"
slugs and snails shell and slime is defense |
gastropods
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"two valves"
calms,scallops,oysters,mussels filter feeders pearl makers |
bivalves
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"head foot"
squid,octopus,nautilus tentacles FAST-6000 mph in 10 seconds |
cephalopods
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squirrels remember 3000 nut locations
spiders spin elaborate webs apes learn sign language |
examples of animal intellegence
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many live in soil (nematodes)
many are parasitic (heartworm, pinworms) unsegmented worms must molt to grow |
roundworm
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well defined head and tail regions
parasitic flukes (one digestive opening) tapeworms (can break off segments, can get very long) |
flatworm
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radial
carnivores jellyfish, coral, sea anemones |
cndarian
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-coral eat algae called zooxanthelle
-if the water gets to hot the coral spits out algae -algae gives oral color and when gone coral turns white -repeated events causes death of coral |
coral bleaching
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simplest animals
lack tissue and organs pump water through pores to feed free living larval stage (moving) mostly marine can reproduce asexually |
sponges
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properties of phylum chordata (4)
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-notochord (only in primitive chordates)
-dorsal hollow nerve cord -pharyngeal slits -post-anal tail |
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are all chodates vertebrates?
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no
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the two simplest chordates
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tunicates and lancelets
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the two simplest of vertebrates
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lampreys and hagfish
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what set the evolutionary explosion of vertebrate diversity
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the development and jaws and fin
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5 classes
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fish
amphibia reptiles birds (aves) mammals |
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first vertebrates on fossil record
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fish
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three groups of jawed fish
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1. cartilaginous fishes
2. ray-finned fishes 3. lobe finned fishes |
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unique features of fish (3)
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scales
slimy skin retain gills through life |
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a skeleton made completely of cartilage
sharks and rays |
cartilaginous fishes
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rigid bones and fins lined with hardened rays
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ray finned fishes
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two pairs of sturdy fins on the underside of the body
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lobe finned fishes
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"double life" tadpole to frog, herbivore to carnivore
tied to water exothermic |
class amphibian
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-slimy skin
-no scales -lay eggs in water -undergo metamorphosis |
amphibian features
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frogs
toads salamanders caecelians amphiumas |
examples of amphibians
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includes large and small reptiles of mesozioc
exothermic can live in extremely hot environments |
reptiles
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dry skin
scaly skin lay eggs on land |
features of reptiles
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snakes
lizards crocodiles, alligators, caimans turtles |
examples of reptiles
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reptilian ancestors
endothermic requires LOTS of energy |
properties of birds
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lay eggs
feathers |
features of birds
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reptilian ancestor
endothermic |
prop. of mammals
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hair/fur
mammary glands |
features of mammals
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egg layers
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monotremes (platapus)
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pouched mammals
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marsupials (kangaroo)
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have placenta
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placentals (humans)
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Ardipithicus ramidus
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4.4 million years old
ethiopia teeth more similar to humans pelvis showed bidpedalism but could not climb well |
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5 characteristics of plants
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-multicellular
-eukaryotic -photosynthesizers (authroph-self feeder) -cellulose in cell walls -sessile |
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sessile
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bend towards the sun
adaptions for spreading seed resistance to predation |
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plants have specialized structures for
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support
gravity desiccation |
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4 groups of plants
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non-vascuar
vascular seedless gymnosperms angiosperms |
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small
lack true leaves and roots must live in very moist areas must rely on osmosis |
prop. of non-vascular plants
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mosses, liverworts, hornworts
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non-vascular plants
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-peat used in gardening holds carbon dioxide
-hold soil "crust" together to prevent erosion -smoky flavor of scotch whiskey |
3conomic values of non-vascular plants
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-tubes: allows for transport of water and nutrients
-root development: water and support |
vascular tissue development
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-tropical species
-reproduce using spores - DNA, RNA, proteins -lack nutrients |
vascular seedless plants
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ferns, horsetails
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vascular seedless plants
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-needles
-vascular -tallest tree: coast redwood 380 ft. -oldest tree: methuselah tree 4,800 years old -naked seed |
gymnosperms
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conifers
cycads ginkgos gnetophytes |
gymnosperms
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-the male releases pollen grains that require the wind to reach a female cone
-the female cone has ovulates on the protruding scales. They produce seeds when fertilized by pollen. -cones have been using wind pollination successfully for over 200 million years |
reproduction of cones
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-flowering plants
-majority of plants on earth -grasses -garden plants -deciduous trees -vascular -covered seeds |
properties of angiosperms
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flower=sexual reproductive structure
fruit contains seed |
angiosperm life cycle
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HIGH economic value
-food -medicine |
angiosperm economic value
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why so many different kinds of flowers?
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-many pollinators: insects, birds, mammals
-many colors and shapes to attract pollinators |
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what are they attracted to:
bees butterflys hummingbirds |
yellow/blue flowers
landing on platforms red tubular flowers |
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dormancy: remain inactive until good conditions
nourishment: stored food in seeds until germination germentation: development delayed until proper season |
advantages of angiosperm seeds
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angiosperm seed dispersal
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-attach to animals
-wind or water -being eaten by an animal |
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angiosperm plant defenses
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-spikes or thorns
-sticky traps -give off chemicals that affect predator |
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3 types of fungi
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mushrooms
molds yeast |
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more closely related to animals
eukaryotic lack chlorophyll contain chiltin in cell walls heterotrophic multi and unicellular feed by absortion of decaying materials secrete powerful enzymes |
properties of fungi
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4 importance of fungi
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commercial uses: food, antibiotic
decomposers: release carbon, nitrogen, and other elements parasites cause disease: infect animals (ringworm, athletes foot, toxic mold) infect plants: wheat rust, corn smut, Dutch elm disease |
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-fungus and algae-mutalism
-pioneer on rocks -fungus uses enzymes to break down rock -algae produces energy through photosynthesis |
lichens
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-fungus and plants- mutualism (make nitrogen)
-fungus lives among plant roots -plant provides sugars for fungus -fungus increases water uptake for roots |
mycorhizae
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one-celled
separates by budding breads and wines some are pathogens ex: candida |
yeast
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expensive gourmet edible fungi
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truffles
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some edible, some extremely toxic
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mushrooms
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found on foods and plants
some are pathogens ex: aspergillis |
molds
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