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87 Cards in this Set
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What Phylum are Starfish from?
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Phylum Echinodermata
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What kind of vascular system do starfish have?
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A water vascular system
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What are the small pores on a starfish called?
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Madreporite
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What is starfish respiration accomplished through?
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Dermal Branchia
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What kind of body symmetry do adult echinoderms have?
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Pentaradial symmetry
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What Phylum and Class are Sea Cucumbers from?
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Phylum Echinodermata Class Holothuroidea
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What Phylum and Class are Brittle Stars from?
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Phylum Echinodermata Class Ophiuroidea
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What Phylum and Class are Sea Lilies and Feather Stars from?
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Phylum Echinodermata Class Crinoidea
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What Phylum and Class are Sea Urchins from?
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Phylum Echinodermata Class Echinoidea
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What is the elaborate chewing system that sea urchins have called?
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Aristotle's Lantern
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What Phylum are Acorn Worms from?
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Phylum Hemichordata
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What 5 characteristics do organisms from the Phylum Chordata have?
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1) Pharyngeal Gill Slits, 2) A post-anal tail 3) A dorsal, hollow nerve cord 4) An endostyle 5) a Notochord
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What Phylum and Subphylum are tunicates from?
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Phylum Chordata Subphylum Urochordata
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What do tunicates look like?
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As adults, tunicates are sessile, marine filter feeders. their bodies are encased in a nonliving, 'skeleton' that contains cellulose.
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What Phylum and Subphylum are Amphioxus from?
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Phylum Chordata Subphylum Sephalochordata
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What Phylum are fish from?
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Phylum Chordata
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What Phylum and Subphylum are fish, reptiles, birds and mammals from?
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Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata
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What kind of circulatory system and how many heart chambers do fish have?
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They have a closed circulatory system and have a two chambered heart.
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What two features do fishes gill slits enclose?
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Gill arches and Gill rakers which can filter food from the water passing through the gills.
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What Superclass and class are Hagfish from?
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Superclass Agnatha Class Myxini
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What Superclass and Class are Lampreys from?
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Superclass Agnatha Class Petromyzontida
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Jawless fish are called what?
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Agnathans
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What Superclass, Class and Subclass are Sharks and Rays from?
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Superclass Gnathostomata Class Chondrichtyes Subclass Elasmobranchii
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What Superclass, Class and Subclass are Chimaeras from?
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Superclass Gnathostomata Class Chondricththyes Subclass Holocephali
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What kind of skeleton do animals from the Class Chondrichthyes have?
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A cartilaginous skeleton. (Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras)
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What Superclass and Class are Lungfish and Coelacanths from?
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Superclass Gnathostomata Class Sarcopterygii
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What Order are Herring like fishes and anchovies from?
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Order Clupeiformes
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What Order are trout and salmon frrom?
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Order Salmoniformes
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What Order are carp and minnows from?
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Order Cypriniformes
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What Order are Catfish from?
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Order Siluriformes
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What Superclass and Class are Lampreys from?
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Superclass Agnatha Class Petromyzontida
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Jawless fish are called what?
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Agnathans
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What Superclass, Class and Subclass are Sharks and Rays from?
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Superclass Gnathostomata Class Chondrichtyes Subclass Elasmobranchii
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What Superclass, Class and Subclass are Chimaeras from?
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Superclass Gnathostomata Class Chondricththyes Subclass Holocephali
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What kind of skeleton do animals from the Class Chondrichthyes have?
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A cartilaginous skeleton. (Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras)
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What Superclass and Class are Lungfish and Coelacanths from?
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Superclass Gnathostomata Class Sarcopterygii
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What Order are Herring like fishes and anchovies from?
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Order Clupeiformes
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What Order are trout and salmon frrom?
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Order Salmoniformes
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What Order are carp and minnows from?
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Order Cypriniformes
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What Order are Catfish from?
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Order Siluriformes
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What Order are Perch-like fish from?
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Order Perciformes
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What layer of skin are fish scales derived from?
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The dermal layer
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How many atria and ventricles do amphibian hearts have?
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Two Atria and one ventricle
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What are the ears of tetrapods called?
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Tympanic Membranes
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What is frog sex called?
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Amplexus
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What Order are Caecilians from?
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Order Gymnophona
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What Order are Salamanders from?
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Order Urodela
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What Order are Frogs and toads from?
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Order Anura
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What Phylum are Reptiles from?
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Phylum Chordata`
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Why are reptile eggs resistant to desiccation?
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Because it is surrounded by multiple membranes and a protective shell
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What kind of skull do turtles have?
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An anapsid skull.
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What kind of skull do snakes, lizards and crocodiles have?
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A diapsid skull
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How many chambers does a crocodiles heart have?
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4
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What is the jacobson's organ used for?
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Detection of trace chemical signatures and smell.
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What are reptile scales composed of?
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Keratin
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What Order are Turtles, Tortoises and Terrapins from?
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Order Testudines
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The dorsal shell of a turtle is called what?
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The Carapace
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The ventral shell of a turtle is called what?
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The plastron
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What Order are Lizards and Snakes from?
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Order Squamata
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What Order are Alligators, Crocodiles and Caimans from?
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Order Crocodilia
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What Order are Tuataras from?
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Order Sphenodonta
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What are the copulatory organs of snakes called?
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the hemipenes
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How many chambers does a birds heart have?
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4
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What are barbules?
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Microscopic barbs that act like velcro to hold feathers together.
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What is the large sternum of birds called?
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The keel
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What is the purpose of a birds crop?
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To store food
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What is the proventriculus?
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It is a glandular stomach used for chemical digestion
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What is the purpose of a birds gizzard?
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It is a muscular stomach used for mechanical digestion
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What Order are grouse, pheasants, turkeys and quail from?
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Order Galliformes
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What Order are ducks geese and swans from?
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Order Anseriformes
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What Order are shorebirds, and gulls from?
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Order Charadriiformes
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What Order are doves and pigeons from?
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Order Columbiformes
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What Order are herons, egrets and flamingoes from?
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Order Ciconiiformes
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What Order are hawks eagles and falcons from?
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Order Falconiformes
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What Order are Owls from?
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Order Strigiformes
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What Order are hummingbirds from?
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Order Apodiformes
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What Order are woodpeckers from?
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Order Piciformes
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What Order are songbirds from?
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Order Passeriformes
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What two features characterize mammals?
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Hair and mammary glands
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What kind of skull do mammals have?
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A Synapsid Skull
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What Infraclass and Order are duck billed platypus from?
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Infraclass Ornithodelphia Order Monotremata
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What Infraclass are opossums, kangaroos and other marsupials from?
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Infraclass Metatheria
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What Infraclass and Order are rats, mice, squirrels and porcupines from?
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Infraclass Eutheria Order Rodentia
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What Infraclass and Order are bats from?
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Infraclass Eutheria Order Chiroptera
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What Order are Carnivores from?
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Order Carnivora
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What Order are deer, elk sheep and camels from?
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Order Artiodactyla
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What Order are lemurs, monkeys apes and humans from?
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Order Primates
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