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What kind of coelom do annelids have? |
True coeloms (coelomates) |
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What is metamerism? |
Segmentation - serially repeated units divided by septa |
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How does metamerism increase independence of annelids? |
Each segment has its own circulatory, respiratory, nervous, and excretory structures, Allows for localized movement |
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What are metameres? |
Individual segments |
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What are setae? |
Hair-like structures that prevent annelids from slipping backwards |
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What is mesentery? |
A fold of tissue that helps divide metameres |
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What are septa? |
A structure that divides metameres down the middle |
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What are the two parts of the annelid head? |
Prostomium and peristomium |
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What are the main parts of the annelid prostomium? |
Eyes, sensory palps, and antennae |
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Where is the peristomium? |
It surrounds the pharynx |
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What is the pygidium? |
The posterior end of annelids where new segments form directly behind |
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What is unique about the annelid excretory system? |
It is segmented |
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What kind of circulatory system do annelids have? |
Closed |
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How are the blood vessels in annelids arranged? |
Dorsal and ventral blood vessels that penetrate segments |
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How is the annelid digestive system arranged? |
One long tube that penetrates segments |
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How is the annelid nervous system arranged? |
Cerebral ganglia and ganglia in each segment in addition to a central nerve cord and giant axons |
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What is annelid movement like? |
Peristaltic or undulations |
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Where do annelids live? |
Marine, freshwater, and moist soils |
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How do annelids eat? |
Detritivores, particle feeders, predators, bloodsuckers |
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What are the general characteristics of class Errantia? |
Used to be class Polychaeta ("many bristles/setae"), mostly marine |
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What are unique features of class Errantia? |
Well-defined head, parapodia for movement and respiration, and no permanent sex organs |
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What is the unique reproduction system of class Errantia? |
Temporary gonads formed in peritoneum, gametes travel out through nephridia and fertilization is external (dioecious) |
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In class Sedentaria, the traits are associated with evolution back to ______ life. |
Sedentary |
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What are examples of class Sedentaria? |
Fan worms, Christmas tree worms
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What class does clade Sibonglinidae belong to? |
Sedentaria |
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What does clade Siboglinidae lack compared to other annelids? |
Mouth and digestive tract
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Where does clade Siboglinidae live? |
Deep ocean |
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How does class Siboglinidae gain energy? |
From endosymbiotic bacteria that oxidize hydrogen sulfide; held in trophosome |
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What is the main example of Order Clitellata? |
Earthworms |
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What is the organization of the Clitellata digestive system? |
Esophagus --> crop --> gizzard --> intestine |
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What is the ecological importance of order Clitellata? |
"Intestines of the soil" - critical of nutrient cycle in soil |
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Order Clitellata can have a huge impact as ______. |
An invasive species |
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What is the main example of family Hirudinidae? |
Leeches |
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What are the unique features of family Hirudinidae? |
Anterior and posterior suckers; no setae or parapodium; segmented, but generally no septa |
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What are the main bloodsucking adaptations of family Hirudinidae? |
Proboscis/muscular pharynx w/ 3 jaws; saliva gland produces anticoagulant; can take in several times body weight; lacks digestive enzymes, rely on bacteria |
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What is the general ecology of Nematoda? |
Found in every ecosystem; free living and parasitic; used as biological control |
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What nematode is used as a model organism? |
C. elegans |
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What kind of coelom do nematodes have? |
Pseudocoelom (hydrostatic skeleton) |
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What are the properties of the nematode cuticle? |
Made of collagen; contains body's high hydrostatic pressure |
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What muscles do nematodes lack? |
Circular muscles - relies on elasticity of cuticle |
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What kind of digestion system do nematodes have? |
Poorly muscularized, complete system |
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Nematode intestinal walls consist of how many cell layers? |
Only one |
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How does nematode defecation work? |
Relies on hydrostatic pressure |
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What kind of metabolism do nematodes have? |
Aerobic and anaerobic |
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What systems do nematodes lack? |
Nervous, respiratory, or circulatory |
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What are the characteristics of nematode reproduction? |
Most dioecious; males have a spicule to aid in insemination, and sperm cells are amoeboid |
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What is the real name of the large roundworm? |
Ascaris |
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What is the reproduction cycle in Ascaris? |
Eggs in feces; ingested eggs hatch, juvenile develop in lungs (pneumonia); adults migrate to small intestine to lay eggs (200,000 eggs a day) |
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What is the main characteristic of hookworms? |
Adults have hook-shaped attachment to intestinal wall |
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What is the reproductive cycle of hookworms? |
Eggs in feces; juveniles hatch in soil, burrow into contacted skin |
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What disease does Trichinella cause? |
Trichinosis |
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What is the reproductive cycle of Trichinella? |
Adults in small intestine; juveniles penetrate blood vessels, found in all tissues; penetrate skeletal muscle cells and control gene expression to become nurse cell; meat eaten with juveniles; juveniles mature in consumers intestine |
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What is the most common worm parasite in the US? |
Pinworms |
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What is the reproductive cycle of pinworms?
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Adults found in large intestine; migrate to anus at night and lay eggs; ingested eggs hatch in intestine and develop into adults |
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What causes river blindness, elephantiasis, and dog heartworm? |
Filarial worms |
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What is the reproductive cycle of filarial worms? |
Adults reside in lymphatic system; insect is intermediate host (ex. mosquito) |
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What kind of coelom do mollusks have? |
True coelomates |
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What is the mesentery? |
Fold of tissue which supports and organizes organs |
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How many extant species of mollusks are there? |
Over 90,000 - a very diverse group |
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What is the general body plan of mollusks? |
Head and foot |
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How do mollusks generally feed? |
Mouth and radula |
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How do mollusks generally move? |
Waves of muscle contractions in foot, has evolved many different forms and functions |
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What kind of circulatory system do most mollusks have (besides cephalopods)? |
Open system with heart, sinuses and veins |
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What kind of respiratory system do mollusks generally have? |
Gills or lungs, respiratory pigments in blood |
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What kind of excretion system do mollusks generally have? |
A pair of kidneys (metanephridia) with ducts that also transport eggs and sperm |
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Are mollusks monoecious or dioecious? |
Dioecious |
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What kind of nervous system do most mollusks have? |
Several ganglia with nerve cords |
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What is the mantle in mollusks? |
Sheath of skin on dorsal side |
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What is the purpose of the mantle in mollusks? |
The overhanging folds creates cavities; the outer surface secretes calcium carbonate shell |
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What are the two larval stages of mollusks? |
Trochophore and veliger |
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What are the general characteristics of classes Caudofoveata and Solengastres? |
Worm-like and shell-less with calcareous scales; probably presents ancestral mollusk conditions; associated with marine sediment |
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What is the common name of class Polyplacophora? |
Chitons |
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What are the general characteristics of class Polyplacophora? |
7-8 dorsal plates, head-foot mantle design; mantle girdle creates groove for gills |
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What kind of circulatory system do chitons have? |
Blood pumped by 3-chambered heart |
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What kind of reproduction system do chitons have? |
Dioecious, may have external or internal fertilization; trochophore larva |
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What are the general characteristics of class Monoplacophora? |
Single, flat shell; similar body design as chitons; serial repetition of nephridia, gonads, and gills |
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What are examples of class Gastropoda? |
Snails, Nudibranchs, sea butterflies |
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What is the development of class Gastropoda? |
Trochophore --> veliger |
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What is torsion? |
Migration of anus and mantle cavity, both ending up above the head |
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How does respiration in Gastropods work? |
Gills or vascularized mantle cavity; opening called pneumostome |
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How does the reproduction of Gastropods work? |
Monoecious or dioecious; exchange spermatophores (bundles of sperm) |
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What Cephalopod has a shell? |
Nautilus |
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What is the shell like in cuttlefish and squids? |
Pen - covered by mantle |
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Do octopus have shells? |
Nope |
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How do cephalopods feed? |
Capture prey with tentacles; break down prey with beak-like jaw and radula |
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How does respiration/circulation in cephalopods work? |
Gills in mantle cavity; closed circulatory system with branchial heart |
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What are the characteristics of the nervous system and sensory organs in cephalopods? |
Most advanced in invertebrates; eye similar to advanced vertebrates |
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What are chromatophores? |
Pigment cells that can expand and contract to change color |
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How to cephalopods move? |
Jet propulsion; crawling with tentacles |
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How does reproduction in cephalopods work? |
Dioecious; males transfer spermatophore into females mantle cavity using tentacle |
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What are the common names of class Scaphopoda? |
Tusk shells or tooth shells |
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What is the body design of class Scaphopoda? |
Tubular shell open at both ends; mantle is completely wrapped around viscera and fused to form tube; foot comes out the larger end of tube, and help with burrowing into the sediment |
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What are examples of class Bivalvia? |
Clams, mussels, scallops, and shipworms |
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What is the ecology of class Bivalvia? |
Filter feeders |
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What is the body design of class Bivalvia? |
Lost cephalization, lost radula |
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What is the shell in Bivalvia for? |
Protection, locomotion, scraping (shipworms) |
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How does filter feeding in Bivalvia work? |
Gills strain food out, helped by mucus from labial palps; stomach has crystalline style that churns food |
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What is used for Bivalve respiration? |
Gills |
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What is used for Bivalve locomotion? |
Foot or shell propulsion (scallops) |
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What are the characteristics of sensory organs in Bivalves? |
Poorly developed; exception are scallops that have "shell eyes" |
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What is the reproduction and development in Bivalves? |
Dioecious with internal development; specialized veligers called glochidia that are ectoparasites on fish gills |