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What kind of coelom do annelids have?

True coeloms (coelomates)

What is metamerism?

Segmentation - serially repeated units divided by septa

How does metamerism increase independence of annelids?

Each segment has its own circulatory, respiratory, nervous, and excretory structures,


Allows for localized movement

What are metameres?

Individual segments

What are setae?

Hair-like structures that prevent annelids from slipping backwards

What is mesentery?

A fold of tissue that helps divide metameres

What are septa?

A structure that divides metameres down the middle

What are the two parts of the annelid head?

Prostomium and peristomium

What are the main parts of the annelid prostomium?

Eyes, sensory palps, and antennae

Where is the peristomium?

It surrounds the pharynx

What is the pygidium?

The posterior end of annelids where new segments form directly behind

What is unique about the annelid excretory system?

It is segmented

What kind of circulatory system do annelids have?

Closed

How are the blood vessels in annelids arranged?

Dorsal and ventral blood vessels that penetrate segments

How is the annelid digestive system arranged?

One long tube that penetrates segments

How is the annelid nervous system arranged?

Cerebral ganglia and ganglia in each segment in addition to a central nerve cord and giant axons

What is annelid movement like?

Peristaltic or undulations

Where do annelids live?

Marine, freshwater, and moist soils

How do annelids eat?

Detritivores, particle feeders, predators, bloodsuckers

What are the general characteristics of class Errantia?

Used to be class Polychaeta ("many bristles/setae"), mostly marine

What are unique features of class Errantia?

Well-defined head, parapodia for movement and respiration, and no permanent sex organs

What is the unique reproduction system of class Errantia?

Temporary gonads formed in peritoneum, gametes travel out through nephridia and fertilization is external (dioecious)

In class Sedentaria, the traits are associated with evolution back to ______ life.

Sedentary

What are examples of class Sedentaria?

Fan worms, Christmas tree worms

What class does clade Sibonglinidae belong to?

Sedentaria

What does clade Siboglinidae lack compared to other annelids?

Mouth and digestive tract

Where does clade Siboglinidae live?

Deep ocean

How does class Siboglinidae gain energy?

From endosymbiotic bacteria that oxidize hydrogen sulfide; held in trophosome

What is the main example of Order Clitellata?

Earthworms

What is the organization of the Clitellata digestive system?

Esophagus --> crop --> gizzard --> intestine

What is the ecological importance of order Clitellata?

"Intestines of the soil" - critical of nutrient cycle in soil

Order Clitellata can have a huge impact as ______.

An invasive species

What is the main example of family Hirudinidae?

Leeches

What are the unique features of family Hirudinidae?

Anterior and posterior suckers; no setae or parapodium; segmented, but generally no septa

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

What is the general ecology of Nematoda?

Found in every ecosystem; free living and parasitic; used as biological control

What nematode is used as a model organism?

C. elegans

What kind of coelom do nematodes have?

Pseudocoelom (hydrostatic skeleton)

What are the properties of the nematode cuticle?

Made of collagen; contains body's high hydrostatic pressure

What muscles do nematodes lack?

Circular muscles - relies on elasticity of cuticle

What kind of digestion system do nematodes have?

Poorly muscularized, complete system

Nematode intestinal walls consist of how many cell layers?

Only one

How does nematode defecation work?

Relies on hydrostatic pressure

What kind of metabolism do nematodes have?

Aerobic and anaerobic

What systems do nematodes lack?

Nervous, respiratory, or circulatory

What are the characteristics of nematode reproduction?

Most dioecious; males have a spicule to aid in insemination, and sperm cells are amoeboid

What is the real name of the large roundworm?

Ascaris

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)

What is the main characteristic of hookworms?

Adults have hook-shaped attachment to intestinal wall

What is the reproductive cycle of hookworms?

Eggs in feces; juveniles hatch in soil, burrow into contacted skin

What disease does Trichinella cause?

Trichinosis

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

What is the most common worm parasite in the US?

Pinworms

What is the reproductive cycle of pinworms?

Adults found in large intestine; migrate to anus at night and lay eggs; ingested eggs hatch in intestine and develop into adults

What causes river blindness, elephantiasis, and dog heartworm?

Filarial worms

What is the reproductive cycle of filarial worms?

Adults reside in lymphatic system; insect is intermediate host (ex. mosquito)

What kind of coelom do mollusks have?

True coelomates

What is the mesentery?

Fold of tissue which supports and organizes organs

How many extant species of mollusks are there?

Over 90,000 - a very diverse group

What is the general body plan of mollusks?

Head and foot

How do mollusks generally feed?

Mouth and radula

How do mollusks generally move?

Waves of muscle contractions in foot, has evolved many different forms and functions

What kind of circulatory system do most mollusks have (besides cephalopods)?

Open system with heart, sinuses and veins

What kind of respiratory system do mollusks generally have?

Gills or lungs, respiratory pigments in blood

What kind of excretion system do mollusks generally have?

A pair of kidneys (metanephridia) with ducts that also transport eggs and sperm

Are mollusks monoecious or dioecious?

Dioecious

What kind of nervous system do most mollusks have?

Several ganglia with nerve cords

What is the mantle in mollusks?

Sheath of skin on dorsal side

What is the purpose of the mantle in mollusks?

The overhanging folds creates cavities; the outer surface secretes calcium carbonate shell

What are the two larval stages of mollusks?

Trochophore and veliger

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

What is the common name of class Polyplacophora?

Chitons

What are the general characteristics of class Polyplacophora?

7-8 dorsal plates, head-foot mantle design; mantle girdle creates groove for gills

What kind of circulatory system do chitons have?

Blood pumped by 3-chambered heart

What kind of reproduction system do chitons have?

Dioecious, may have external or internal fertilization; trochophore larva

What are the general characteristics of class Monoplacophora?

Single, flat shell; similar body design as chitons; serial repetition of nephridia, gonads, and gills

What are examples of class Gastropoda?

Snails, Nudibranchs, sea butterflies

What is the development of class Gastropoda?

Trochophore --> veliger

What is torsion?

Migration of anus and mantle cavity, both ending up above the head

How does respiration in Gastropods work?

Gills or vascularized mantle cavity; opening called pneumostome

How does the reproduction of Gastropods work?

Monoecious or dioecious; exchange spermatophores (bundles of sperm)

What Cephalopod has a shell?

Nautilus

What is the shell like in cuttlefish and squids?

Pen - covered by mantle

Do octopus have shells?

Nope

How do cephalopods feed?

Capture prey with tentacles; break down prey with beak-like jaw and radula

How does respiration/circulation in cephalopods work?

Gills in mantle cavity; closed circulatory system with branchial heart

What are the characteristics of the nervous system and sensory organs in cephalopods?

Most advanced in invertebrates; eye similar to advanced vertebrates

What are chromatophores?

Pigment cells that can expand and contract to change color

How to cephalopods move?

Jet propulsion; crawling with tentacles

How does reproduction in cephalopods work?

Dioecious; males transfer spermatophore into females mantle cavity using tentacle

What are the common names of class Scaphopoda?

Tusk shells or tooth shells

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

What are examples of class Bivalvia?

Clams, mussels, scallops, and shipworms

What is the ecology of class Bivalvia?

Filter feeders

What is the body design of class Bivalvia?

Lost cephalization, lost radula

What is the shell in Bivalvia for?

Protection, locomotion, scraping (shipworms)

How does filter feeding in Bivalvia work?

Gills strain food out, helped by mucus from labial palps; stomach has crystalline style that churns food

What is used for Bivalve respiration?

Gills

What is used for Bivalve locomotion?

Foot or shell propulsion (scallops)

What are the characteristics of sensory organs in Bivalves?

Poorly developed; exception are scallops that have "shell eyes"

What is the reproduction and development in Bivalves?

Dioecious with internal development; specialized veligers called glochidia that are ectoparasites on fish gills