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chaonocytes
[porifera] flagellated cells that beat to pull in H2O through small pores where food is filtered and ingested by phagocytosis
amoebocytes
[porifera] cells embedded in sponge wall that help distribute food and produce elastic or hard skeletal fibers
cnidocytes
[cnidaria] cells containing stinging organelles called nematocytes that eject small harpoons with toxins used for anchoring, feeding, and defense
anthozoa
[cnidaria] corals and anemones
hydrozoa
[cnidaria] corals and hydras
cubozoa
[cnidaria] box jellies and sea wasps
scyphozoa
[cnidaria] jelly fish and sea nettles
gastrovascular cavity (GVC)
[cnidaria] "blind sac" with mouth as single opening
polyp
[cnidaria] sessile body plan attached to substrate
medusa
[cnidaria] free swimming body plan
gastrodermal lines
[cnidaria] digestive system containing gland cells and nutritive-muscular cells
gland cells
[cnidaria] cells that secrete digestive enzymes, specifically proteases
nutritive - muscular cells
[cnidaria] cells that form pseudopods to engulf partially digested particles for final digestion
mesoglea
[cnidaria] space between outer and inner epidermis that is filled with extracellular matrix and serves as endoskeleton
[cnidarian] nervous system
irregular net of primitive nervous cells; no central nervous system
dioecious
two different sexes
turbellaria
[platyhelminthes] free-living
trematoda
[platyhelminthes] flukes that are parasitic
cestoda
[platyhelminthes] tapeworms that are parasitic
[platyhelminthes] germ layers
ectoderm, endoderm, and mesoderm
cephalization
clumping of sensory / neuronal tissue and presence of some sort of nervous system organization
bilateral symmetry
symmetry around only one plane
acoelomate
lacking a true body cavity and having a solid packing of cells instead
[platyhelminthes] digestive system
food pulled in by extended pharynx and pharyngeal contractions
[platyhelminthes] nervous system
organized into ladder with 2 lateral nerve cords connected by transverse nerve cords; enlarged cerebral ganglia; sensory, assocation, and motor neurons
protonephridia
[platyhelminthes] excretory organs that regulate ion / water balance by tubes that open via pores where cilia create negative pressure and pull in fluids
[platyhelminthes] reproductive system
regeneration from cosntriction; can also be monoecious
polychaetes
[annelida] segmented bristleworms
oligochaetes
[annelida] earthworms
hirudinea
[annelida] leeches
metamerism
repetition of body parts in segments
[annelida] locomotion
series of synchronized contractions by longitudinal and circular muscles (can move side-to-side or elongate)
setae
[annelida] hair-like projections used for anchoring
[annelida] heart
many repeated structures that are dark and ring-like along the anterior
[annelida] reproductive organs
anterior and light-colored (monoecious)
[annelida] septa
fibers that separates segments of body
[annelida] digestive system
esophagus that has calciferous glands, crop, and gizzard
calciferous glands
[annelida] excrete excess calcium into the feces
crop
[annelida] thin walled sac posterior of esophagus to store food
gizzard
[annelida] thick-walled sac where food is fragmented
[annelida] circulatory system
closed system where blood (which contained dissolved hemoglobin)is always inside the vessels
[annelida] nervous system
contains the brain, dorsal, and ventral ganglia
suprapharyngeal ganglia
[annelida] brain which also leads to series of ventral nerve cords through the ventral ganglia
metanephridia
[annelida] elimination of nitrogenous waste through finely coiled tubes adhered to body wall
nephrostome
[annelida] where metanephridia opens into coelom
metanephriopore
[annelida] pore from the metanephridia to outside environment
[annelida] reproductive system
hermaphroditic worms that cross-fertilize and contain both testes and ovaries
[annelida] seminal vesicles
[annelida] large rounded masses that contain testes which store sperm
spermatheca
[annelida] where sperm crawls into when mating and eggs are then released for internal cross-fertilization
cuticles
[annelida] noncellular layer covering external body wall
cladistics
classification system in which scientists attempt to organize organisms based on evolutionary relationships
clade
nested groups of animals with smaller groups contained within larger groups; descendents all contain unique derived characteristics that distinguish them but also some ancestral characteristics which they share with other groups
monophyletic
grouping that consists of an ancestral species and all of its descendants
parsimonious
fewest changes in derived characters among clades
adaptation
trait that enhances evolutionary fitness and that arose as a result of natural selection
chloragogen cells
[annelida] cells function in glycogen storage and detoxification
typhlosole
[annelida] prominent fold in the dorsal wall of intestine that increases surface area
mantle
[mollusca] thin skin-like structure that encloses internal organs and secretes external skeleton
foot
[mollusca] muscular locomotory structure used for creeping, crawling, grabbing, and burrowing
radula
[mollusca] ribbon-like string with many rows of multi-cusped teeth used for scraping, tearing, harpooning, and boring; teeth are constantly secreted
ctenidium
[mollusca] structures used for gas exchange and filter feeding; feather-like shape with many blood vessels
shell
[mollusca] external skeleton protecting the soft parts of the animal made of calcium carbonate
[mollusca] external clam anatomy
anterior end is shorter than posterior end
[mollusca] digestive system
ctenidia beat and pull water into mantle through inhalant siphon where water is sorted/transferred to mouth through labial palps. food travels down esophagus to stomach and enters where digestive glands and extracellular digestion occurs. the anus empties into excurrent siphon.
[mollusca] excretory system
nitrogenous wastes in ammonia form excreted into excurrent siphon by pair of nephridia
[mollusca] circulatory / respiratory system
open system using hemocyanin (Cu containing pigment) dissolved in plasma. the heart is bright orange and beats rhythmically to create pressure. hemolymph is forced into aorta and carried to tissues which open into cavities. hemolymph is transfered to ctenidia where gas exchange occurs.
[mollusca] nervous system
poor sense organs and limited cephalization
[mollusca] reproductive system
mostly dioecious and have gonads that empty gametes into excurrent siphon. fertilization and development occur externally.
diversity
number of species within a specific lineage
disparity
the range of anatomical structural variation
convergent evolution
formation of structures that have similar function (analogous structures)
homologous evolution
eventual formation of structures from similar developmental structures
dorsal vs. ventral
toward the back vs. toward the belly
medial vs. lateral
toward the middle vs. toward the sides
anterior vs. posterior
the head vs. the back
distal vs. proximal
away from point vs. toward the point
superficial vs. deep
on the surface vs. from the surface
oral vs. aboral
surface with mouth vs. surface away from mouth
cephalic vs. caudal
toward the head vs. away from the head
superior vs. inferior
up vs. down
radial symmetry
symmetrical when divided by many planes
[platyhelminthes] excretory system
Nitrogenous wastes can float freely between cells and surrounding environment.
[platyhelminthes] osmoregulatory system
Use of organs that regulate ion balance called PROTONEPHRIDIA
protonephridia
Found in platyhelminthes that regulate ion balance that controls water balance. They are blind ended tubes that open through pores to outside. Cilia lining the protonephridia create a negative pressure that pulls fluid into the tube.
[platyhelminthes] reproductive system
asexual = regeneration. mostly monoecious. can also sexually reproduce.
Polychaetes
segmented bristleworms
Oligochaetes
earthworms
Hirudinea
leeches
hydraulic skeleton
cavity filled with fluid that is acted upon by muscles that results in locomotion
metamerism
repetition of body parts, found in the repetition of hearts, nephridia, and reproductive organs in annelids
setae
stiff hair-like projections off the surface of the worm used for traction as the worm moves
clitellum
conspicuous swelling that extends over several somites (sections); secretes mucus used during reproduction
[annelida] locomotion
synchronized contraction of longitudinal and circular muscles. contraction of longitudinal muscles widens body. relaxation of longitudinal muscles + contraction of the circular muscles elongates the body
[annelida] gastrointestinal tract
aka alimentary tract; a long tube which runs through the length of the body
[annelida] heart
multiple that are dark ring-like structures that encircle the GI tube at the anterior
[annelida] reproductive system
light-colored and arranged in anterior end around the GI tract
[annelida] coelom
lined with peritoneum derived from mesoderm; septa separates the segments
[annelida] digestive system
pharynx -> esophagus -> calciferous glands line the esophagus -> crop -> gizzard -> intestine
calciferous glands
glands located on the esophagus near the crop that excrete excess calcium for elimination in the feces
crop
large thin-walled sac that stoers food
gizzard
thick walled sac where most of the food is fragmented
[annelida] circulatory system
closed circulatory system; dorsal blood vessels and ring-like hearts contract rhythmically to pump blood through system of closed blood vessels; hemoglobin is dissolved within the blood; no blood cells
[annelida] nervous system
suprapharyngeal ganglia (brain) -> dorsal ganglia -> ventral ganglia
metanephridia
elimination of nitrogenous waste; every somite contained a pair; fine-coiled tubes adhering to body wall; opens into coelom by ventral ciliated funnel known as the nephorstome; it empties to exterior by fine pore in ventral body wall called metanephridiopore
[annelida] reproductive system
hermaphroditic; cross-fertilization occurs; cross exchange of sperm occurs during copulation by entering spermatheca of other worm where it is stored; eggs are produced in ovaries and fertilization is internal
seminal vesicles
large, rounded masses that overlie the esophagus; contain the small inconspicuous testes and store sperm prior to discharge
spermatheca
seminal receptacles that are spherical structures that stores sperm before it is used
cuticle
non-cellular layer that covers external body wall
chloragogen cells
function in glycogen storage and detoxification
typhlosole
prominent fold in dorsal wall of intestine that increases surface area
mollusca
aquatic creatures that are extremely diverse; four common classes; protostome, bilateral symmmetry, coelom, segmentation, cephalization
gastropoda
slugs and snails
coild shell and twisted body; diverse
bivalvia
clams, mussels, oysters, and scallops
made of two half-shells connected by a hinge made of elastic tissue; mantle envelops the body, secreting the two valves and forming mantle cavity; no radula; well-developed foot
cephalopoda
octopus, marine, 1,000 species; two subclasses nautili (external shell) and other subclass (mantle or no shell)
well-developed nervous system with giant nerve cells and thick axons that allow for quick conduction
complex sensory systems and complex behavior
carnivorous
closed circulatory systems
long tentacles with suckers used for seizing / holding prey
poison injected from salivary glands
release ink containing melanin pigment from ink sacs
polyplacophora
chitons
[mollusca] derived features
mantle, foot, radula, ctenidium, shell
mantle
thin skin-like structure enclosing internal organs and secretes the external skeleton; secretes calcerous material
foot
muscular locomotory strcuture used for creeping, crawling, grabbing, burrowing
radula
ribbon-like string with rows of multi-cusped teeth that are used for scraping, tearing, harpooning, and boring; new teeth are constantly being secreted
ctenidia
feather-like veiny structures used for gas exchange and filter-feeding
shell
external skeleton and protects soft parts of the animal; layers of calcium carbonate
operculum
present in gastropods, it is a small shell cover used to close off the opening to the shell
[bivalvia] digestive system
cilia lining ctenidia pulls water containing food into mantle cavity through large inhalant siphon; water is filtered through ctenidia and expelled out through posterior excurrent siphon
food particles transferred by mouth through labial palps
esophagus -> stomach -> digestive glands (where most absorption occurs)
indegestible particles pass from stomach into intestine into anus into excurrent siphon
[bivalvia] excretory system
nitrogenous wastes in form of ammonia are excreted into excurrent siphon by nephridia
[bivalvia] circulatory system
open system using hemocyanin dissolved in plasma
heart is located dorsally and is bright orange color
hemolymph is forced into aorta and carried to various tissues by vessels which open into cavities
ctenidia is where gas exchange occurs
[bivalvia] nervous system
poor sense organs and limited cephalization
[bivalvia] reproductive system
dioecious
gondas empty gametes into excurrent siphon
fertilization is external