Taxonomy Of Animals Test Review

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Taxonomy

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~the science concerning the description, identification, naming, and classification of living things.

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Binomial nomenclature

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modern system of naming and classifying living organisms; combines the genus and species of an organism to provide it with name.

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Norishment

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to supply the food and nutrients necessary for life health and growth.

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Exoskeleton

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a hard structure or shell which provides protection and support for an organism.

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Heterotroph

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requires an organic substance to provide it with necessary for growth and development

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Bilateral symmetry

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the ability of an object to be divided into identical halves. usually the left and right sides

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Invertebrate

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creatures which do not posses a backbone.

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radial symmetry

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an animal that is identical around its central axis

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Parasite

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an organism which grows, feeds, and is sheltered on or inside another organism and contributed nothing to the survival of the host

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swim bladder

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an air filled structure in many fish which maintains buoyancy/ or aids in respiration

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notochora

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rod like chord of cells that forms the main support structure of the body

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water vascular system

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hydraulic system in echinoderms which allows for food and wast transportation and loco motion.

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what class:

~independent of water

~scales

~internal fertilization

~well-developed circulatory system and lungs

~includes snakes, lizards and turtles

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reptilia

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animals in the phylum:

nematode

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pin-worms and hookworms

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animals in the phylum:

chordata

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all vertebrates such as fish reptiles and humans

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animals in the phylum:

annelida

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earth worms and leaches

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animals in the phylum:

echinodermata

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starfish,sea urchins, and sand dollar

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animals in the phylum:

cnidarian

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sea anemones, jelly fish, and coral

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animals in the phylum:

platyhelminthes

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flukes and tapeworms

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characteristics of animals in the following class:

reptilia

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~independent of water

~scales

~internal fertilization

~well developed circulatory system and lungs

(includes snakes, lizards, and turtles)

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characteristics of animals in the following phylum:

porifera

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~sessile (non-mobile)

~lack organs and tissues

~least advanced of all animals

~invertebrate

( includes all sponges)

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characteristics of animals in the following phylum:

arthropoda

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~segmented body with jointed legs

~exoskeleton

~complex nervous system with dorsal brains

~open circulatory system with dorsal heart

~invertebrate

( includes lobsters, crabs, beetles, and cockroaches)

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characteristics of animals in the following phylum:

mullusca

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~bilateral symmetry

~often have a shell

~complete digestive system

(includes snails, clams, squid, and slugs)

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characteristics of animals in the following class:

aves

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~ feathers

~ light weight bones

~body system adapted for flight

~beak

~4 chambered heart

( all birds)

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characteristics of animals in the following class:

chiroptera

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~ bats

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characteristics of animals in the following class:

mammalia

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~ hair

~milk production by females for offspring

~internal fertalization

( includes apes, dogs, humans, etc.)

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characteristics of animals in the following class:

amphibian

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~limited to moist environments

~lungs and skin act as a respiratory system

~3 chambered heart

( includes: frogs, toads, and turtles)

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characteristics of animals in the following class:

placodermi

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~first jawed vertebrate

~armored fish

~entirely extinct