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136969043animal characteristics-multicellular heterotrophic eukaryotes -no cell wall, cells held with collagen -nerve and muscle tissue -sexual reproduction
136969044cleavagemitotic divisions after fertilization
136969045blastulahollow ball of cells formed by cleavage
136969046gastrulationforms the primitive gut (adult body parts will arise from these embryonic tissues in the gastrula)
136969047germ layersThree main layers that form the various tissues and organs of an animal body.
136969048ectoderm"blue" gives rise to the outer surface and sometimes nervous system
136969049endoderm"yellow" lines the digestive tube (archenteron)
136969050mesoderm"red" forms muscles and many organs
136969051Parazoano true tissue
136969052Phylum Porifera-(Parazoa) -sponges -sessile -loose federation of cells, -no mesoderm, asymmetrical -filter feeders -water into pores into spongocoel exits osculum -food filtered out by choanocytes -most are hermaphrodites
136969053spongocoellarge central cavity of the sponge
136969054osculumA large opening on a sponge through which filtered water is expelled
136969055choanocytesflagellated collar cells in sponges that filter food
136969056Eumetazoatrue tissue
136969057Radiataradial symmetry, diploplastic
136969058diploblastichave only 2 germ layers (ectoderm and endoderm)
136969059Phylum Cnidaria-(Eumetazoa, Radiata) -hydra, jelly fish, sea anemonem coral -gastrovascular cavity -single opening for mouth/anus -polyp and medusa form -nematocysts -sexual and asexual reproduction -muscles and nerves in simplest form
136969060nematocystsstinging capsules located in special cells called cnidocytes (on tentacles)
136969061cnidocytesspecial cells with nematocysts
136969062Phylum Ctenophora-(Eumetazoa, Radiata) -similar to Cnidaria -comb jellies -move by cilia fused into combs
136969063Acoelomatesno coelom (body cavity)
136969064Bilateriabilateral symmetry, triploblastic
136969065coelommesoderm lined body cavity besides the digestive cavity
136969066Phylum Platyhelminthes-(Eumetazoa, Bilateria, Acoelomate) -flatworms -some free living, some parasitic -some cephalization -no body cavity -mesoderm gives rise to more complex organs and true muscle tissue -one opening digestive tract
136969067cephalizationconcentration of sense organs and nerve cells at the front of an animal's body
136969068Pseudocoelomatestriploblastic, body cavity but not completely enclosed by mesoderm
136969069Phylum Rotifera-(Eumetazoa, Bilateria, Pseudocoelomate) -complete digestive tract (mouth and anus) -parthenogenesis
136969070parthenogenesisprocess in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual
136969071Phylum Nematoda-(Eumetazoa, Bilateria, Pseudocoelomate) -round worms -many free living, some parasitic -hookworm, pinworm, Trichina
136969072Coelomatesbody cavity completely enclosed by mesoderm besides digestive cavity, triploblastic
136969073Protostomesspiral, determinate cleavage (cells have designated purpose right away), blastopore becomes mouth
136969074Phylum Nemertea-(Eumetazoa, Bilateria, Coelomate, Protostome) -proboscis worms (ribbon worms) -complete digestive tract -closed circulatory system -many evolved away from coelom
136969075P. Bryozoa, P. Phoronida, P. Brachiopoda-(Eumetazoa, Bilateria, Coelomate, Protostome) -Lophophorate animals, have horse-shoe shaped fold with cilia surrounding the mouth -evolved into filter feeders -complete digestive tract
136969076Phylum Mollusca-(Eumetazoa, Bilateria, Coelomate, Protostome) -snails, slugs, oysters, octopus -separate sexes or hermaphrodites (snails) -muscular foot -visceral mass -mantle -radula -(3 classes to remember)
136969077mantlefold of tissue that covers visceral mass, often secretes shell
136969078visceral masscontains organs
136969079radularasping organ that scrapes up food
136969080Class Gastropoda(Mollusca) -stomach foot -snails
136969081Class Bivalva(Mollusca) -2 shells -clams
136969082Class Cephalopoda(Mollusca) -head foot -octopus -internal shell
136969083Phylum Annelida-(Eumetazoa, Bilateria, Coelomate, Protostome) -segmented worms (earthworm) -closed circulatory system -cerebral ganglia & nerve cords -metanephridia
136969084metanephridiaeach segment has 2 to excrete metabolic waste
136969085Phylum Arthropoda-(Eumetazoa, Bilateria, Coelomate, Protostome) -regional segmentation -jointed appendages -exoskeleton -molting -extensive cephalization -open circulatory system -internal fertilization -(5 classes to remember)
136969086Class Arachnida(Arthropoda) -scorpians, spiders, ticks, mites -cephalothorax with 6 pairs appendages -2 pr chelicerae (sensing), 4 pair walking leg
136969087Class Diplopoda(Arthropoda) -millipedes -2 pr. leg per segment -eat decaying matter
136969088Class Chilopoda(Arthropoda) -centipedes -1 pr. leg per segment -carnivores -poisonous
136969089Class Insecta(Arthropoda) -wings are extension of cuticle -most successful terrestrial -tracheal system for gas exchange -maliphigian tubules for excretion of metabolic waste -cerebral ganglium -many undergo complete or incomplete metamorphosis
136969090Class Crustacea(Arthropoda) -crabs, lobsters, shrimp -2 pr. antennae -appendages on thorax and abdomen
136969091Deuterostomesradial, indeterminate cleavage (cells function not immediately determined), blastopore becomes anus
136969092Phylum Echinodermata-(Eumetazoa, Bilateria, Coelomate, Deuterostomes) -sea stars, sea urchins -water vascular system -tube feet (for locomotion) -external fertilization
136969093water vascular systemnetwork of hydraulic canals
136969094Phylum Chordata-(Eumetazoa, Bilateria, Coelomate, Deuterostome) -notochord -dorsal, hollow nerve cord -pharyngeal gill slits -muscular, post-anal tail -segmented
136969095notochordflexible rod between digestive and nerve cords
136969096dorsal, hollow nerve cordfrom ectoderm rolling into a tube
136969097Subphylum Urochordata-Phylum Chordata -Invertebrate -sessile as adult
136969098Subphylum Cephalochordata-Phylum Chordata -invertebrates -may have evolved from paedogenesis of Urochordata
136969099Subphylum Vertebrata-Phylum Chordata -neural crest -high degree cephalization -vertebral column and cranium -closed circulatory system
136969100neural crestembryonic cells forming on dorsal part of neural tube: go to make up bones and cartilage of brain case (skull)
136969101Class Agnatha-jawless fish -lampreys and hagfish -considered a superclass divided into class myxini (hagfish) and class cephalaspidomorphii (lampreys)
136969102Superclass Gnathostomata- includes fish, reptiles, birds, mammals, and amphibians -jaws work up and down -2 sets of paired appendages
136969103Class Chondrichthyes-cartilage fish -sharks, skates, rays -lateral line system -internal fertilization -oviparous, ovoviviparious, and viviparous -have to move to keep water over gills -2 chambered heart
136969104lateral line systemrow of tiny organs sensitive to changes in water pressure, help detect sound waves and splashing
136969105oviparouseggs hatch outside body
136969106ovoviviparouseggs hatch inside uterus after being nourished by yolk
136969107viviparousgive birth to live young that receive nourishment from mother's blood
136983665Class Osteichthyes-bony fish -common fish are these -lateral line system -operculum, protective flap over gills -can breathe while stationary -swim bladder (air sac maintaining buoyancy) -oviparous, external fertilization -2 chambered heart -(2 subclasses to remember)
136983666Subclass Actinopterygii(Osteichthyes) -ray finned fish, most fish known today -bass, salmon, perch, etc.
136983667Subclass Sarcopterygii(Osteichthyes) -lobe-finned fish/lung fishes -not many left, once dominant predator in shallow water -can gulp air into lungs when ponds dry up -gave rise to amphibians
136983668Class Amphibia-close ties with water -must lay eggs in water or moist environment -eggs are no shelled and dry out easily -need moist skin to absorb oxygen from air -external ferilization -3 chambered heart -(3 orders to remember)
136983669Order Urodela(Amphibia) -tailed -salamanders
136983670Order Anura(Amphibia) -tailless -frogs, toads
136983671Order Apoda(Amphibia) -legless -caecilians
136983672Class Reptilia-amniotic egg (can be laid on land & dry places) -breathe only through lungs -keratinized skin -internal fertilization -oviparous, some viviparous -ectothermic -3 almost 4 chambered heart -(3 orders to remember)
136983673Order Chelonia(Reptilia) -Turtles
136983674Order Squamata(Reptilia) -lizards and snakes
136983675Order Crocodilia(Reptilia) -crocodiles and alligators
136983676keratinized skinprevents dehydration
136983677ectothermicabsorb external heat rather than generating their own (need less energy than mammals)
136983678Class Aves-birds -closest relative to dinos -amniotic egg -hollow bones -one ovary, toothless -endothermic -4 chambered heart -internal fertilization -keeled sternum -feathers (light & strong, probably evolved from endothermy originally for insulation)
136983679amniotic eggshelled egg that retains water and can be laid on land or dry places
136983680keeled sternumanchors huge pectoral muscles necessary for flight
136983681endothermicthey control their body temperature internally through metabolism
136983682Class Mammalia-hair -mammary glands (millk) -Endothermic (maintained by hair & fat) -4 chambered heart -internal fertilization -viviparous (besides monotremes) -differentiation of teeth -include eutherians, monotremes, and marsupials
136983683Eutheriansplacental mammals -extraembyronic membranes and uterine wall combine to form placenta that nourishes embryo -longer pregnancy
136983684Monotremesegg laying mammals -duck billed platypus and spiny anteater
136983685Marsupials-young born early and small -must crawl to pouch where they nurse and complete development
136983686Order Primata-early ones arboreal, insectivorous, nocturnal -gave rise to binocular vision -nails instead of claws, grasping hands -earliest were presimians (premonkeys) -probably gave rise to anthropoids (monkeys, humans, apes) -new & old world monkeys
136983687New World Monkeys-arboreal -tails -South America
136983688Old World Monkeys-some arboreal -some on ground -no tails -Africa, Asia -Apes
136983689Australopithecenessome of oldest hominids (4 mill years ago)
136983690Lucybest skeleton of Australopithecus afarensis, species remained unchanged for 1 million years until over taken
136983691Homo habilis (handy man)-had larger brain -used tools -arose 2.5 millions years ago -say separate line from Australopithecenes
136983692Homo erectus-java man & beijing man -found inside and outside of Africa -migration because of meet eating? -1.8 million years ago to 250,00 years ago -larger brains -include Neanderthal Man?? (130,000 - 35,000 years ago) -abstract thought (burial rituals) -speech?
136983693Homo sapiens (wise man)-modern man -multiregional and monogenesis models
136983694Multiregional modelmodern humans arose in parallel in several areas around the world
136983695Monogenesis modelmodern humans arose in africa only from H. erectus and spread to other areas eventually replacing other hominids that had migrated earlier
136983696Evidence of models for modern man-only Africa contains fossils of ALL proposed stages of hominid evolution -Neanderthal s and H. sapiens fossils coexisted and did not interbreed for 40,000 years in Israel -mtDNA traced all modern humans back to Africa 200,000 years ago

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