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| Which of the following is found only in chordates? |
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| dorsal, tubular nerve chord |
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| In chordates, pharyngeal pouches or gill slits give rise to all of the following |
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- internal gills in fish
- filter feeding apparatus in protochordates
- eustachian tubes in some vertebrates |
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| The tegument of chordates may be modified to suite their life history. Which of the following are examples? |
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- mucous/poison glands in the epidermis of amphibians
- scales of reptiles
- bird feathers and beaks
- mammalian fur |
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| Which of the following groups of vertebrates was probably the ancestor of tetrapod vertebrates? |
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| An amniotic sac/membrane is characteristic of what vertebrate groups? |
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| Reptilia, Mammalian, Aves |
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| Dietary category/classification that includes animals that feed primarily on plants and algae |
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| Feeding mechanism that includes living in or no ones food source |
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| Dietary category/classification that includes animals that feed primarily on other animals |
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| What is the correct sequence by which food processing occurs? |
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| ingestion -> digestion -> absorption -> elimination |
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| Type of blood cell that functions in transporting gases, like carbon dioxide |
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| Type of blood cell that functions in defense against infectious agents, like bacteria and viruses |
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| Type of blood cell that functions in clotting the blood |
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| closed ambulacral grooves, lack tube feet |
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| largest class, readily detach arms when threatened |
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| reduced endoskeleton, sea cucumber |
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| retractable oral tentacles |
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| complex chewing mechanism called Aristotle's lantern |
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| sea urchins, heart urchins, sand dollars |
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| eater vascular system that includes a ring canal and radial canals |
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| endoskeleton made up of close fitting plates |
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| Crinoidea, Ophiuroidea, Asteroidea, Echinoidea, Holothuroidea |
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| respond to a predator by evisceration of gonad and guts |
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| capable of bioluminescence |
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| Crinoidea, Ophiuroidea, Asteroidea, Echinoidea, Holothuroidea |
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| sea lilies, feather stars |
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| pentaradial or secondary bilateral symmetry |
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| Crinoidea, Ophiuroidea, Asteroidea, Echinoidea, Holothuroidea |
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| Crinoidea, Ophiuroidea, Asteroidea, Echinoidea, Holothuroidea |
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| negative pressure breathing |
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| catadromous migration in fishes |
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| paedomorphosis in amphibians |
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| The Class Osteichthyes, the bony fishes, is the most diverse and largest vertebrate group. Discuss how an operculum and a swim bladder have contributed to their ability to occupy a diversity of aquatic habitats. |
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| A birds entire anatomy is designed around flight. Discuss how three aspects of their anatomy support this statement. |
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| Compare the structures used by the following animals to carry our respiration (gas exchange): sea star, rainbow trout, frog, grasshopper, bird, and humans |
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| ring like valve that regulates the passage of food from the stomach into the small intestine |
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| primary structure of digestion and nutrient absorption; lining composed of villi with microscopic appendages called microvilli |
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| accessory glands that produce digestive enzymes that are transported to the alimentary canal |
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| salivary gland, liver, gallbladder, pancreas |
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| ensure that food passes down the esophagus rather than the trachea |
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| ring like valve that regulates the passage of food from the esophagus into the stomach |
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| tube into which food passes when you swallow |
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| receives absorbed nutrients via the hepatic portal vessel; regulates the level of nutrients that get sent to the heart and ultimately distributed throughout the body |
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| physical and chemical digestion of food begins here |
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| stores solid waste until eliminated |
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| first 25 cm of the small intestine, location of the majority of chemical digestion |
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| gland that produces enzymes that beging the process of breaking down carbohydrates; also secrete buffering agents that neutralize acidic foods and substances that function as antimicrobial agents |
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| Describe blood flow through our circulatory system, beginning with the anterior and posterior vena cava's returning blood to the right atrium of your heart. Be sure to indicate where O2-CO2 exchange occurs |
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| GIve two examples of how the basic vertebrate digestive systems plan may be modified depending upon the diet of an organism |
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| Types of teeth, length of digestive system, symbiotic relationship |
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| To which tetrapod vertebrate group do you belong? |
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| In mammals, the coelom is divided into three cavities. What are they? |
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| Paracardial sac, thoracic, general body |
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| What do birds use to navigate during their annula migrations? |
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| Landmarks (visual cues); Internal compass |
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