Zoology Study Guide – Flashcards
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Kingdom Animalia: Phylum Porifera
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sponges. -invertibrate -asymetrical symmetry -some sponges are amebocytes -has spicules to give the sponge structuse
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Kingdom Animalia: Phylum Cnidaria
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sea anemones, corals, and sea fans. -have stinging cells called nematocysts -radial symmetry -produce asexually -two major body plans: polyp and medusa
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Kingdom Animalia: Phylum Platyhelminthes
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flatworms. -bilateral symmerty -flat -can be up to 10 meters long -are flukes and parasites
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Kingdom Animalia: Phylum Annelida
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earth worms, segmented worms. -have closed circulatory system -reproduce sexually and asexually -have bodies made up of many linked sections called segments -have open digestive system (mouth and anus)
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Kingdom Animalia: Phylum Mollusca
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snails, clams, squid. -bilateral symmetry -mouth and anus -body parts are not usually repeated -open circulatory system (except cephalopods)
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Kingdom Animalia: Phylum Arthropoda
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spiders, insects. -bilateral symmetry -sexual reproduction -most have exoskeleton -can molt
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Kingdom Animalia: Phylum Echinodermata
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star fish. -live in salt water -13,000 species -invertebrate -radial symmetry
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Kingdom Animalia: Phylum Chordata
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fish, dogs. -vertebrates -bilateral symmetry -closed circulatory system -have segmented bodies
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Kingdom Animalia: Phylum Chordata - Class Aves
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birds. -have a gizzard -only animal with feather -have two types of feathers -started to appear 140 million years ago
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Kingdom Animalia: Phylum Chordata - Class Amphibia
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frogs, salamanders. -have a three chambered heart -breathes though lungs and heart -frogs give birth to living young -simple body structure
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Kingdom Animalia: Phylum Chordata - Class Reptilia
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turtles, snakes, lizards. -lay eggs on land -cold blooded -some reptiles lay eggs without having sex -many different feeding strategies
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Kingdom Animalia: Phylum Chordata - Class Aves Mammalia
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yaks, apes. -warb blooded -mammary glands -have molars -bilateral symmetry
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Kingdom Animalia
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fox, cats. -reproduce sexually and asexually -all living things -require oxygen -has over 2 million species
