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Tahsili 2023 Biology: Invertebrates

Cnidaria

no of openings
1
symmetry
radial
digestion
gastro­vas­cular cavity
tentacles
release poision and hook prey
Reprod­uction
polyp - medusa
classes
Hydrozoa - Scyphozoa - Anthozoa
Hydrozoa
freshwater cnidiaria such as hydra
scyphozoa
jellyfish
Anthozoa
sea anemones and corals

Sponges

feeding
filter feeders
tissues and organs?
absent
nervous system?
absent
sclero­cytes
cells that produce spicules
spicules
needle like structures that give rigidity and form
reprod­uction
fragme­ntation - budding - gemmul­ation
symmetry
asymme­trical
digestion
intrac­ellular

Arthropod Classi­fic­ation

crusta­ceans
5 pairs of legs, 2 pairs of antennae, 2 compound eyes, swimme­rettes (swimming & reprod­uction)
crabs
arachnids
6 pairs of append­eges, no antennae, have a cephal­oth­orax, and a spinneret (produces silk)
spiders, scorpions
myriapods
many legs, one pair of antennae
centipede
Insects
3 pairs of legs,1 pair of antennae, 2 pairs of wings, compound eyes
bees, mosquitoes

Annelids

body type
segmented
digestive system
made of a crop and gizzard
Setae
Bristles located on each segment that aids in motion
clitellum
a swollen saddle like part of the body that allows fertil­ization
Classes
oligoc­haeta - polychaeta - hirudinea
Oligoc­haeta
terres­trial worms
earthworms
polychaeta
marine worms that decompose organic waste into CO2
bristle worms
Hirudinea
 
leeches
 

Rotifers

Symmetry
bilateral
cavity
pseudo­coe­lomates
motion
cilia are present for locomotion and feeding

Nematodes

symmetry
bilateral
digestive tract
present
cavity
pseudo­coe­lomates
body shape
tapered ends

Nematode Classi­fic­ation

Trichi­nella
causes trichi­nosis
infects humans through the consum­ption of underc­ooked meat
Hookworms
 
infects humans who walk barefoot on contam­inated soil
Ascaris
causes ascariasis
infects humans through unwashed vegetables
Pinworms
commonly affects children
access the body through contam­inated toys in the mouth
Filarial Worms
reside in mosqui­toes, cause elepha­ntiasis
live in the lymphatic system

Arthropods

body compos­ition
head - thorax - abdomen
thorax
the body part between the head and abdomen
exoske­leton
made of chitin
movement
by appendages that can grow by molting
respir­ation
Gills (aquatic) - book lungs (spiders) - tracheal tubes (beetles)
Excretory organ
Malphigian Tubules
Classes
crusta­ceans - arachnids - myriapods - insects
mouthparts
spongi­ng/­lic­king, siphoning, pierci­ng/­suc­king, chewing
complete metamo­rphosis
egg - larva - pupa - adult
incomplete metamo­rphosis
egg - nymph - adult
inactive stage of metamo­rphosis
pupa
 

Flatworms

symmetry
bilateral
cavity
acoelo­mates
body shape
flattened
excretory system
made of a network of tubules and flame cells
Classes
turbel­larians - trematodes - cestodes
Turbel­larians
free living freshwater flatworms
Ex: Planaria
Trematodes
parasitic and live within the host's blood
Ex: schist­osoma (blood flukes)
Cestodes
parasitic worms with segmented bodies
Ex: tapeworms

Molluscs

cavity
coelomates
movement
muscular foot
openings
2
digestive tract
present
mantle
a membrane that surrounds the organs and produces CaCO3
Radula
rasping organ for feeding
Classes
Bivalves - cephal­opods - Gastropods
Gastropods
foot located under the organism
Ex: Snail
Bivalves
shells are made of 2 parts
Ex: Oyster
Cephal­opods
no foot, but have tentacles
Ex: Octopus

Echino­derms

embryo­logical develo­pment
deutro­stomes
habitat
marine
skeleton
endosk­eleton made of interl­ocking CaCO3
water vascular system
central ring canal and radial canals
movement
tubular feet
symmetry (adult)
radial
symmetry (larva)
bilateral
Astero­idiea
reproduces by regene­ration
starfish
Ophiur­oidea
 
brittle star
Echinoidea
have aristo­tle's lantern - are eaten by otters (mouth­part)
sea urchins
Holoth­uroidea
respir­atory tree
sea cucumber
concen­tri­cyc­loidea
 
sea daisy
 

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