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They form the basis of many coastal food They inhabit marine and freshwater
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webs, such as kelp beds and temperate environments, soils, snow, and sea
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reefs, and some are harvested ice, ranging from single-celled
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Sponges are sources of medicinal
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bioactive compounds with anti-
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cancer, anti-inflammatory, and
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antibiotic properties.
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11 'pinching' or budding, and freshwater skeleton found in vertebrates, but can also
12 sponges form gemmules to survive harsh be simple microscopic spicules in
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To increase physical strength and
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endurance.
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To treat stomach pain and eye
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infections, and as an appetite
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suppressant.
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Deposit feeders are often found in Heterotrophs can be classified as grazers,
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sediment-rich environments where they herbivores, predators, carnivores,
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can access particulate organic matter. scavengers, omnivores, and parasites.
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14 What is the role of Dicyemida in the life cycle of Rhombozoa?
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It ensures that the earliest applicable
Muscles interact with a support structure
published name is considered the correct
(skeleton) to facilitate movement.
name.
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What types of organisms are classified under Mesozoa?
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18 Mesozoa includes phyla such as Mesozoa includes phyla such as
19 Orthonectida, Rhombozoa, Eumetazoa, Orthonectida, Rhombozoa,
20 and Monoblastozoa. Placozoa, and Monoblastozoa.
Mesozoa includes phyla such as
Mesozoa includes phyla such as Porifera,
Orthonectida, Rhombozoa, Placozoa, and
Cnidaria, Placozoa, and Monoblastozoa.
Eumetazoa.
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6 What is binomial nomenclature?
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Binomial nomenclature is a technique for Binomial nomenclature is a system for
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identifying chemical compounds. naming geological formations.
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Binomial nomenclature is a formal
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Binomial nomenclature is a method for system for naming species,
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classifying ecosystems based on climate. consisting of two parts: the genus
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They are often called 'Protozoa' by They are classified as plants in scientific
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18 What is nitrification in the nitrogen cycle?
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What are cladograms?
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Trees generated from phylogenetic
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classification that show evolutionary
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distribution of species.
relationships.
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Diagrams that represent the economic Graphs that illustrate the population
value of different species. growth of various species.
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4 What is the common name for organisms in the phylum Tardigrada?
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What are the main characteristics of prokaryotic cells?
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16 What are the health impacts of Apicomplexa?
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The four major groups are Polycystina
Exoskeletons do not grow with the body
(Radiolaria), Phaeodaria, Heliozoa, and
and require molting to allow for growth.
Acantharia.
Hide question list Causes serious diseases in animals Outer pellicle with alveolar sacs and
and humans, including malaria and fibrous epiplasm; contractile vacuole for
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They have a collar and a single
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flagellum for water flow and
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propulsion.
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The prosopyle connects the incurrent They are characterized by 'ray feet' called
canal to the choanocyte chamber, axiopoda that radiate from their body like
facilitating water flow. rays of the sun.
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The ICZN classification and binomial animals that deposited minerals like
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structural support.
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They allow classification into lower-order They are photoautotrophs and store
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18 What is the significance of chemosynthetic ecosystems?
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1 Heterotrophic animals must locate, select, Oral ciliature (used in feeding) and
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How long can Riftia pachyptila grow?
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Up to 3 meters (9 feet 10 inches). Approximately 5,500 described species.
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Approximately 630 million years ago. Using cilia with microtubular roots.
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Grazers feed on plant matter, while herbivores specifically consume plant material.
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Direct deposit feeders ingest bulk quantities of sediment, digest usable material, and
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16 Leuconoid sponges have complex folding of the choanoderm, further thickening of the
17 mesohyl, and multiple excurrent canals leading to oscula, allowing for larger body sizes.
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20 Pinocytosis is the process where soluble nutrients and small particles are brought into the
cell through invagination of the cell membrane, forming pinocytotic vesicles.
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Outer pellicle with alveolar sacs and Feeding strategies include heterotrophy,
9 fibrous epiplasm; contractile vacuole for photoautotrophy, mixotrophy, and
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14 cells and can consist of as few as 20-30 extracorporeally (outside the body)
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Sclerocytes secrete hard calcite or Many can switch between
silica spicules. photoautotrophy and heterotrophy.
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Some Protista use contractile vacuoles to
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regulate osmotic pressure and expel
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excess water.
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18 What is the ecological success of Porifera attributed to?
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Platyhelminths, which are exclusively Platyhelminths, which are known for their
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flatworms, flukes, and tapeworms. arachnids.
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Benthos are organisms living on the bottom (epifauna) or within sediments (infauna),
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20 Eukaryotic cells have membrane-bound organelles, a nucleus, a cytoskeleton, linear
chromosomes, an acetylcholine/cholinesterase-based nervous system, special cell-to-cell
junctions, and connective tissue based on collagen.
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The peritoneum is a thin layer of
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cells derived from mesoderm that
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Review definitions of important terms Excretion involves getting rid of wastes
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Dicyemida are vermiform adults that attach to the nephridia of cephalopods and obtain
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Arthropods, which include trilobites, crabs, shrimps, spiders, scorpions, insects, and more.
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Leuconoid sponges have complex folding of the choanoderm, further thickening of the
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rays and/or spongin, and are the most (Radiolaria), Phaeodaria, Heliozoa, and
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They move throughout the mesohyl,
metazoan body plans, including cell
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communication, division of labor, and
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specialized functions.
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20 The kingdom Protista includes only The kingdom Protista includes only
prokaryotic organisms. multicellular organisms.
Unicellular organisms that can be The kingdom Protista consists solely of
heterotrophic and/or autotrophic. fungi and plants.
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They must be based on type specimens,
Earth and have sheer abundance and
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biomass.
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They overcome the disadvantages of They represent various degrees of
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What types of cells are found in the dorsal and ventral layers of Placozoa?
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They reveal the beginnings of higher metazoan body plans, including cell communication,
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The complexity of stimuli and response is advantageous and relates to the animal's lifestyle,
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1) Water moves past the feeding structures, 2) Food and other particles are removed from the
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Via longitudinal nerve chords and By their uses: Nutritional, Medicinal,
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finer distributed nerves. Mystical, Recreational, and Lethal.
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How do Protista perform gas exchange and nutrient assimilation?
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By allowing the comparison of structural They are sensitive to external stimuli, often
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Nutrient assimilation, excretion, and Excretion involves getting rid of wastes
gas exchange occur by diffusion and is closely associated with
through the cell surface. osmoregulation.
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Some animals use tentacles or tube feet
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to capture larger particles, often in
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Specimens that share basic characteristics
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(morphological or genetic) are grouped
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into species, related species into genera,
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Asymmetry, radial symmetry (spherical, Considered algae, with about 4000
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They are multicellular, photosynthetic Causes serious diseases in animals and
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Germ layers give rise to all organs within developing embryos. Eumetazoa undergo changes
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2 Coccolithophores are significant primary producers, can be seen from space, and
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What are chemoreceptors sensitive to?
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Chemical signals, with general Bauplan refers to the body plan and
sensitivity and specific receptors. functional attributes of an organism.
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Species. Phylum.
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Population. Genus.
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Choanocytes are specialized cells Dermal pores allow water to enter the
that pump water through the body sponge, leading to incurrent canals and
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phagocytosis, capturing partially digested
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those based solely on body plan
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2 Syconoid sponges have simple folding of the pinacoderm and choanoderm, with a thicker
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on other organisms for nutrition. on dead organic matter.
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Germ layers give rise to all organs within developing embryos. Eumetazoa undergo
changes in embryonic development to allow for more complex body types.
Germ layers give rise to all organs within developing embryos. Mesozoa undergo changes in
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Suspension feeding is the removal of food particles suspended in the surrounding
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The mesohyl is an extracellular collagen-like gel that contains various cell types and
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Each cell has a nucleus, a pair of flagella, a It shows how indigenous knowledge is
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Eukaryotic and unicellular organisms that A nerve cell (sensory and motor
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Sponges are suspension feeders that utilize phagocytosis and/or pinocytosis for
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Size classifications include megaplankton (20-200 cm), macroplankton (2-20 cm),
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Cytostome (cell mouth) with oral ciliature; they eat bacteria, other protists, and detrital
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