Phyla
How many phyla are in the Animal Kingdom?
9
Describe the three different phyla of worms.
Platyhelminthes- flatworms
Annelida- segmented worms
Nematoda- roundworms
What is the exoskeleton of arthropods made of?
Chitin
True or false, echinoderms are exclusively marine organisms?
True
Where does a mother butterfly lay her eggs?
On the underside of a leaf.
Which phyla is the smallest group?
Chordata (or I'll accept Vertebrates)
How many digestive openings do flatworms have?
1, they have a gastrovascular cavity in which food goes in and waste goes out
What kind of feet structure do Arthropods have?
Jointed Feet: "Arthron" means joint and "podos" means foot.
Give an example of an echinoderm.
Sea Stars, Sand Dollars, Sea Urchins
What is one of the first foods for a newly hatched caterpillar?
The leaf it was on.
How many of the nine phyla have no backbone?
Eight
True or false, nematodes (roundworms) can make people sick because many of them are parasites?
True, they can infect pigs and other meat, and humans can get sick when they eat these meats.
Name the body segments that Arthropods have
Head, thorax, and abdomen
What type of skeleton does an echinoderm have?
Endoskeleton; within their body
When a caterpillar is big enough, its sheds it's skin for the last time. Then what happens?
The new skin becomes the hard shell of the chrysalis. (Must say chrysalis and not caccoon.)
What are three different categories of worms?
Flatworms, Roundworms, and Segmented Worms
Which worms are good for gardens and move through the dirt by squeezing muscles and then relaxing them.
Segmented worms
When the head and thorax are fused together this is called?
Cephalothorax
True or False. Many Mollusca species have gills for respiration.
TRUE They are called Ctenidia
What are the 4 stages of frog development?
Egg, Tadpole, Froglet, Adult Frog
Name all 2 animals that are in the Arthropoda Phyla?
Insects, spiders, butterflies, lobsters, etc
What do we call worms that live inside of other animals to get their own food?
Parasites
Name two parts of an insect body.
head, antenna, wing, thorax, jointed leg, abdomen
Name some animals in the Mollusca Phyla.
Snails, Octopuses, Slugs, etc
Is a frog egg hard like the shell of a chicken egg or clear, goo like jelly?
Clear, goo-like jelly.