Intro to Zoology
Evolution
Invertebrates
Vertebrates
Potpourri
100
What does a niche need?
Habitat, Activity, and Resources
100
Who discovered evolution by natural selection?
Charles Darwin
100
What part do mollusks use to scrape food?
Radulla
100
What group of vertebrates do not have a jaw?
Agnatha
100
What is a piece of evidence for evolution?
Answers may vary
200
Which trophic level receives only 10% of the overall energy?
Primary Consumers
200
What 2 things cause evolution?
Natural Selection & Mutations
200
Name the 3 classes of Mollusks and an animal they contain
Gastropods- Snails
Cephalopod- Octopus
Bivalve- Clams
200
What invertebrate belongs to the phylum Chordata?
Tunicates
200
What 2 things are unique about mammals?
Mammary Glands and Hair
300
Two tigers of the same species fight over a mate. This is an example of ___________.
Intraspecific Competition
300
What is fitness?
The ability to survive and reproduce
300
Which phylum contains jellyfish and other animals with "stinging cells"?
Cnidaria
300
What phylum contains all vertebrates?
Chordata
300
Name all Cnidarian classes
Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa, Cubozoa, Anthozoa
400
What is the scale of life from smallest to largest?
Organism, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biosphere
400
What is the difference between gradualism and punctuated equilibrium?
Gradualism- Long change over time
Punctuated Equilibrium- Short changes rapidly
400
Which phylum contains segmented bodies, jointed appendages, and an exoskeleton?
Arthropoda
400
Why are amphibians called "Dual Life"?
In their life cycle, they spend half of their life in the water and the other half on land
400
What are the three groups of mammals, and what is unique about each one?
Placental- The Placenta
Marsupial- Pouch
Monotremes- Eggs
500
Name and define the three types of animal symbiosis
Mutualism- Both Benefit
Parasitism- One Benefits, the other is harmed
Commensalism- One Benefits, the Other is unharmed
500
What is this an example of?
Homologous Structures
500
Name all 5 classes of phylum Arthropoda, AND what is an animal that they contain
Chilopoda- Centipede
Diplopoda- Millipede
Arachnid- Spider, Scorpion, or Tick
Crustacean- Lobsters, Crabs, etc.
Insect- Answer may Vary
500
Name all classes of Vertebrates and an animal within each one
Mammal- Platypus
Reptile- Lizard
Amphibian- Frog
Osteoichthyes- Tuna
Chondrichthyes- Sharks
500
Name all 4 characteristics that chordates have at some point in their lives
Notochord, Pharyngeal Slits, Postanal Tail, and Dorsal Nerve Cord