Ecology
Parasitism
What type of symmetry is when animals have body parts that radiate from a central point?
Radial
Which class of cnidaria has the most dangerous jellyfish to humans?
Cubozoa
What does Subphylum Vertebrata mean?
Backbone/Spinal Cord/Spine
Which type of birds do not fly?
Penguins
Which type of organism interaction is this: E. Coli is a bacteria that lives in the gut of humans. The human provides the ideal habitat for e coli reproduction and the e coli provides the extra vitamin K that we use.
Mutualism
Which type of reproduction has NO recombination of genes?
Asexual
What is the name for the "top" and "bottom" of Echinoderms?
Aboral: Top
Oral: Bottom
What does class Agnatha lack?
Jaws
What are the 2 major threats to Manatees?
Ship Strikes & Red Tide
Biome, Ecosystem, Community, Population, Organism
Define Oviparous, Ovoviviparous, and Viviparous.
Oviparous: Lays eggs
Ovoviviparous: Eggs hatch internally
Viviparous: Live birth
What is radula?
Small teeth used for getting food.
Class Chondricthyes includes what animals?
Sharks, Skates, and Rays
Where are salt secreting glands on a marine iguana and sea turtles?
Marine iguana: Nostrils
Sea Turtles: Tear Ducts
Define Intraspecific and Interspecific.
Intraspecific: Within the same species
Interspecific: Between different species
What are nematocysts?
Stinging cells inside of jellyfish
Which class of phylum Mollusca has a closed circulatory system?
Cephalopods
How do mammals stay under the water for extended periods of time?
Drop heart rate
Store oxygen in blood and muscles
Route blood away from limbs
What are baleen plates? What is their purpose?
Bristle Feeding, to filter food out of the water
What are the 5 requirements for a habitat?
Space, Water, Shelter, Food, Arrangement
Give an example of an organism in Phylums: Porifera, Cnidaria, Mollusca, and Echinodermata
Porifera: Sponges
Cnidaria: Anemone and Jellyfish
Mollusca: Scallops, Clams, Oysters
Echinodermata: Startfish, Sand Dollar, Sea Urchin
Of the cephalopods, which has an external shell?
Nautilis
What are the 6 characteristics of marine mammals?
Hair, Mammary glands, endothermic, 4 chambered heart, specialized teeth, and bones
What are the 4 groups of marine mammals?
Pinnipeds, Fissipeds, Sirenians, Cetaceans