ZO 350 Practical 1

Know how to determine which taxa are most related.

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Know how to determine how many traits are shared.

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Know how to read an evolutionary tree.

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What do nodes on a phylogenetic tree represent?

Divergence event

For each of the following organisms, what type of microscope would you use?
Amoeba (250-750 microns)
Hydra (20-30 mm)

Amoeba: compound
Hydra: dissecting

True or false: When preparing wet mount slides, you should press the cover slip down as hard as possible to avoid excess air bubbles

False

Know how to differentiate types of microscopes and how to label parts.

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Know how to properly store a microscope.

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Know anatomical directional terms.

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Which is not allowed in lab?
Flip flops
Bookbags
Water bottles
Food/wrappers

Flip flops
Water bottles
Food/wrappers

The presence of which structure distinguishes hydrozoa from scyphozoa?

velum

What structure in the ctenophore is responsible for its locomotion? Know how to label.

Comb rows

What class of cnidarian is known as "flower animals"?

Anthozoa

Know how to label oral disc and gastrovascular cavity on the Metridum.

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Obelia is a _________ organism, meaning it is made up of several different kinds of polyps with various functions.

Colonial

Know how to label a gonangium on a polyp.

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True or false: Scyphozoa, aka "true jellies" are solitary animals.

True

Know the cell and organelle within a cnidarian that uses poison barbs to kill enemies.

Cell: cnidocyte
Organelle: nematocyst

Cnidaria are ________ meaning they can exhibit two main body forms: the polyp and medusa forms.

Dimorphic

Which cnidarian class discussed in lab can only exist in the sessile form?

Anthozoa

Match the characteristic to the phylum.
Characteristics: Colloblast, nematocyst, biradial symmetry, radial symmetry
Phyla: Cnidaria, ctenophora

Cnidaria: nematocyst, radial symmetry
Ctenophora: colloblast, biradial symmetry

Be able to label reproductive structures (ovaries, testes, genital pore, uterus) of the cestoda proglottid.

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How can you tell if a proglottid is gravid? Be able to differentiate.

Gravid proglottids have a majority of nerves and reduced reproductive structures

Turbellarians engulf food via a structure called?

Pharynx

Do turbellaria have cilia present? Why or why not?

Yes because they are free-living, non parasitic organisms

Give at least 2 examples of characteristics of rotifers as ecological indicators.

1. Certain ones only live in low oxygen environments so if those are in your area, it can indicate bad oxygen quality
2. Their structure can indicate their predation rate, which shows if they are in an optimal environment

Rotifers are _________ and platyhelminthes are ________.
(acoelomate/psueducoelomate/coelomate)

Rotifers are pseudocoelomate
Platyhelminthes are acoelomate

Be able to label bdelloids and know the function of their structures.

ie. Trophi: jaws to break down food

Similarities between Platyhelminthes and Cnidarians?
Triploblasts, gastrovascular cavity, radial symmetry, flame cells

Only gastrovascular cavity

Match one digestive feature with the class of platyhelminth.
Feature: absorption through tegument; pharynx and gastrovascular cavity; oral sucker with intestines and excretory pore
Platyhelminth classes: Trematoda (fluke) and Cestoda (tapeworm)

Trematoda: oral sucker with intestines and excretory pore
Cestoda: absorption through tegument

Parapodia are used for?

Locomotion and respiration

Match the following characteristics to the appropriate Annelid.
Carnivore, detritivore, oligochaete, ectoparasite, polychaete, clitellum
Leeches, Earthworms, Clamworms

Leeches: ectoparasite, oligochaete, clitellum
Earthworms: clitellum, oligochaete
Clamworm: carnivore, polychaete

What structure is responsible for waste excretion in Annelids?

nephridiopores

Know how to label a clitellum on a worm. What is the function?

reproductive structure

Which of the following is NOT a feature of Annelids?
Complete digestive tract, open circulatory system, circular and longitudinal muscles, respiratory gas exchange

open circulatory system

Annelids are _________, meaning they are made of many segments.

Metameric

Leeches lack the hairlike projections known as _________ that are typically characteristic of polychaetes or oligochaetes.

setae

All mollusca can produce _______ larva which move via a ciliated band, while only two families of freshwater clams can produce _________ larva which possess hooks for latching onto gills of other fish.

trocophore,
glochidium

Match at least 2 characteristics to each class.
"Stomach-footed," radula, two-lobed mantle, separate sexes, "head footed," absent shell, monoecious AND diecious, plate-like gills
Gastropoda vs. Cephalopoda

Gastropoda: monoecious and diecious, radula
Cephalopoda: radula, "head footed

Be able to label structures on the squid. (gill, branchial heart, beak, siphon, ink sac)

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How can you tell what side of the squid you are looking at?

If you can see the siphon, it is the posterior side

Be able to label the structures of a clam (foot, labial palp, posterior adductor, anterior adductor, gill)

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What class does a clam belong to?

Bivalvia

Name at least 2 basic retained features in Mollusca we discussed in Annelida.

Mollusca are coelomate and have spiral cleavage.