BIO 2135 - Animal Form and Function Midterm examination Worth either 10% or 15% of your final grade Tuesday February 9‚ 2010 a) Place your name and student number in the space provided below. Be sure that your name is on the top of each page because the exam will be separated to facilitate marking b) Circle the lab section for your lab. c) Check to be sure that your exam is complete with a total of 12 pages including this one d) Answer all questions in the space provided on the exam. Do not transfer
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Invertebrate Questions True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ____ 1. The acute senses of arthropods are the result of organs such as compound eyes and antennae. ____ 2. Arthropods have a well-developed excretory system consisting of nephridia. ____ 3. The well-developed arthropod nervous system consists of a double ventral nerve cord‚ an anterior brain‚ and several ganglia. ____ 4. Efficient gas exchange in arthropods is accomplished by tracheal tubes‚ book lungs
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Chapter 32/33: Invertebrates Name _______________________ Period ___________ Date ____________________ NONCOELOMATE INVERTEBRATES (CH 32) Sponges are basal animals that lack true tissues 1. Sponges are in the phylum Porifera. This group is now known to be polyphyletic‚ and all sponges belong to either phylum Calcarea or phylum Silicea. They are the simplest animals and lack true tissues. Label the following: pores‚ spongocoel‚ epidermis‚ amoebocytes‚ choanocyte‚ flagellum‚ spicules
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Monterey Bay is one of the most well known ecosystems in the United States here’s a little about it. Monterey bay is home to 525 species of fish‚ 180 types of seabirds and shorebirds‚ and Monterey bay has a abundant amount of invertebrates and algae. Monterey bay also has a beautiful environment. Including the sandy dunes‚ rocky cliffs‚ rolling hills‚ steep mountains‚ and kelp forests. The total length of Monterey bay is over 5360 miles across. In that 5360 miles is the nation’s largest kelp forest
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The Ocean matters. The coral reef is a home to more than 3‚000 species of fish‚ 700 species of hard coral and around 100 other species. Scientists say that there could be 1-8 million undercovered species. If not protected all these species have nowhere to go and the undiscovered species will likely not be discovered. We cannot let these species die a whole ecosystem will be lost. Ocean Conservancy was created in 1972‚ they offer 2‚300‚000 jobs to people. Over the 25 years the organization was
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The marine biome is one of the largest biomes on the earth. It spans three fourths of the earths surface. It includes all five oceans the Arctic‚ Indian‚ Southern‚ Atlantic‚ and Pacific. In it There are many many types of fish and also some mammals. The oceans span wide and deep. There are also plants in the ocean. The ocean is a vast and mysterious place where we are still discovering many things about it everyday. The physical attributes of the ocean depend on which ocean you explore‚for example
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While the name Aiptasia may mean “Beautiful”‚ Aiptasia pallida are an invasive sea anemone when it comes to saltwater fish tanks‚ but in the ocean‚ they are an important biological factor. Aiptasia come from the Class Anthozoa‚ and are commonly known as Glass‚ Rock‚ Tube‚ or Glass Rose anemones. They received their common name because they are semi-transparent (translucent) (Aiptasia Anemone). While much of this species of anemone are translucent‚ others are light brown or tan due to their symbiotic
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This is a piece of expository writing about coral reefs. I taught it fitting to write on coral reefs because they are so important and are getting destroyed every day. Coral reefs are underwater structures made from calcium carbonate secreted by corals. Coral reefs are colonies of tiny animals found in marine waters that contain few nutrients. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals‚ which in turn consist of polyps that cluster in groups. Living coral reefs are the foundation for many marine
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Off the Caribbean coast of Belize‚ between Mexico and Guatemala‚ lies the Belize Barrier Reef‚ the largest reef in the northern and western hemispheres. The reef is home to many species of coral reefs‚ coastal lagoons‚ seagrass meadows‚ and mangrove forests. It provides a habitat for a large number of fish species and many endangered animals. With global warming issues‚ local activities‚ and mass tourism threatening the very existence of the reef‚ the United Nations Educational‚ Scientific and Cultural
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Biology Animal Phylums "Write a three sentence description for each phylum and list two examples for each. Also‚ draw a picture of a common example from each. (or cut out of a magazine). You will be graded on how accurate your information is as well as neatness." Sponges (Porifera): Poriferans don’t have mouths; instead‚ they have tiny pores in their outer walls through which water is drawn. Cells in the sponge walls filter nutrients from the water as the water is carried through the body
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