Invertebrate Zoology Bio 33404

Study Guide Exam 3


1. Be able to define the following terms:

2. Draw a cross section of a coelomate showing the 3 germ layers and the coelom.

3. What are the major features of the phylum Annelida?

4. The phylum Annelida has 2 classes: Polychaeta and clitellinata. How do they differ.

5. The Clitellata can be divided into Oligachaetes and Hirudinea. How do these two groups differ?

6. Differentiate between errant and sedentary polychaetes.

7. How do the pogonophora differ from other polychetes?

8. What are the major distinguishing features of the following groups: Echiura, sipuncula, Onychophora and Tardigrada.

9. What are the major features of all animals in the phylum Arthropoda?

10. Describe the structure of the arthropod cuticle in terms of layers and chemical composition.

11. The Arthropoda can be divided into 4 subphyla: Hexapoda, Myriapoda, Chelicerata and Crustacea. How doe these differ in terms of antenna, walking legs, and # of body regions.

12. How do the above subphyla differ in terms of respiration and excretion?

13. Draw the basic body structure of an insect and label the parts including head, thorax, abdomen, antenna, mandibles, maxilla, labium, walking legs, forewings and hindwings.

14. Distinguish between Apterygota, Pterygota, Exopterygota, Paleoptera, Neoptera and Endopterygota. Know which insect orders belong to each group.

15. Know the common name and 1-2 identifying features of each of the following insect orders: Odonata, Ephemerata, Plecoptera, Orthoptera, Dictypoptera, Isoptera, Hemiptera, Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, diptera, Tricoptera

16. Distinguish between simple metamorphosis and complete metamorphosis. Know which insect groups do which.

17. Draw the basic structure of a chelicerate including prosoma, opithosoma, walking legs, chelicera and pedipalps.

18. The subphylum chelicerata is divided into the classes Merostomata, Pycnogonida and Arachnida. What are the differences among these groups.

19. Give 1-2 distinguishing features for each of the following members of the Class Arachnida: spiders, scorpions, pseudoscorpions, sunspiders, harvestmen, ticks/mites.

20. Distinguish between centipedes, millipeds, symphyla, and pauropoda.

21. What is a trilobite?

22. What are the major features that crustacea have in common?

23. Know the common name and t 1-2 distinguishing features of following crustacean groups: Anostraca, Nostraca, Cladocera, Copepods, Ostracods, Cirripedes, Amphipods, Isopods, decapod

24. Give several examples of parasitic crustacea.

25. Be able to identify slides, photographs and preserved animals that were seen in lab in terms of common and scientific names, external structures and internal structures where appropriate.

 

Last Updated August 23, 2006

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