Phylum platyhelminthes Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

WSU Biology 106 Exam 3 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES |ALREADY GRADED A+ Arthropods - ANSWER- Phyla with greatest amount of diversity with 85% of animal spp 700 million years ago - ANSWER- When the first animals originated Porifera (sponges) - ANSWER- Phyla with no tissues, muscles, nerves, or specialized organs Choanocytes - ANSWER- Flow of water and food acquisition in sponges Amoebocytes - ANSWER- Found in sponges, these cells are mobile and perform numer...

DAT Booster Test V (Biology) with 100% Verified Solutions The way substances and waste in the kidney are removed from the blood is by... - CORRECT ANSWER Filtration Segmentation is a characteristic of which three phyla? - CORRECT ANSWER Arthropoda Chordata (Vertebrates) Annelida (ex: leech) Important examples of organisms in Phylum Echinodermata - CORRECT ANSWER Starfish Brittle stars Sand dollars Sea lilies Sea urchins Sea cucumbers Sea daisies Important characteristics of Ph...

WSU Biology 106 Exam 3 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES |ALREADY GRADED A+ Arthropods - ANSWER- Phyla with greatest amount of diversity with 85% of animal spp 700 million years ago - ANSWER- When the first animals originated Porifera (sponges) - ANSWER- Phyla with no tissues, muscles, nerves, or specialized organs Choanocytes - ANSWER- Flow of water and food acquisition in sponges Amoebocytes - ANSWER- Found in sponges, these cells are mobile and perform numer...

WGU C451/GNC2/1NC1 Integrated Natural Sciences Module 8 Already Passed Explain the concept of natural selection. It is a process where organisms with advantageous traits leave more offspring than organisms with other traits - causing populations to change over time. (key mechanism of evolution) variation traits vary from individual to individual heritable traits A trait that can be passed on genetically from parent to offspring. fitness the number of offspring an organism leaves over its life...

FTCE Middle Grades Science 5-9 Exam 406 Questions with Verified Answers Which of the properties listed below is a characteristic of a liquid but not of a gas? A. It has the ability to flow. B. It maintains its volume in an open container. C. Its molecules are constantly in motion. D. Its volume varies depending on temperature. - CORRECT ANSWER B A 0.100 m3 chamber is filled with oxygen gas at standard conditions (101 kPa at 273 k). Assuming ideal conditions and behavior, what will be t...

1 BROOKS BIODIVERSITY UNIT 3 EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ Plants Architecture Correct Answer: Plant needs i. collection & conversion of solar energy -> leaves ii. positioning & support of leaves -> stems iii. anchorage & absorption -> roots iv. transport -> vascular system Leaf Structure Correct Answer: Epidermis, Mesophyll, and Vein (Vascular Bundle) Epidermis contains what? Correct Answer: - Cuticle - Guard cells with Stomata ...

Phylum Porifera - ANSWER simple, sessile (permanently attached to one location) sponges; no tissues, organs, mouth or digestive cavity; filter feeders: flagellated collar cells line the large internal cavity and draw water into the sponge (food particles are strained out of the water current by the collar cells which pass food to other sponge cells); acolemate (no colon); no symmetry; most are marine Phylum Cnidaria - ANSWER class hydrozoa, class scyphozoa, class anthozoa; jellyfish, sea anem...

Which of the following is not an observation or inference on which natural selection is based? a. There is heritable variation among individuals. b. Poorly adapted individuals never produce offspring. c. Species produce more offspring than the environment can support. d. Individuals whose characteristics are best suited to the environment generally leave more offspring than those whose characteristics are less well suited. e. Only a fraction of an individual's offspring may survive. b. Po...

Virulence deals with the consequences of a parasite on the hosts _________. a) anatomy b) behavior c) reproductive success d) physiology e) all of the above Which of the following is not a characteristic of Platyhelminthes? a) most are parasitic b) dorsoventrally flattened c) triploblastic d) pseudocoelomate e) all of the above Which of the following is not a class belonging to the phylum Platyhelminthes? a) Turbellaria b) Monogenea c) Cestoidea

WSU Biology 106 Exam 3 Questions Marking Scheme Spongocoel - ANSWER- the large central cavity of sponges. water enters the spongocoel through tiny pores called ostia and it exits through the large opening called the osculum. spongocoel is lined with choanocytes which help to create a current in the water. Spicule - ANSWER- structural elements found in most sponges. They provide structural support and deter predators. Large ones are called megascleres while microscopic ones are ca...