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Biology
Undergraduate 4
03/02/2010

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Term
Define anatomy
Definition
The study of structure
Term
Define morphology
Definition
The study of the significance of structure
Term
Define comparative morphology
Definition
Comparative approach to morphology - emphasizes functional and evolutionary aspects, formulate structural questions
Term
What is a homocercal tail and what does it provide?
Definition
Both lobes of tail are same length - provides thrust
Term
What is a heterocercal tail and what does it provide?
Definition
Lobes of tail are different lengths - provides thrust and lift
Term
What are the historical contextual uses of comparative morphology?
Definition
Examining evolutionary events, classifying organisms, constructing evolutionary phylogenies
Term
What are the non-historical contextual uses of comparative morphology?
Definition
Comparing effects of a drug on multiple species, extrapolate data to generate testable predictions for humans
Term
Vertebrate design is primarily affected by what two things?
Definition
Evolutionary processes and structure
Term
Briefly describe the three levels evolutionary theory can be debated at.
Definition
Fact (do organisms change over time), course (what course did the evolution of a particular feature or organism follow?), and mechanism (what was/were the mechanisms that led to the evolution of a particular feature or organism)
Term
Describe the main points of the natural selection mechanism.
Definition
1) All species increase exponentially, 2) All species are ultimately limited by competition for resources, 3) Intraspecies variation exists and is heritable, and 4) Variants producing disproportionately successful offspring are favored
Term
What is the "conclusion" of natural selection?
Definition
Descent with modification results from the preservation of favorable characteristics by natural selection
Term
What was the important IMPLIED part of Linnaen systematics?
Definition
Relatedness (evolutionarily)
Term
What were the key flaws in Jean-Baptiste Lamarck's evolutionary theory?
Definition
1) Species move from simple to perfect, 2) Heritability of acquired characteristics
Term
What mechanistic reason did Georges Cuvier have to support immutability?
Definition
"Coupling" - change one part and the organism fails
Term
Why did Sir Richard Owens think function was important but insufficient to support mutability?
Definition
1) Organisms are based on taxanomic archetypes, 2) Superficial differences are functional adaptations
Term
What two things do internal (morphological) factors do to natural selection?
Definition
Create opportunites and impose constraints
Term
Define homology
Definition
Shared ancestry (bird's wing and mole's arm)
Term
Define analogy
Definition
Similar function (bird's wing, bee's wing)
Term
Define homoplasy
Definition
Similar appearance (mimicry and camoflauge)
Term
Define radial symmetry
Definition
Any plane passing through center divides animal into mirrored halves
Term
Define bilateral symmetry
Definition
Midsagittal plane divides body into two mirrored images
Term
What are the body regions of vertebrates?
Definition
Cranial (head - also either anterior or superior), caudal (tail - also posterior or inferior), ventral (belly/front), dorsal (back)
Term
Define the basic anatomical planes
Definition
Frontal (divides into dorsal and ventral), saggital (divides into left and right), and transvese (divides body into anterior and posterior)
Term
What is the name given to repeated segments in a vertebrate body?
Definition
Metameres (or just segments)
Term
Give an example of vertebrate metameres
Definition
The vertebral column, and lateral body muscles in fish
Term
What are the key features of a hydrostatic skeleton?
Definition
No rigid skeleton, only requires 2 sets of muscles (circular and longitudinal), and local movements affect whole body
Term
What is preadaptation?
Definition
A structure or behavior possesses a necessary function before the biological role arises that it eventually serves
Term
What is an example of preadaptation (needs only be similar to the answer on flash card)
Definition
Early feathered reptiles - flightless - feathers as insulatory material. Aerodynamic properties of feathers became important later
Term
Chordates belong to:
Definition
Bilateria (bilateral symmetry), coelomates (have a coelom), deuterostomes (deuterostomic development)
Term
Nearly all chordates are also:
Definition
Vertebrates
Term
Define protostomic development:
Definition
Mouth develops from blastopore
Term
Define deutorostomic development:
Definition
Anus develops from blastopore
Term
What are the five shared anatomical characteristics of chordates?
Definition
Notochord, pharyngeal slits, endostyle/thyroid gland, dorsal hollow nerve chord, postanal tail
Term
What is the role of the notochord?
Definition
Originally locomotion, now induces growth of neural tube and serves as a "scaffold" for growth of body in embryos, nucleus pulposus in adults
Term
What are pharyngeal slits?
Definition
Exit channel for water in aquatic vertebrates, no adult derivative in terrestrial vertebrates - NOT gill slits
Term
Both endostyles and thyroid glands form from where?
Definition
The floor of the pharynx
Term
Both endostyles and thyroid glands are involved in
Definition
Iodine metabolism
Term
What is the usual composition and role of the postanal tail?
Definition
Made up of muscle segments, vertebral segments, notochord; role is usually locomotion (swimming/balance)
Term
What is the molecular-level shared character of chordates?
Definition
Dorsoventral patterning - regulated by Hox genes (chordate bod plan inverted relative to all other animals)
Term
How do hemichordates differ from true chordates?
Definition
No notochord, "not quite" endostyle, no DH nerve cord, "not quite" postanal tail
Term
Name a peculiar defining feature of pterobranchians
Definition
Both anus and mouth near the surface
Term
What group most strongly resembles the earliest chordates?
Definition
Cephalochordates (lancelets)
Term
What are the ancestral tetrapod characters?
Definition
Backbone, skull, jaws, paired appendages, paired lungs, bony scales, lateral line system, labyrinthodont teeth
Term
What is the major common character of tetrapods?
Definition
Chiridium - muscular limb with well-defined joints and digits
Term
What rhipidistian (aquatic tetrapod ancestors) charactes did EARLY labyrinthodonts possess?
Definition
Radial fins supporting tail fin, lateral line system, unconstricted notochord, inter-cranial joint, bronchial arches, labyrinthodont teeth
Term
What tetrapod characters did EARLY labyrinthodonts possess?
Definition
Tetrapod-like skull, limbs with digits, weight-bearing pelvic and pectoral girdles
Term
What derived characters did LATER labyrinthodonts possess/lose?
Definition
5-toed feet, stronger pelvic girdles, no lateral lines in adults, no connection between skull and pectoral girdle, no internal gills
Term
What are the two groups of amphibians?
Definition
Lepospondyls (extinct in permian) and lissamphibia (modern amphibians)
Term
Name two important distinguishing characters of amphibians
Definition
Adults lack lateral lines, teeth lack labyrinthodont folding
Term
Which genus of lissamphibia (amphibians) are limbless?
Definition
Gymnophonia
Term
Which genus of lissamphibia (amphibians) have no eardum and undergo mild metamorphosis?
Definition
Urodela (newts and salamanders)
Term
Which genus of lissamphibia (amphibians) have no tail and undergo radical metamorphosis?
Definition
Salienta (frogs and toads)
Term
What are the developmental features of amniotes?
Definition
Embryo enveloped in fluid-filled membrane (amnion), which is usually enveloped by a shelled egg (either leathery or calcareous)
Term
What are the two major lineages of amniotes?
Definition
Sauropsids (birds, dinosaurs, reptiles) and Synapsids (therapsids, mammals)
Term
What are the two ways the temporal region of skulls vary across tetrapods?
Definition
# of openings (temporal fenestrae) and position of temporal arches/bars
Term
What are the four major types of tetrapod skulls?
Definition
Anapsid (no openings), Synapsid (one opening bordered above by temporal bar), Diapsid (two pairs of openings - separated by temporal bar), and Euryapsid (one opening bordered below by temporal bar)
Term
What two monophyletic clades compose Reptilia?
Definition
Parareptilia (turtles + relatives) and Eureptilia (dinosaurs, ichthyosaurs, lizards, snakes, crocs, and birds)
Term
List some defining features of the Parareptilia clade
Definition
Anapsids, eardrum supported by lower jaw, dorsal carapace (expanded ribs + surface skin plates), and ventral plastron (fused bone)
Term
What are the three main groups of the Eureptilia clade?
Definition
Euryapsida (euryapsids, paddle-like limbs), Lepidosauria (ancestrally diapsid, increased jaw motility, enhanced prey capture - includes snakes), Archosauromorpha (diapsid +, trend toward bipedalism)
Term
What are the three types of Archosauromorphs?
Definition
Crocodylomorpha, Pterosaurs, and Dinosauria
Term
What are the three main types of Dinosauria?
Definition
Ornithischia (stegosaurus, etc, teeth for chewing plant matl), Saurischia (Theropods - bipedal carnivores), and Aves (birds)
Term
What is the general consensus on the relationship between birds and dinosaurs?
Definition
Birds are *probably* descended from an Archosaur that *may* have been a Theropod
Term
What are the four key shared derived features of birds?
Definition
Feathers, bone structure, fore-limbs (wing structure), unidirectional lungs
Term
What kind of tetrapod skull type do mammalia possess?
Definition
Synapsid
Term
Name 3 shared derived characters of mammals
Definition
Heterodont teeth (lost in monotremes), hair, and milk glands
Term
What are the reproductive features of Monotremes?
Definition
2 lateral vaginae, no nipples, 4-headed hemipenis, shelled eggs
Term
What are the reproductive features of Marsupials?
Definition
2 lateral vaginae, nipples, anterior scrotum, 2-headed (usually) penis, pouch (usually), live birth, short gestation, long lactation
Term
What are the reproductive features of Eutherians?
Definition
Single vagina, nipples, posterior scrotum, simple penis, no pouch, live birth, long gestation, short lactation
Term
What are two factors besides levers that alter output speed or force?
Definition
Muscle size or muscle fiber type
Term
What is the artiodactyl "high and low gear" limb muscle design?
Definition
Two muscles articulate the lower limb in the same way: one has a high mechanical advantage and favors acceleration, the other has a low mechanical advantage and favors sustaining high speed
Term
What are the two major components of profile drag in water?
Definition
Friction drag (affected by velocity and surface properties) and Pressure drag ("flow separation")
Term
Pressure drag creates natural selection for what kind of a body shape?
Definition
Streamlined
Term
How is lift generated?
Definition
A body moving through fluid separates that fluid into high and low speed components with the high speed component superior to the low speed component
Term
What four physical characteristics affect dynamic fluid/body interactions?
Definition
Density, size/shape of body, relative velocity, viscosity of fluid
Term
What ultimately determines the buoyancy of any given object?
Definition
Density of object and density of fluid
Term
What are the key differences between fatigue and load fractures?
Definition
Fatigue - due to prolonged use, cumulative effect of microfactures; Load - self-explanatory
Term
What is the significance of bracing?
Definition
Reduces risk of load fractures
Term
What is the significance of composite structuring in the event of a fracture?
Definition
Fractures are inhibited by composite structes - stop at the end of the material the fracture occurred in
Term
What 4 types of influences affect basic shape of bone during life (aside from genetics)?
Definition
Infectious disease, nutrition, hormones, and mechanical stress
Term
What is interesting about the internal design of long bones in relation to stress?
Definition
Forms are arranged post-birth intro trabeculae that follow stress trajectories
Term
Biological diffusion usually involves either (3 things)
Definition
Heat, gas, or ions
Term
What kinds of biological diffusion exist?
Definition
Concurrent, countercurrent, and crosscurrent
Term
Light carries information about
Definition
Color, brightness, and direction
Term
What are the trade-offs of eye position?
Definition
Lateral eyes maximize panoramic vision, binocular vision maximize depth perception
Term
Define accomodation
Definition
Constriction of the crystalline lens of the eye in order to focus an image on the retina
Term
Biological accomodation is affected by (3 things)
Definition
Lens (adjustable), Cornea, and Refractive index of medium
Term
What kinds of dermal bone exist in reptiles?
Definition
Osteoderms (bony plates beneath scales) and Gastralia (abdominal dermal bones)
Term
Define scales
Definition
Epidermal keratinized surface folds
Term
What are the three stratified layers of the reptilian epidermis?
Definition
Stratum basale, Stratum granulosum, Stratum Corneum
Term
What are the key differences in molting strategies between turtles/crocodiles and lizards/snakes?
Definition
Turtles slough off skin (similar to mammals or birds); lizards duplicate inner and outer stratum, new layers push up under old
Term
What are the similarities and differences between avian epidermi and reptilian?
Definition
Both have keratinized surface folds (scales), but birds lack derman bones and possess skin glands
Term
What is the term that refers to the way feathers are laid down in a regular arrangement?
Definition
Pterylae
Term
What is the basic structure of a feather?
Definition
Central axis dividing feather into Rachis (distal - carries barbs interlocked at barbules, collectively the vane) and Calamus (proximal - attaches feather to body) regions
Term
What are the four major feather types and their functions?
Definition
Countour feathers (aerodynamically shaped surface - smaller than flight), down feathers (insulation), filoplumes (display), and flight feathers (major aerodynamic surfaces, speacialized contour feathers)
Term
What two factors affect color display in feathers?
Definition
Chromatophores (pigment), barbs and barbules (refractory properties)
Term
What happens to flight feathers on a downstroke?
Definition
Feathers twisted into broad surface, allowing wings to push air and provide thrust
Term
What happens to flight feathers on an upstroke?
Definition
Feathers twisted away from broad surface: opens air channels and reduces resistance, preparing for next downstroke
Term
Where is dermal bone located in mammals?
Definition
Contributes to skull and pectoral girdle
Term
Are scales unique to reptiles and avians?
Definition
No, they are found in specialized regions of some mammals
Term
What are the three major kinds of sebaceous glands in mammals?
Definition
Oil (holocrine - hair follicles), wax (ear canal), lubricants (eyelid, mouth, penis, vaginal region, nipples)
Term
What are the main features of eccrine glands in mammals?
Definition
Sympathetic stimuli, secrete watery fluids, located in sites in contact with abrasive surfaces
Term
What are the main features of apocrine glands in mammals?
Definition
Parasympathetic stimuli, secrete viscous lipid-containing fluids, used in chemical signalling and nutrition
Term
What are the two basic structural parts of a hair strand?
Definition
Living root (dermal papilla, epidermal matrix cells) and nonliving shaft (scaly cuticle surrounding cortex surrounding medulla)
Term
What is associated with the extension of a hair strand?
Definition
Arrector Pili muscle
Term
What are the main kinds of hair strands and their functions?
Definition
Guard hairs (long, coarse hairs - insulation), Underfur (finer, shorter hair - insulation), Vibrissae (whiskers - sensory), and Quills
Term
What is the general function and make-up of nails?
Definition
Protects tips of digits from mechanical injury, stabilizes skin at the tips of digits; made up of tightly compacted, cornified epithelial cells
Term
What is the general make-up of a hoof?
Definition
Hoof wall (3 keratinized layers), frog (wedge-shaped bottom of hoof), and sole (filler between wall and frog)
Term
What genus of mammals are especially known for having horns?
Definition
Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep)
Term
What genus of mammals are especially known for having antlers?
Definition
Cervidae (moose, caribou/reindeer, deer)
Term
What is the general composition of a horn?
Definition
Bony core and tough keratinized sheath
Term
What is the general composition of an antler?
Definition
Branched bony core, vascularized velvet (shed to leave bone bare)
Term
What does a phylogenic tree show?
Definition
The course of evolution with regard to an organism
Term
What does a dendogram show?
Definition
Graphic summary of phylogeny
Term
What are the strengths of a linear dendrogram?
Definition
Simple, Clear phylogenic summaries
Term
What are the weaknesses of a linear dendogram?
Definition
Implies earlier groups serve as sources for derivative groups
Term
What are the strengths of a bushy dendrogram?
Definition
Track course of new groups and show that separated groups continued to evolve separately
Term
What are the weaknesses of a bushy dendogram?
Definition
Complexity
Term
Define primitive condition.
Definition
Earlier/ancestral state
Term
Define derived condition.
Definition
Post-transformational state
Term
What is a natural taxon?
Definition
Accurately depicts a group that exists as the result of evolutionary events
Term
What is an artificial taxon?
Definition
Grouping that doesn’t correspond with an evolutionary unit
Term
What is a sister group in taxonomy?
Definition
The taxon most closely related to the group being studied
Term
What is a grade in taxonomy?
Definition
An expression of the degree of change/level of organization (phylum)
Term
What is a clade in taxonomy?
Definition
A lineage. Grouping that shares a common ancestor
Term
How is grouping accomplished in traditional systematics and who founded it?
Definition
Grouping based on shared characteristics, Simpson Mayr
Term
How is grouping accomplished in cladistics and who founded it?
Definition
Grouping based on geneology. More shared characteristics implies likely relationship, Willi Hennig
Term
In a cladogram, what is the ingroup?
Definition
Taxa under investigation
Term
In a cladogram, what is the outgroup?
Definition
Reference taxon used to identify derived characters
Term
What does a cladogram show and what is the 1 rule it must follow?
Definition
Simpified dendogram used to highlight derived characteristics, must branch binomially
Term
What is included in a monophyletic grouping?
Definition
An organism and its decendants only
Term
What is included in a polyphyletic grouping?
Definition
Grouping that includes multiple lineages
Term
What is included in a paraphyletic grouping?
Definition
An organism and some but not all of its descendants
Term
What defines a crown group in a cladogram?
Definition
Smallest clade that includes all living members and any contained extinct clades
Term
What defines a stem group in a cladogram?
Definition
Extinct taxa that are not in crown group and closely related to the crown group
Term
What defines a total group in a cladogram?
Definition
Crown and stem group combined
Term
Confidence of a lingeage restoration depends on what 3 things?
Definition
Direct fossil evidence,
indirect knowledge, and
type of rock
Term
What 3 tools are used in fossil dating?
Definition
Stratigraphy,
index fossils,
radiometry
Term
Name the 2 extant groups of agnathans.
Definition
Hagfish &
lampreys
Term
What main feature is characteristic of gnathostomes?
Definition
Jawed vertebrates(placoderms, chondrichthyes, & teleostomi)
Term
Name the 2 major groups of teleostomi.
Definition
Actinopterygii &
sarcopterigii
Term
Name the 2 major groups of osteichthyes.
Definition
Actinopterygians(ray-finned fish) &
Sarcopterygians (fleshy-finned fish)
Term
What main feature is characteristic of actinopterygians?
Definition
Fins controlled by internal muscles
Term
What 2 features are characteristic of paleonisciformes and what broader group are they included in?
Definition
heterocercal tail,
ganoid scales,
type of actinopterygian
Term
What main feature is characteristic of neopterygii amd what broader group are they included in? What key group is included within neopterygii?
Definition
Homocercal tail, includes teleosts, type of actinopterygian
Term
What 3 feature are characteristic of sacropterygians?
Definition
Paired fins on bony,
muscular appendages,
cosmoid scales
Term
What main feature is characteristic of dipnoi and what broader group are they included in?
Definition
Fish with paired lungs,
type of sarcopterygian
Term
What main feature is characteristic of crossopterygians and what broader group are they included in? Also what is an notable feature about this grouping?
Definition
Polyphyletic group,
paired lungs,
type of sarcopterygian
Term
Metabolic rate does what with an increase in mass?
Definition
Metabolism decreases
Term
What are some considerations with regard to surface tension & gravity in humans?
Definition
Water escape: easy, falling: bad news
Term
What are some considerations with regard to surface tension & gravity in ants?
Definition
Water escape: difficult, Falling: no bigs
Term
Relationship between mass & length, area, volume
Definition

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m α V

Term
What is allometry in an organism's growth?
Definition
A change in shape in correlation with a change in size
Term
What is isometry in an organism's growth?
Definition
The proportions of the feature do not change with increases in size
Term
What do transformation grids describe?
Definition
Graphically describe anatomical change
Term
What is the focus of ontogeny and what time frame is it concerned with?
Definition
Embryonic development,
fertilization to birth/hatching
Term
Describe a morula.
Definition
Multicellular ball of cells,
solid
Term
Describe a blastula.
Definition
Multicellular ball,
hollow (blastocoels)
Term
Describe a gastula.
Definition
Cell layers rearrange (from blastula)
Term
What occurs in neurulation & organogenesis?
Definition
Neural development and organ arrangement
Term
What is formed in histogenesis?
Definition
Tissue development
Term
Descibe a vertebrate egg.
Definition
3 envelopes(1°, 2°, 3°),
internal layer (polar: animal & vegetal)
Term
Is a monotreme egg macro or microlecithal?
Definition
Macrolecithal
Term
What is formed in gastrulation?
Definition
Formation of endodermal tube
Term
What is notable about lamprey gastrulation?
Definition
Invagination begins at dorsal lip
Term
What is notable about bird & reptile gastrulation?
Definition
Primitive streak forms on blastoderm
Term
Name the 4 general layers of the integument.
Definition
Epidermis (outermost layer),
Basement membrane (composed of basal lamina from epidermis and reticular lamina from dermis),
dermis (inner layer connective tissue),
Hypodermis (innermost layer, loose connective & adipose tissue)
Term
What structure does the epidermis orgininate from?
Definition
Stratum basale
Term
What structure does the dermis orgininate from?
Definition
Dermatome
Term
Name 3 structures of epidermal/dermal interactions.
Definition
Hair,
feathers,
scales
Term
Ostracoderm & Placoderm integument is composed of what?
Definition
Dermal bone
Term
Hagfish & Lamprey integument doesn't contain what type of bone?
Definition
No dermal bone scales
Term
Name the 2 scale types of bony fish integument.
Definition
Cosmoid scales (double layer of bone, dentin),
ganoid scale (think enamel coat)
Term
Name the 2 scale types of teleost integument.
Definition
Cycloid scale (bone, concentric circles), &
ctenoid scales (bone, fringed end)
Term
What major feature is unique to tetrapod integument?
Definition
Keratinization
Term
What time frame is defined by maturation?
Definition
Birth to sexual maturity
Term
Name the 3 types of cartilage matrix.
Definition
Elastic (most flexible),
fibro (strongest), &
hyaline (most common)
Term
What is the role of osteocytes?
Definition
Maintains matrix
Term
What is the role of osteoblasts?
Definition
Create/renew matrix
Term
What is the role of osteoclasts?
Definition
Remove matrix
Term
What are the 2 descriptors used for bone?
Definition
lamellar (orderly, slow-growing) or
non-lamellar (woven, fast growing, disordered)
Term
Descibe an osteon.
Definition
Concentric bone matrix around a central canal
Term
Dermal bones originate from what embryonic structure?
Definition
Ossification of the mesenchyme (Skull)
Term
Perichondral/periosteal bones originate from what structure?
Definition
Formed from the deep layer of fibrous connective tissue covering cartilage or bone
Term
What 2 things play a major role in cranial development?
Definition
Neural crest and
ectodermal placodes
(form nerves and sensory receptors)
Term
Name the 4 components of an egg formed from germ layers.
Definition
Amnion (encloses embryo),
chorion (encloses embryo & membranes),
allantois (waste),
yolk sac (yolk)
Term
Name the 2 placentas of an egg.
Definition
Yolk sac placenta (forms choriovitelline membrane) and
allantoic placenta (forms chorioallantoic membrane)
Term
Name the 2 general strategies of maturation.
Definition
Metamorphosis (larva-adult) and
direct development (little adults-big kids)
Term
What is heterochrony with regard to feature development?
Definition
Developmental shift in the onset or timing of a feature's appearance relative to ancestor
Term
What is paedomorphosis with regard to feature development?
Definition
Juvenile characteristics appear in adult descendants
Term
What is progenesis with regard to feature development and is it a form of paedomorphosis or peramorphosis?
Definition
Growth stops before its normal end point (paedomorphosis)
Term
What is neotony with regard to feature development and is it a form of paedomorphosis or peramorphosis?
Definition
Character grows slower than it did ancestrally (paedomorphosis)
Term
What is postdisplacement with regard to feature development and is it a form of paedomorphosis or peramorphosis?
Definition
Onset of feature development occurs later than normal (paedomorphosis)
Term
What is peramorphosis with regard to feature development?
Definition
Adult characteristics appear in juvenile
Term
What is hypermorphosis with regard to feature development and is it a form of paedomorphosis or peramorphosis?
Definition
Growth continues beyond normal end point (peramorphosis)
Term
What is acceleration with regard to feature development and is it a form of paedomorphosis or peramorphosis?
Definition
Character grows faster than normal (peramorphosis)
Term
What is predisplacement with regard to feature development and is it a form of paedomorphosis or peramorphosis?
Definition
Onset of character development begins earlier than normal (peramorphosis)
Term
What law did Von Baer define?
Definition
Law of the general to the specific (development moves from undifferentiated to distinguishable)
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