Zoology

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Decks in this class (18)

Phyla and Form & Function
What is a phyla,
Natural selection,
Scaling laws
5  cards
Adaptation and Function
What is optimal functional morpho...,
How much resource should animals ...,
Why do insects have 6 legs and wh...
3  cards
Taxonomy and Phylogeny
Portugese man o war physalia phys...,
Linnaen system for hierarchial cl...,
Phylogenetics
19  cards
Porifera, Cnidaria and Ctenophora
Cnidaria,
Cnidaria nervous system,
Lifestyle
10  cards
Lophotrochozoa
Flatworms what are they,
Triploblastic development acoelom...,
Turbellaria
31  cards
Gastropods
8 mollusc clades,
Characteristics of the phylum mol...,
Three main parts
15  cards
Bivalvia and Cephalopoda
Octopus squid cuttlefish and naut...,
Evolutionary history,
Form and function nautilus shell
11  cards
Annelida classification
What are annelida,
Characteristics of the phylum ann...,
Annelida classification
21  cards
Development
Sexual reproduction,
Exceptions to sexualreproduction,
Ectoderm endoderm mesoderm
25  cards
Echinodermata
Echinoderms echinodermata unique ...,
Crinoidea feather stars sea lilies,
Asteroidea sea stars starfishes b...
15  cards
Ecdysozoa Nematodes & Pan-arthropods
Ecdysozoa key features,
Caenorhabditis elegans the world ...,
All ecdysozoa
15  cards
Arthropods and Crustacea
Crustacea,
General crustacea characteristics,
Crustacean cuticle
9  cards
Arthropod Terrestrialisation & Chelicerates
Trilobita,
Common themes in arthropod terres...,
Gas exchange basics
7  cards
Arachnids
Arachnida basics,
Excretionof nitrogenous waste,
Scorpiones
10  cards
Myriapods
Myriapoda,
Myriapods,
Mandibulata
17  cards
Hexapoda - Insecta
Hexapoda,
Ecological importance of hexapoda,
Social importance hexapoda
24  cards
Hexapoda: the Megadiverse Orders
Clade known as endopterygota,
Development,
Ametabolous insects
19  cards
Hexapoda: the Megadiverse Orders
Lepidoptera,
Why did all 4 groups of lepidopte...,
Why did the diversification of an...
8  cards

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