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Mollusk & Annelid Study Guide B1

Mollusk & Annelid Study Guide

Be able to answer these questions:

  • Name the kingdom for mollusks & annelids.
  • What is the oldest part of a bivalves shell called?
  • What muscles open & close a bivalves shell?
  • What tissue surrounds & protects the soft body of mollusks?
  • What is the larval stage of mollusks called & describe it?
  • What structure enables a squid to move by jet propulsion?
  • What are the external segments of an earthworm’s body called?
  • Name the internal shell of a squid.
  • How do earthworms breathe?
  • Earthworms are hermaphrodites. What does this mean?
  • What type of symmetry do annelids & mollusks have?
  • What are the respiratory organs of aquatic mollusks & annelids called?
  • What are aortic arches & what organism has them?
  • What type of circulatory system do mollusks & annelids have?
  • What is the tongue-like structure called that snails use to scrap algae?
  • What is the “lip” of an earthworm called & how is it used?
  • Name the muscular organ used by mollusks for movement.
  • Name several examples of bivalve mollusks.
  • Give an example of a univalve mollusk.
  • Give an example of a marine, shelled cephalopod mollusk.
  • What is the area of a mollusk’s body called that contains most of the body organs?

Know the class for each of the following mollusks & annelids:

  • clams & scallops
  • snails & slugs
  • clam worms
  • chitons
  • squid & octopus
  • leeches
  • earthworms

Be able to label these internal parts of a clam:

  • heart
  • gills
  • anus
  • adductor muscles
  • incurrent siphon

Be able to recognize pictures of these mollusks & annelids:

  • clam
  • snail
  • lugworm
  • leech
  • earthworm
  • chiton
  • squid
  • octopus

Introduction to Life Study Guide bI

Introduction to Life Study Guide

Study of life is known as?
How are genes used by organisms?
Which characteristic of living things relates to stability?
What does homeostasis mean?
What is ecology?
How do heterotrophs obtain energy?
List distinct properties of living things.
What is the smallest unit that can carry on life called?
What are  all living things made of?
Which of the following are characteristics of ALL living things — growth, development, cellular organization, & movement?
A scientist noticed that bacteria weren’t growing in some test tubes. Is this observation, hypothesis, or experimentation?
The scientist suggests that bacteria aren’t growing in some test tubes because they aren’t getting the nutrients they need. Is this observation, hypothesis, experimentation, or conclusion?
A scientist adds a different nutrient to half of the test tubes in which he is growing bacteria. Is this observation, hypothesis, or experimentation?
Define hypothesis.
What is a theory?
A hypothesis is rejected if it does not explain what?
When scientists are planning experiments,  do they have a good idea of the possible results?
If new evidence emerges, do theories change?
Are theories supported with some scientific knowledge?
Are theories proved scientific ideas?
For scientists to communication with each other about their data, what do they do with their data?
How do scientists organize data?
If a microscope has a 30X objective lens & a 10X ocular (eyepiece) lens, what is its magnification?
What are the base units for each of these SI measurements — length? second? volume? mass? 
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Insect Study Guide

 

 

Insect Study Guide

 

  1. How many wings and legs do most insects have?
  2. How many body regions do most insects have?
  3. To which body region are a) most sensory organs attached?  b) wings attached?  c) legs attached?
  4. Most insects are ______ in size compared to other animals.
  5. The insect has what type of skeleton?
  6. Where is the skeleton found?
  7. What makes up the skeleton?
  8. Give one problem insects cause.
  9. How do insects help farmers & gardeners?
  10. What is the largest group of animals on Earth?
  11. Sketch a grasshopper & label the antenna, mandibles, abdomen, & thorax.
  12. What sensory structures are located on a grasshopper’s head?
  13. Insect jaws are called ________.
  14. The _______ of an insect is segmented.
  15. Legs and wings are attached to the _________.
  16. Name the stages in the life cycle of a butterfly.
  17. Does a butterfly go through complete or incomplete metamorphosis?
  18. What is a caterpillar?
  19. What is a pupa?
  20. What structures are found on an adult butterfly that aren’t on the immature caterpillar?
  21. Know what order each of these insects belongs in — bees, beetles, fleas, termites, dragonfly, butterfly, silverfish, and housefly.
  22. Name the 2 reproductive members of a honeybee hive.
  23. Name the stages in incomplete metamorphosis.
  24. Name an insect that goes through complete metamorphosis.

 

Introduction to Animals Study Guide BI

Introduction to Animals Study Guide

How are most animals classified?
What are the main characteristics of chordates?
How are vertebrates classified?
What are heterotrophs & give some examples.
In what ways do animals differ from plants?
What are tissues?
What determines an animal’s body plan?
In what habitat do you find most species of animals?
What is bilateral symmetry?
What does bipedal mean?
Where are the dorsal & ventral surfaces on a bipedal organism?
What is radial symmetry?
Name invertebrates that are asymmetrical, radial symmetry, & bilateral symmetry.
What does cephalization mean?
What invertebrate group was first to show cephalization?
Describe the “surfaces” of animals with radial symmetry.
Why is cephalization an advantage for animals?
What is a postanal tail & give examples of adult chordates with this characteristic?
Describe the “skeletal” support found in roundworms.
What is segmentation, & what animals exhibit this characteristic?
What is the function of kidneys, and what organisms have these organs?
How do closed & open circulatory systems differ?
How are terrestrial animals protected against water loss?
What structures show segmentation in vertebrates?
What is the advantage of having a long intestinal tract?
How are nutrients moved through a cnidarian’s body?
Describe how spiral cleavage occurs.
Describe the embryo at the start of gastrulation.
What forms from endoderm in cnidarians.
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Homeostasis & Transport Study Guide B1

 

 

Homeostasis & Transport Study Guide

 

What effect does diffusion have on the concentration of substances on either side of a membrane?
In which direction does diffusion take place?
The dispersal of ink in a beaker of water is an example of what process?
By what process do sugar molecules enter a cell?
In which direction do channels using facilitated diffusion work?
Does facilitated diffusion occur against or with a concentration gradient?
Besides energy, what else is needed for facilitated diffusion to occur?
What happens to the shape of carrier proteins in facilitated diffusion?
Electrical or chemical signals may control the movement of _________ across cell membranes.
Which of these processes requires energy to occur — chemiosmosis, active transport, or a sodium-potassium pump?
Does diffusion require energy?
A potassium ion would enter a cell by what process?
What is osmosis?
Sugar dissolving in water is an example of what process?
Ridding a cell of waste by discharging it in sacs from the cell surface is known as ______.
__________ is used to remove materials from a cell that are too large to pass through the cell membrane.
Large molecules that can’t pass through the cell membrane enter a cell by a process called ________.
What is turgor pressure?
What is plasmolysis?
Explain solute concentration and water movement for cells in hypotonic solutions solution.
Explain solute concentration and water movement for cells in hypertonic solutions solution.
If solute concentration is lower outside a cell than inside a cell, where is their the greatest concentration of water? Which direction will water move?