Zoo FA final- evolution, classification, inverts

Front

What is the process called where certain organisms are selected to create beneficial traits for humans?

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Artificial Selection

Front

Which group of animals was the first to develop a digestive system with two openings?

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Round worms/Nematoda

Front

Which organisms possess nematocysts?

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Cnidaria

Front

What is the term for the concentration of nervous and sensory tissues towards the anterior end of an organism?

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Cephalization

Front

What structures do grasshoppers use to exchange gas?

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Spiracles

Front

What is the term for the evolutionary process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring?

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Natural Selection

Front

What is the primary characteristic that distinguishes the phylum Arthropoda?

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Exoskeleton and jointed appendages

Front

What is the term for the symmetry where body parts are arranged equally around a central axis?

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Radial Symmetry

Front

What is the term for the evolutionary history of a species or group of related species?

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Phylogeny

Front

What is the name of the process that leads to the formation of new species?

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Speciation