Chordate Zoology - Textbook - Y. V. Tsaryk - 2013

Chapter 3. SUBPHYLUM VERTEBRATES, or CRANIATES, VERTEBRATA, seu CRANIATA

Review Questions

1. Name the key Organizational features of the subphylum Vertebrata.

2. Name the key organizational Features of the division Agnatha.

3. Which classes belong to the division Agnatha?

4. What are the adaptations of cyclostomes to a parasitic lifestyle?

5. Why are cyclostomes assigned to the subphylum Vertebrata?

6. Name the primitive Structural Features of the cyclostome Skull.

7. What is the function of the visceral Muscular System of the lamprey?

8. What are the KEY FEATURES OF the lamprey's Digestive System?

9. What are the key features of the lamprey's Respiratory system?

10. How does the respiratory system of lampreys differ from that of hagfishes?

11. How does the Circulatory system OF the lamprey differ from that of the lancelet?

12. What are the key features of the lamprey's excretory system?

13. How does osmoregulation in lampreys differ from that in hagfishes?

14. What are the reproductive characteristics of cyclostomes?

15. What are the key features of the lamprey's Nervous system?

16. Name the characteristic differences in Organization between lampreys and hagfishes.



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