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What is required for the food processing by the digestive system and transport to body tissues?
What is required for the food processing by the digestive system and transport to body tissues?
- Nitrogen
- Hydrogen
- Oxygen (correct)
- Carbon dioxide
Which system is closely intertwined with the digestive system for energy acquisition and metabolism support?
Which system is closely intertwined with the digestive system for energy acquisition and metabolism support?
- Respiratory and circulatory systems (correct)
- Excretory system
- Skeletal system
- Nervous system
What process is part of feeding according to the text?
What process is part of feeding according to the text?
- Photosynthesis
- Excretion
- Respiration
- Swallowing (correct)
Which animals are mentioned as still filtering small particles of food from the water?
Which animals are mentioned as still filtering small particles of food from the water?
What distinguishes most vertebrates in terms of feeding habits?
What distinguishes most vertebrates in terms of feeding habits?
What is the ancestral condition for the cranium of vertebrates?
What is the ancestral condition for the cranium of vertebrates?
What happens to the dermatocranium in chondrichthyans?
What happens to the dermatocranium in chondrichthyans?
What do the pharyngeal arches of the mandibular and hyoid segments become in gnathostomes?
What do the pharyngeal arches of the mandibular and hyoid segments become in gnathostomes?
What characterizes the lamprey's splanchnocranium?
What characterizes the lamprey's splanchnocranium?
What additional structure is seen in osteichthyans as part of their cranium?
What additional structure is seen in osteichthyans as part of their cranium?
What happens to the paired anterior trabeculae in jawed vertebrates?
What happens to the paired anterior trabeculae in jawed vertebrates?
What is the shared exit for the urinary, reproductive, and digestive systems in all vertebrates except therian mammals?
What is the shared exit for the urinary, reproductive, and digestive systems in all vertebrates except therian mammals?
Which type of respiration is seen in amphioxus, where oxygen absorption and carbon dioxide loss occur through a thin skin?
Which type of respiration is seen in amphioxus, where oxygen absorption and carbon dioxide loss occur through a thin skin?
What hormones does the pancreas secrete that are involved in the regulation of glucose metabolism and blood-sugar levels?
What hormones does the pancreas secrete that are involved in the regulation of glucose metabolism and blood-sugar levels?
In the primitive vertebrate condition, which of the following structures is NOT present?
In the primitive vertebrate condition, which of the following structures is NOT present?
In lampreys, what is the equivalent of the chondrocranium and splanchnocranium in a living cartilaginous vertebrate like a shark?
In lampreys, what is the equivalent of the chondrocranium and splanchnocranium in a living cartilaginous vertebrate like a shark?
Which vertebrate group has a shared exit for the urinary, reproductive, and digestive systems similar to the cloaca?
Which vertebrate group has a shared exit for the urinary, reproductive, and digestive systems similar to the cloaca?
What are the excretory cells in amphioxus called?
What are the excretory cells in amphioxus called?
Where do solenocytes empty their effluent in amphioxus?
Where do solenocytes empty their effluent in amphioxus?
What is the function of the archinephric duct in vertebrates?
What is the function of the archinephric duct in vertebrates?
Which structure replaces the posterior cardinal veins in lungfishes and tetrapods?
Which structure replaces the posterior cardinal veins in lungfishes and tetrapods?
Where are the gonads derived from?
Where are the gonads derived from?
What is the primary function of reproduction?
What is the primary function of reproduction?
What is the embryonic structure that forms the nephric ridge, giving rise to the excretory and reproductive systems?
What is the embryonic structure that forms the nephric ridge, giving rise to the excretory and reproductive systems?
In vertebrates, which portion of the kidney is functional only in embryos and possibly in adult hagfishes?
In vertebrates, which portion of the kidney is functional only in embryos and possibly in adult hagfishes?
Besides nitrogenous waste disposal, what other functions do kidneys regulate in vertebrates?
Besides nitrogenous waste disposal, what other functions do kidneys regulate in vertebrates?
What is the segmental structure extending the entire length of the dorsal body wall in fishes that assists in waste disposal?
What is the segmental structure extending the entire length of the dorsal body wall in fishes that assists in waste disposal?
Which system in tetrapods is primarily responsible for waste disposal, water regulation, and mineral balance functions?
Which system in tetrapods is primarily responsible for waste disposal, water regulation, and mineral balance functions?
What unsegmented structures are responsible for gamete production in vertebrates?
What unsegmented structures are responsible for gamete production in vertebrates?
