Zool 403 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ZOOL 403 Final Review complete lab 1 exam guiding solution 2022-2023 latest update Amniota: • Amniotic egg – extraembryonic membranes • Claws or nails at the end of digits • Egg-tooth on the snout to facilitate hatching • Complete loss of water-breathing larva • Complete loss of lateral line system • Internal fertilization by means of a penis • 2 sacral vertebrae • Formation of the astragalus ( a large tarsal that articulates with the tibia) from the fusion of atleast...

ZOOL 403 MIDTERM REVIEW latest written exam update 2022 for University of Calgary Learning Objectives: • Be able to draw a diagram of basic vertebrae body plan • Distinguish vertebrae tissues, and skeletal tissues based on composition and embryonic origin • Explain how vertebrates have a skeleton composed of both endoskeleton and exoskeleton All vertebrates have a full developed head • Within vertebra we have Agnatha (no jaws/round mouth) and Gnathostomata (Natho = Jaw) o Hard par...

ZOOL 403 EXAM LAB REVIEW SOLUTION 2022-2023 CARTILAGINOUS FISHES (CHONDRICHTHYES) University of Calgary Chondrichthyes : 1. cartilaginous skeleton- Prismatic calcified cartilage 2. pelvic claspers (penises) 3. open gill slits (uncovered) 4. placoid scales (next slides) Skeleton: Prismatic calcified cartilage (WEB: cartilage that is mineralised, not as solid sheets, but as tiny prisms) Tesserae (T) of a portion of a gill arch. Tesserae at the top are oriented in lateral view; those...

ZOOL 403 Lab midterm cheat sheet, Zoology 403 Dr. Theodore Vertebrate (University of Calgary) (2022-2023 working solution)

ZOOL 403 Cheat Sheet Vertebrate Zoology 403 (University of Calgary) 2022-2023 exam update

ZOOL Final Lab Review latest update 2022-2023 working solution University of Calgary Week 8: Systematics of the “Reptilia” Non-archosaurian Sauropsids Diversity and Classification of the Testudines: • Pleurodira - Fold necks sideways • Cryptodira - Fold necks under shell using vertical S-bend o Testudinidae – all terrestrial tortoises o Emydidae – largest most diverse and most distributed testudines ▪ Most are semi-aquatic pond turtles ▪ Tend to have low arched carapace o...