WILD 3580 1st Edition Lecture 1Outline of Last Lecture I. SyllabusOutline of Current Lecture I. Introduction to the Natural History of VertebratesII. KingdomsIII. 3 Subphyla IV. Cranium Current LectureI. Introduction to the Natural History of Vertebratesa. Vertebrate Natural History- behavior and function of organisms in their natural environmentII. Kingdomsa. Monera- bacteria and cyanobateriai. No nuclear membraneii. Unicellularb. Protista- protistsi. Mostly unicellular ii. Have nuclear membranec. Plantae- plantsi. Multicellular ii. Cell wallsiii. Chlorophylld. Fungi- fungusi. Mostly multicellular ii. Cell wallsiii. Lack chlorophylle. Animalia- animalsi. Multicellularii. Without cell walls1. Phylum- Chordata (chordatesThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.a. Dorsal hollow nerve tubeb. Notochord- support beneath spinal cord. Mostly in embryonic stagec. Pharyngeal slits- in the throat wall to breath or filter feedd. Postural tail III. 3 Subphylaa. Urochordatai. Tunicates or “sea squirts”b. Cephalochordatai. Lancelets or amphioxus c. Vertebratai. Chordates with a “backbone”1. Vertebral column- vertebrae distinct 2. Persistent notochord- no distinct vertebraeIV. Craniuma. “braincase of bone or cartilage”i. Living vertebrates- 57,000 in the worldii. Fish- 28,000iii. Amphibians- 5,500iv. Reptiles- 7,300v. Birds- 10,000vi. Mammals-
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