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Tetrapod

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a superclass of animals that includes all limbed vertebrates

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Pentamerous radial symmetry

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Five-pointed. The body can be divided into five parts (or appendages) which point outward from the center of the body.

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Endoskeleton

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an internal skeleton, such as the bony or cartilaginous skeleton of vertebrates.

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Ossicles

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a very small bone found in the middle ear.

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Pedicellariae

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Jaw-like pincers located on the spines of Echinodermata that discourage barnacles and other fouling organisms from settling on their surfaces.

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Water vascular system

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consists of canals and appendages that function in locomotion, feeding, sensory reception, and gas exchange.

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Tube feet

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Function in locomotion, feeding, and respiration in echinoderms.

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Cloacal trees

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cloacal structures used for respiration.

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Autotomy

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The ability to detach a limb to escape a predator.

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Bipinnaria

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Bilaterally symmetrical ciliated larva.

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Holdfast

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An organ or structure of attachment

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Dioecious

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having the male and female reproductive organs in separate individuals.

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Calyx

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The body of a crinoid.

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Tegmen

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Leathery surface of the calyx.

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Pinnules

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Feathery branches that make up the arms of crinoids.

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Cirri

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ring shaped ossicles and branches found on the stalk of echinoderms.

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Central disk

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Central region of sea stars & brittle stars from which rays or arms radiate; contains madreporite, mouth, & anus

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Brachiolaria

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the second stage of larval development in many starfishes. It follows the bipinnaria

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Ambulacral grooves

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found on the oral side (underside) of the star fish and extends from the mouth to the end of each ray, or arm.

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Madreporite

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Sieve plate that connects the internal water vascular system to the exterior.

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Test

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the hard shell of some marine animals

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Aristotle’s lantern

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A feeding organ made up of hard plates that come together like a beak

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Evisceration

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ejection of organs as a defensive action by an animal.

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Sole

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Three Bambulacra that sea cucumbers use to lie on their side.

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Tentacles
are used for feeling, grasping, or moving
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Cuverian threads
threads that extrude from the hindgut of sea cucumber to wrap around a threatening organism.
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Aboral
relating to or denoting the side or end that is furthest from the mouth.
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Notochord
a cartilaginous skeletal rod supporting the body in all embryonic and some adult chordate animals
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Dorsal nerve chord
Unique to chordates, the dorsal nerve chord is a hollow cord dorsal to the notochord and is formed from a part of the mesoderm.
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Pharyngeal pouches
formed on the endodermal side between the pharyngeal arches in embryonic development.
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Postanal tail
A post-anal tail is an extension of the body that runs past the anal opening.
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Proboscis
an elongated appendage from the head of an animal.
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Neural crest
A group of embryonic cells that contribute to forming the cranium, jaws, teeth, and some nerves.
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Anadromous
migrating up rivers from the sea to spawn.
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Claspers
Modified pelvic fins in male chondrichthyes that aid in sperm transfer.
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Spiracles
an external respiratory opening.
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Ovoviviparous
Species of fish in which the eggs develop in the female without placental attachment and hatch immediately before birth.
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Operculum
A protective flap which covers the gills.
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Swim bladder
a gas-filled sac present in the body of many bony fishes, used to maintain and control buoyancy.
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Ectotherms
Organisms that control their body heat through external sources.
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Lateral line system
a system of sense organs found in aquatic vertebrates, used to detect movement, vibration, and pressure gradients in the surrounding water.
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Integument
a tough outer protective layer.
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Nares
Nostrils
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Nictitating membrane
An eyelid that protects the eyes.
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Tympanic membrane
a membrane forming part of the organ of hearing, which vibrates in response to sound waves.
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Mesolecithal
Eggs which have a large yolk and jellylike membranes.
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Noetenic
the retention, by adults in a species, of traits previously seen only in juveniles
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Yolk sac
a membranous sac attached to an embryo that provides nourishment for the embryo at the earliest stages of development
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Amnion
the innermost membrane that encloses the embryo of a mammal, bird, or reptile.
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Chorion
the outermost membrane surrounding an embryo of a reptile, bird, or mammal
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Allantois
the fetal membrane lying below the chorion in many vertebrates
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Carapace
Dorsal portion of the shell of box turtles.
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Plastron
Ventral portion of the shell of box turtles.
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Plumage
a bird's feathers collectively
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Pterylae
one of the feathered areas on the skin of a bird
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Uropygial gland
in birds, an organ located on the back near the base of the tail.
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Calamus
the hollow shaft of a feather, also known as the quill
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Rachis
the central shaft of pennaceous feathers.
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Vane
Filaments (barbs) that makeup the flatlike structure on each side of the feather.
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Placental
Blood flows between mother and fetus through the placenta, supplying oxygen and nutrients to the fetus and carrying away fetal waste products
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Pelage
the fur, hair, or wool of a mammal.
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Mammary glands
the milk-producing gland of female mammals.
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Precocial
hatched or born in an advanced state and able to feed itself almost immediately.
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Altricial
hatched or born in an undeveloped state and requiring care and feeding by the parents.

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