invertabrate Flashcards
an animal that does not have a back bone
invertabrate
an animal that has a back bone
vertabrate
an organism that eats other organisms or organic matter
consumer
a mass of nerve cells
ganglion
the digestive tract
gut
a body cavity that contains the internal organs
coelom
two sides of the body mirror each other
bilateral symmetry
the body is organized around the center
radial symmetry
can’t draw a straight to divide its body
asymmetry
simplest invertebrate
sponges
hydrozoans, jellyfish, sea anemones, and corals
cnidarians
simplest worm
flat worm
round bodied worm
roundworms
snails slugs clams oysters squids and octopi
mollusk
a circulatory system in which the circulatory fluid is not contained entirely within vessels
open circulatory system