Invertebrates Flashcards
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Cnidaria
Phylum name for corals and jellyfish
Annelida
Phylum for earth worms and leeches
Porifera
sponges
jellyfish
stings of some can be fatal to humans
Hydroid
coelenterate of an order that includes the hydras
Platyhelminthes
phylum of worms having bilateral symmetry and a soft, usually flattened body, comprising the flatworms
Nematoda
a worm of the large phylum Nematoda, such as a roundworm or threadworm
Pinworms
worms in your anus
Tapeworms
worms forms in a circular figure
Bivalves
aquatic mollusk that has a compressed body enclosed within a hinged shell
Cephalopods
active predatory mollusk
Gastropods
mollusk of the large class Gastropoda
Coelomate
vertebrates and bilateral animals
Acoelomate
invertebrate lacking a coelom
Radial Symmentry
starfish or tulip flower
Asymmetry
lack of symmetry
Bilateral symmetry
symmetrical halves on either side
Tentacle
flexible limb or appendage used for grasping, moving around, and bearing sense organs
Cnidocyte
cell containing one giant secretory organelle
Ectoderm
outermost layer of cells or tissue of an embryo
Endoderm
innermost layer of cells or tissue of an embryo
Ovary
female reproductive organ
Teste
male reproductive organ