invertibrates Flashcards
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a feeler the is on the head of an invertebrate, such as a crustacean or an insect, and that senses touch, taste, or smell
Antenna
not equal/ not symmetrical
Asymmetry
characteristic of an animal that can move around freely
Bilateral Symmetry
A circuit system in which the heart circulates blood through a network of vessels that form a closed-loop; the blood does not leave the blood vessels, and materials diffuse across the walls of the vessels
Closed circulatory system
a aquatic animal without a backbone
Cnidarians
A body cavity that contains the internal organs
Coelom
AI composed of many like detectors
Compound eye
An organism that eats other organisms or organic matter
Consumer
An internal skeleton made of bone and cartilage
Endoskeleton
A hard, external, supporting structure
Exoskeleton
worms that are flat, in the phylum group
Flatworms
A mass of nerve cells
Ganglion
A digestive tract
Gut
An animal that does not have a backbone
Invertebrates
A phase in the life of many animals during which a rapid change from the immature form of an organism to the adult form takes place
Metamorphosis
invertebrate.phylum, Example: snail and slug
Mollusks
A circulatory system in which the circulatory fluid is not contained entirely within vessels; a heart pumps fluid through vessels empty into space is called sinuses
Open circulatory system
arrangement of an organisms parts around a middle (main axis)
Radial Symmetry
phylum worm, normally a parasite inside mammal intestines
Roundworms
Any part of a larger structure, such as a body of an organism, that is set off by natural arbitrary boundaries
Segment
aquatic and no backbone, soft body with pores
Sponges
An animal that has a backbone
Vertebrates
A system of canals filled with a watery fluid that circulates throughout the body of an echinoderm
Water vascular system
large phylum, contains segmented worms, some are earthworms and leeches.
Annelid worms
