Chapter 11 Flashcards
Invertebrates
Does not have a back bone
Vertebrates
Has a back bone
Animal kingdom phylum
1) Porifera ( giant sponge vase)
2) Cnidaria ( jelly fish hydra)
3) Platyhelminthes ( Turbellaria, flukes)
4) nematoda ( hookworm, pink worm)
5) Rotifera ( Rotifers)
6) Annelida ( earthworms, leaches )
7) mollusca ( snails, clams)
8) Anthropoda ( insects, crab, mites )
9) Echinodermata ( starfish, sea )
10) Chordata ( fish , amphibians)
Cephalization
The concentration of nerve tissue and receptors at the anterior end of an animal body
Sessile
Not capable of independent movement. Sessile animals remain fixed in one place throughout their adult lives
Motile
Capable of movement . Motile animals are able to move from place to place by expending cellular energy
Hermaphroditic
Sharing both male and female sex cells
Larva
An intermediate form that an organism goes through to achieve adult form. Tadpoles are larval frogs
Metamorphoses
A series of stages that an organism goes through, from egg to adult
Nematocysts
Stinging capsules that aid in the capture of prey
Scolex
The knob like head of a tapeworm
Proglotttids
The segment like divisions of a tapeworms body
Segmentation
The repetition of body units that contain some similar structures
Nephridia
Open-ended tubules that function in extraction
Clitellum
A smooth swollen band found about on third of a way along the body of some Annelids. It secretes a protective covering for the eggs