Chapter 33 Flashcards

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Filter feeder

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Filter out food suspended in the surroundings

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Cnidocytes

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Specialized cells that contain cnidae

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Cnidae

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Capsule like organelle housing a coiled thread that explodes when discharged

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Nematocysts

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Specialized cnidae that contain stinging threads that can penetrate body surfaces

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Parthogenesis

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Sexual reproduction where females produce offspring from unfertilized eggs
- offspring are female

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Foot (mollusk) function

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Movement

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Visceral mass (mollusk)

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Contain most internal organs

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Mantle

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Fold of tissue that drapes over visceral mass and secretes shell (if present)

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Annelids

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Segmented worms that live in the sea or damp soil

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Incomplete metamorphosis

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Type of insect dev where the young look like adults but differ in proportions and look more like them as they molt

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Complete metamorphosis

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Transformation of a larva into an adult that looks very different & often functions very differently in its environment than the larva

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