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Kingdom Animalia

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The kingdom of multicellular, heterotrophic eukaryotes without cell walls

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Phylum Porifera

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A phylum of Kingdom Animalia of pore-bearing animals (sponges)

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Sessile

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Attached by the base to one spot

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Regeneration

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The process of regrowing a missing body part

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Phylum Cnidaria

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A phylum of Kingdom Animalia of bag-like body animals with tentacles and two tissue layers (jellyfish)

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Tentacle

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A long soft appendage, sometimes with suction cups or stinging cells (nematocysts)

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Radial Symmetry

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A phylum of Kingdom Animalia of flat worms

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Dorsal

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Top or back

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Ventral

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Underside or bottom

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Bilateral Symmetry

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A shape which may be cut into two similar parts

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Phylum Nematoda

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A phylum of Kingdom Animalia of round worms

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Phylum Annelida

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A phylum of Kingdom Animalia of segmented worms

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Anterior

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Front end

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Posterior

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Rear end

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Phylum Mollusca

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A phylum of Kingdom Animalia of soft-bodied animals with a muscular foot, and most with a hard shell (mollusks)

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Phylum Arthopoda

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A phylum of Kingdom Animalia of jointed leg animals with exoskeletons (arthopods)

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Exoskeleton

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A skeleton on the outside of the body

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Metamorphosis

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The process of changing shape while developing to adulthood

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Larva

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An immature form in many kinds of animals; larval insects are also called caterpillars

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Pupa

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An immature, resting stage of an organism that undergoes complete metamorphosis

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Nymph

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An immature form of an animal that undergoes incomplete metamorphosis

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Phylum Echinodermata

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A phylum of Kingdom Animalia of spiny-skinned animals with radial symmetry (star fish)

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Phylum Hemichordata

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A phylum of Kingdom Animalia of soft-bodied animals with bilateral symmetry and a stomochord (marine worms)

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