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Vertebrates

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Vertebrates comprise all species of animals within the subphylum Vertebrata, including all mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.

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. Invertebrates

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Invertebrates are animals that neither possess nor develop a vertebral column, derived from the notochord.

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Consumer

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consumers constitute the upper trophic levels.

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Ganglion

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a small cystic tumor connected either with a joint membrane or tendon sheath.

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. Gut

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The gastrointestinal tract is the tract or passageway of the digestive system that leads from the mouth to the anus.

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Coelom

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the usually epithelium-lined space between the body wall and the digestive tract of metazoans above the lower worms.

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. Bilateral Symmetry

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symmetry in which similar anatomical parts are arranged on opposite sides of a median axis so that only one plane can divide the individual into essentially identical halves.

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Radial Symmetry

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symmetry around a central axis, as in a starfish or a tulip flower.

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. Asymmetry

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The lack or absence of symmetry.

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Sponges

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Any of numerous aquatic, chiefly marine invertebrate animals of the phylum Porifera.

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Cnidarians

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an aquatic invertebrate animal of the phylum Cnidaria, which comprises the coelenterates.

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Flatworms

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he flatworms, flat worms, Platyhelminthes, or platyhelminths are a phylum of relatively simple bilaterian, unsegmented, soft-bodied invertebrates.

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Roundworms

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The nematodes or roundworms constitute the phylum Nematoda, with plant-parasitic nematodes also known as eelworms.

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Mollusks

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Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda.

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Open circulatory system

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Open circulatory systems are systems where blood, rather than being sealed tight in arteries and veins.

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Closed circulatory system

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In a closed circulatory system, blood is contained inside blood vessels, circulating unidirectionally from the heart around the systemic circulatory route, then returning to the heart again.

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Annelid worms

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The annelids, also known as the ringed worms or segmented worms, are a large phylum, with over 22,000 extant species including ragworms, earthworms, and leeches.

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. Exoskeleton

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exoskeleton, rigid or articulated envelope that supports and protects the soft tissues of certain animals.

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Compound eye

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A compound eye is a visual organ found in arthropods such as insects and crustaceans. I

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Antenna

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Antennas are required by any radio receiver or transmitter to couple its electrical connection to the electromagnetic field.

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Metamorphosis

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metamorphosis, in biology, striking change of form or structure in an individual after hatching or birth.

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Endoskeleton

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an internal skeleton, such as the bony or cartilaginous skeleton of vertebrates.

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Water vascular system

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a network of water vessels in the body, the tube feet being operated by hydraulic pressure within the vessels