insects Flashcards
consumer
an organism that eats other organisms or organic matter
gut
the digestive tract
ganglion
a mass of nerve cells
coelom
a body cavity that contains the internal organs
invertebrate
n animal the does not have a backbone
open circulatory system
a circulatory sydtem in witch the circulatory fluid is not contained entirely within vessels
closed circulatory system
a circulatory system in witch the heart circulates blood hrought a network of blood vessles that fir a closed loop
compound eye
an eye composed of many light detectors
exoskeleton
a hard external supporting structure
antenna
a feeler that is on the head of an invertebrate such as a crustacean or an isect that senses touch taste or smell
metamorphsis
a phase in te life cycleof many animals during which a rapid chnge from theimmature form of an organism to the adult form takes place
endoskeleton
an internal skeleton made of bone r cartilage
water vascular system
a system of canls filled with a wateryfluid that cirulates throughout the body of an echinoderm
vertebrate
an animal that has a bckbone
