Invertebrate Animal Flashcards
Vertebrates
has a backbone
Invertebrates
doesn’t have a backbone
Consumer
organism that eats other organisms or organic matter
Ganglion
mass of nerve cells
Gut
digestive tract
Coelom
body cavity that contains the internal organs
Bilateral symmetry
two sides of the body mirror eachother
Radial symmetry
body is organized around the center
Asymmetry
cant draw a straight line to divide its body in two
Sponges
dont move, make their own food thats why classified as animals, invertebrates, asymmetrical
Cnidarians
jelly fish that have stinging cells, invertabrates
Flat worms
Earthworms, bilateral symmetry
Round worms
long slim and round bodies and bilateral symmetry
Mollusks
live in ocean, freshwater, and land, snails, slugs clams oysters, squids and octopuses
Open circulatory system
circulatory system in which the circulatory fluid is not contained entirely within the vessels