Invertebrates Flashcards
Animal without backbone
Invertebrates
(Enumeration)Kinds of invertebrates
- Sponges
- Cnidarians (Coelenterates)
- Ecinoderms
- Worms
- Mollusks
- Arthropods
(enumeration) animal with radially symmetrical
- Sponges
- Cnidarians (Coelenterates)
- Echinoderms
(Enumeration) Animal with bilateraly symmetrical
- Worms
2. Mollusks
(Enumeration) Characteristic of Arthropods
- Arachnids
- Crustaceans
- Millipedes and Centipedes
- Insects
Aquatic invertebrates with many spores
Sponges
Means their body can be divided into two equal parts
Radially Symmetrical
Animals attached to objects such as rocks and plants under the water
Sessile animals
Some sponges have tiny, hard skeleton
Spicules
A flexible skeleton which contains protein
Spongin
Ability to replace lost body parts or damaged body parts
Regeneration
Aquatic invertebrates with hollow and radially symmetrical bodies with tentacles. soft bodies shaped like a vase, a bell or an umbrella
Cnidarians
formely of Cnidarians
Coelenterates
(Enumeration) Kinds of Cnidarians
- Polyps
2. Medusa
Are limestone skeletons of coral polyps
Coral Reefs
Cnidarians that exist only as polyps
Sea anemone
Has soft, slender bodies that are bilaterally symmetrical
Worms
Can be divided into equal halves along a single plane
bilaterally symmetrical
(Enumeration) Three kinds of worms
- Flatworms
- Roundworms
- Segmented worms
worms have flat bodies
Flatworms
Worms with round, tubelike bodies
roundworms
worms have bodies which are divided into two
Segmented worms
Oyster and squids belong to a group of bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates
Mollusks
Are the only mollusks that live on land
Snail
Mollusks that have two shells or valves
Bivalves
are radially symmetrical invertebrates with spiny skin
Echinoderms
(Enumeration)Arthropods have
- Exoskeleton
- Segmented bodies
- Joined legs
Parasites outside the body of the host
Ectoparasites
A hard carbohydrates material
Chitin
The biggest group of arthropods
Insects
Egg, larva, pupa, adult
Complete metamorphosis
egg, nymph, adult
Incomplete metamorphosis
Insects live in group
Social insects