Invertebrates Flashcards
animals without a backbone
Invertebrate
hard or tough outer coverings that provide a framework for support
Exoskeleton
internal skeleton
Endoskeleton
has an endoskeleton and a backbone
Vertebrate
produce both egg and sperm in the same body
Hermaphrodite
when the sperm and egg combine inside the body
Internal fertilization
occur when egg and sperm combine outside the animals body
External fertilization
can be divided along any plane, into equal halves
Radial symmetry
divided into mirror image halves along central axis
Bilateral symmetry
tendency to concentrate nervous tissue and sensory organs at the anterior end of the animal
Cephalization
fluid filled cavity
Coelom
fluid filled cavity that develops between mesosphere and the endoderm
Pseudocoelom
animals that do not have a coelom
Acoelomate
the mouth develops from the first opening in the gastrula
Protostome
anus develops from the first opening in the gastrula
Deuterostome