invertebrets Flashcards
Vertebrates
animals with backbones
Invertebrates
animals without backbones
Consumer
animals that eat other organisms
Ganglion
a lot of nerves
Gut
a digestive system
Coelom
a body cavity
Bilateral Symmetry
two sides that are exactly the same
Radial Symmetry
the body is like a wheel
Asymmetry
the sides will never be the same
Sponges
a filter feeder the sometimes is a home for other small creatures
Cnidarians
invertebrates that can sting ex:jellyfish
Flatworms
a worm that are simple and have bilateral symmetry
Roundworms
a parasitic worm that has no eyes or sensory lobes
Mollusks
a bivalve that is slow
Open circulatory system
simple heart beat pumping blood
Closed circulatory system
a heart pumping blood through a network of blood vessels
Annelid worms
a worm that has segments
Exoskeleton
for when you don’t have a backbone
Compound eye
an eye that has a lot more light-units
Antenna
limbs that are like if ears and touch sensors combined
Metamorphosis
a bug changing form
Endoskeleton
armor for you’re organs
Water vascular system
a system of canals that help star-fish and other animals move
