Simple Invertabrates Flashcards

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Porifera

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is a phylum that includes the organisms known as sponges

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Cnidaria

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an aquatic invertebrate animal of the phylum Cnidaria, which comprises the coelenterates

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Annelida

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any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, including the earthworms, leeches, and various marine forms

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Hydroid

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noting or pertaining to that form of hydrozoan that is asexual and grows into branching colonies by budding

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Jellyfish

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any of various marine coelenterates of a soft, gelatinous structure, especially one with an umbrellalike body and long, trailing tentacles; medusa

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Platyhelminthes

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a phylum of worms having bilateral symmetry and a soft, usually flattened body, comprising the flatworms

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Nematoda

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a class of worms, Modern Latin compound of nemat- “thread” (from Greek nema, genitive nematos “thread,” from stem of nein “to spin;” see needle (n.)) + -odes “like, of the nature of

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Pinworms

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a small nematode worm, Enterobius vermicularis, infesting the intestine and migrating to the rectum and anus, especially in children

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Tapeworms

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any of various flat or tapelike worms of the class Cestoidea, lacking an alimentary canal, and parasitic when adult in the alimentary canal of humans and other vertebrates: the larval and adult stages are usually in different hosts

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Bivalves

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Also called lamellibranch. Zoology. any mollusk, as the oyster, clam, scallop, or mussel, of the class Bivalvia, having two shells hinged together, a soft body, and lamellate gills

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Gastropods

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any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, comprising the snails, whelks, slugs, etc

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Coelomate

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having a coelom

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Acoelomate

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acoelomate

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Radial Symmetry

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symmetry that is radial

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Asymmetry

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not symmetric

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Bilateral Symmetry

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Bilateral Symmetry

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Tentacle

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any of various slender, flexible processes or appendages in animals, especially invertebrates, that serve as organs of touch, prehension, etc.; feeler

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Cnidocyte

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is an explosive cell containing one giant secretory organelle or cnida

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Ectoderm

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the outermost layer of cells or tissue of an embryo in early development, or the parts derived from this, which include the epidermis and nerve tissue

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Endoderm

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the innermost layer of cells or tissue of an embryo in early development, or the parts derived from this, which include the lining of the gut and associated structures

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Ovary

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female reproductive part

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Teste

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male reproductive part