simple invertebrate Flashcards

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1
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primitive invertebrate animals comprising the sponges and having a cellular grade

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porifera

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phylum of more or less radially symmetrical invertebrate animals that lack a true body cavity, possess tentacles studded with nematocysts, and include the hydroids, jellyfishes, sea anemones, and corals.

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cnidaria

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also known as the ringed worms or segmented worms, are a large phylum

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annelida

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also known as the ringed worms or segmented worms, are a large phylum

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hydriod

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free-swimming marine coelenterate with a jellylike bell- or saucer-shaped body that is typically transparent and has stinging tentacles around the edge.

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jellyfish

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phylum of relatively simple bilaterian, unsegmented, soft-bodied invertebrates.

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platyhelminthes

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having a tough outer cuticle. The group includes free-living forms and disease-causing parasites,

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nematoda

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small nematoid worm that inhabits the rectum of the human host.

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pinworms

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9
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bothria that aid in attaching to their host, as well as a thin, long strobila body resembling a strip of tape or ribbon.

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tapeworms

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shell consisting of two halves hinged together

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bivalves

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usually with a univalve shell or none and a distinct head bearing sensory organs.

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gastropods

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univalve shell or none and a distinct head bearing sensory organs.

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coelomate

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13
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invertebrate lacking a coelom especially

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acoelomate

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14
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rrangement of parts of an organism around a single main axis, so that the organism can be divided into similar halves

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radial symmetry

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lack or absence of symmetry

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asymmetry

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balanced distribution of duplicate body parts or shapes within the body of an organism.

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bilateral symmetry

17
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unjointed part extending from the body of certain animals, such as an octopus, jellyfish, or sea anemone.

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tentacle

18
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explosive cell containing one giant secretory organelle or cnida

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cindocyte

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one of the three primary germ layers in the very early embryo

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ectoderm

20
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e innermost of the primary germ layers of an animal embryo.

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endoderm

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female gonad or reproductive gland, in which the ova and the hormones that regulate female secondary sex characteristics develop.

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ovary

22
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produce and store sperm and are also the body’s main source of male hormones, such as testosterone

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teste