simple inverterbrate Flashcards

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Porifera

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a phylum of primitive invertebrate animals comprising the sponges and having a cellular grade of construction without true tissue or organ formation

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Cnidaria

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characterized by the specialized stinging structures in the tentacles surrounding the mouth; jellyfish,coral, sea anenome

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Annelida

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characterized by an elongated, cylindrical body divided into ringlike segments.

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Hydroid

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a simple cylindrical body with a mouthlike opening surrounded by tentacles.

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Jellyfish

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A free-swimming marine coelenterate that is the sexually reproducing form of a hydrozoan or scyphozoan and has a nearly transparent saucer-shaped body and extensible marginal tentacles studded with stinging cells

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Platyhelminthes

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

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Nematoda

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having a tough outer cuticle.

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Pinworms

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

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Tapeworms

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with bothria that aid in attaching to their host

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Bivalves

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having a shell consisting of two halves hinged together. Clams, oysters, scallops, and mussels

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Gastropods

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

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Coelomate

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a complete lining called peritoneum derived from mesoderm

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Acoelomate

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an invertebrate lacking a coelom especially : one belonging to the group comprising the flatworms and nemerteans and characterized by bilateral symmetry and a digestive cavity that is the only internal cavity.

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Radial Symmetry

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a basic body plan in which the organism can be divided into similar halves by passing a plane at any angle along a central axis,

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Asymmetry

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The lack or absence of symmetry.

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Bilateral Symmetry

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

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Tentacle

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

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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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m is one of the three primary germ layers in the very early embryo.

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Endoderm

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The innermost of the primary germ layers of an animal embryo.

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Ovary

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

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Teste

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produce and store sperm and are also the body’s main source of male hormones, such as testosterone. These hormones control the development of the reproductive organs and other male characteristics, such as body and facial hair, low voice, and wide shoulders.