vocab Unit 2 Flashcards
bilateral symmetry
divided only by one plane
budding
polyp produces mini versions of itself that drop off and assume an independent existence.
cephalization
concentration of sensory organs and a brain in a defined head region.
closed circulatory system
blood stays confined in the heart and blood vessels
coelom
body cavity
compound eye
multiple light detectors, acute chemical and tactile senses
deuterostome
outgrowth of the digestive cavity from the coelom
ectoderm
give rise to the tissues that cover the outside of the body
endoskeleton
internal skeleton composed of calcium carbonate
exoskeleton
external skeleton that encloses the arthropod body like suit of armor
ganglion
faltworm cluster of nerve cells
hemocoel
blood cavity
hermaphroditic
they posses both male and female sexual organs
hydrostatic skeleton
framework against which muscles can act
invertebrate
those lacking backbone
larva
insects immature phase
mesoderm
third germ layer
metamorphosis
radical change from juvenile body to adult body form
molt
shed exoskeleton