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Ch.1 Sponges.Cnidarians,Worms
Polyp,Medusa
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03/02/2005

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Polyp
Definition
Remains in one Place
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Parasites
Definition
Organism that grows on or in other living organisms.
Term
Parasites
Definition
Round and Flat worms are these. A Round worm is an animal _________.
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Bivalves
Definition
filters out small organisms
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Bivalves
Definition
Conatins glands that produce the chell of most mollusks
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Gastropods
Definition
Members of this group are snails,slugs, and sea butterflies
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Gastropods
Definition
Means stomach foot
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Gastropods
Definition
Live on land;have a radula in their mouth
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Spicules
Definition
thin,spiny structure that forms the skeleton of many sponges
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kingdom
Definition
large,general group
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Vertebrate
Definition
An animal that has a backbone,or vertebal
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Invertebrate
Definition
Animal that has no backbone
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Autotrophs
Definition
Animals that canmake their own food
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Medusa
Definition
Bowl shaped
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Regeneration
Definition
The ability of an organism to regrow lost parts
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Setae
Definition
bristles on the segments of the earthworm to help it pull itself along the ground
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Platyhelminthes
Definition
Flatworms are grouped here
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Platyhelminthes
Definition
In greek means flat worm
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Mollusks
Definition
soft bodied animals that typically have inner or outer shells
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Cephalopods
Definition
Tentacled Mollusks
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Cephalopods
Definition
Included in this group are octopuses, squids, and nautiluses.
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Cephalopods
Definition
Most dont have an outer shell
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Nematocysts
Definition
Stinging structures
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Nematocysts
Definition
Used to sting or catch prey
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Nematocysts
Definition
All cnidarians have this
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Sexual reproduction
Definition
produce eggs and sperm
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Pores
Definition
Tiny openings in a sponge
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Heterotrophs
Definition
organism that cannot make its own food
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