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Biology
9th Grade
05/18/2014

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animals
Definition
multicellular heterotrophic organisms that lack cell walls
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vertebrates
Definition
animals with a backbone
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invertebrates
Definition
animals without a backbone
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specialization
Definition
ability of a cell to perform a specific job.
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tissue
Definition
a group of similar cells that perform a common function.
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neurons
Definition
cells of nervous tissue
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organs
Definition
body structures that are composed of more than one type of tissue and that are specialized for a certain function
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autotrophic
Definition
make food using simple molecules from their environment and an energy source
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heterotrophic
Definition
obtains food by eating other organisms or their byproducts
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ingestion
Definition
when an animal takes in organic material or food. eating something.
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spider
Definition
name a specific animal without a backbone
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development
Definition
maturing of a single cell into an adult animal
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differentation
Definition
cells become different from each other. They do not look alike.
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taxonomy
Definition
the grouping of organisms according to their symmetry, embryonic development and rRNA.
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cell junctions
Definition
connections between cells that hold tissues together.
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zygote
Definition
a fertilized egg. A diploid cell made when two haploid cells join.
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squirrels
Definition
a specific animal with a backbone
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nervous tissue and muscle tissue
Definition
the movement of animals is dependent upon the interrelationship of these two types of tissue
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phylogenetic diagram
Definition
branching diagram used by scientists to show how animals are related through evolution
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notocord
Definition
a firm, flexible rod of tissue located in the dorsal part of the body
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body plan
Definition
describes an animal's shape, symmetry, and internal organization
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symmetry
Definition
a body arrangement in which parts on opposite sides of an axis are identical
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asymmetrical
Definition
do NOT display symmetry
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radical symmetry
Definition
a body plan in which the parts are organized in a circle around an axis
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dorsal
Definition
back side
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ventral
Definition
abdomen side
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anterior
Definition
toward the head
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posterior
Definition
toward the tail
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cephalization
Definition
the concentration of sensory and brain structures in the anterior of the animal.
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body cavities
Definition
a fluid filled space that forms between the digestive tract and the outer wall of the body during development.
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