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Chapter 9
Science Chapter 9
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7th Grade
06/14/2010

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sponge
Definition
invertebrates with no symmetry and no tissues or organs
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coral reef
Definition
structure built by dead or dropped cnidarian shells
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flatworm
Definition
flat worms that are soft, can be parasitic or free-living, and have one opening
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roundworm
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round worms that have a two opening digestive system
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segmented worm
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worm made of segments, more advanced parts, and a closed circulatory system
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tissue
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A group of similar cells that perform a specific function
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organ
Definition
a group of several different tissues
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phylum
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One of about 35 major groups into which biologists classify members of the animal kingdom.
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vertebrate
Definition
animals with a backbone
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invertebrate
Definition
animals without backbones
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bilateral symmetry
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Line symmetry; the quality of being divisible into halves that are mirror images.
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radial symmetry
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The quality of having many lines of symmetry that all pass through a central point.
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larva
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an immature form of an animal that looks very different from the adult
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cnidarian
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invertebrates that have stinging cells and take food into a central body cavity
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polyp
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A cnidarian body plan characterized by a vaselike shape and usually adapted for a life attached to an underwater surface.
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medusa
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A cnidarian body plan characterized by a bowl shape and adapted for a free-swimming life.
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colony
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a group of many individual animals
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free-living organism
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An organism that does not live in or on other organisms.
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scavenger
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they feed on dead or decaying material
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anus
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The opening at the end of an organism’s digestive system through which wastes exit.
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closed circulatory system
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blood moves only within a connected network of tubes called blood vessels
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