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General Animal Characteristics
general animal characteristics
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Biology
11th Grade
03/07/2006

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Acoelomate
Definition
An animal with no body cavity.
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Asymmetrical
Definition
An animal whose body has no symmetry.
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Anterior
Definition
The head/ top of an animal (front).
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Bilateral Symmetry
Definition
An animals body arrangement is anterior to posterior (head to toe).. when cut down the middle (from head to toe), the two halves will be symmetrical.
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Blastula
Definition
A ball of cells which comes after the fomation of the zygote. (hollow sphere)
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Cephalization
Definition
The evolution of an animal so that the organs move toward its center.
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Coelom
Definition
A storage space/ body cavity.
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Deuterostome
Definition
"butt first" The anal opening is the first to form.
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Dorsal
Definition
The back side of an animal.
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Ectoderm
Definition
A germ laye on the skin- responsible for sensory.
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Endoderm
Definition
The inner germ layer which lines the digestive tract, organsm and glands.
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Endoskeleton
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The internal support for an animals body.
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Exoskeleton
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The external support and protection for an animal.
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Hydrostatic Skeleton
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The muscle surrounded cavity which helps invertibrates to move.
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Invertebrate
Definition
A creature without bone structure.
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Lateral
Definition
The outside/ farsides of an animal.
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Gastrula
Definition
A "tennis ball" structure which comes after the blastula, the outside turns inwards forming the germ layers.
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Medial
Definition
The center parts of an animal near the median line.
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Mesoderm
Definition
Most of the skeleton and muscles.
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posterior
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The bottem end (Toes) of an animal.
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protosome
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"Mouth first" The mouth is the first opening to form in this type of animal.
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Pseudocoelom
Definition
Having a false body.
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Radial Symmetry
Definition
Body parts arranged around a central axis.
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Ventral
Definition
The "Belly" of an animal.
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