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Insect stuff
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03/22/2004

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Exoskeleton
Definition
External skeleton made of protein and a special substance called chitin.
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Compound Eye
Definition
Made of many identical light-sensitice cells.
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Antennae
Definition
Fellers that respond to touch, taste, and smell.
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Mandibles
Definition
Jaws
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Cephalotrax
Definition
Both a head and a thorax and usually 4 pairs of walking legs.
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Chelicerae
Definition
Mouthparts
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Open Circulatory System
Definition
Simple heart pumps blood through blood vessels that empty into spaces in the animal's body called sinuses.
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Close Circulatory System
Definition
Heart circulates blook through a network of blood vessels that form a closed loop.
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Metamorphosis
Definition
Change of form.
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Endoskeleton
Definition
Internal skeleton
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Nerve Ring
Definition
Circle of nerve fibers around the mouth.
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Radial Nerve
Definition
Runs from nerve ring to tip of each arm and control the movements of the sea star's arms.
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Water Vascular System
Definition
Uses water pumps to help animal move, eat, breathe, and sense its environment.
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