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Invertebrates-Segmented worms
Vocabulary for Annelids
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Biology
10th Grade
05/08/2008

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septa
Definition
internal walls between each segment
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seta
Definition
bristles attached to each segment of an annelid
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crop
Definition
part of the digestive system where food can be stored
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gizzard
Definition
part of the digestive system where food is ground into smaller pieces for digestion
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closed circulatory system
Definition
blood is contained within a network of blood vessels
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gill
Definition
an organ specialized for the exchange of gases underwater
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nephridia
Definition
excretory organs that filter fluid in the body cavity
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clitellum
Definition
band or thickened specialized segments that secretes a mucus ring into which eggs and sperm are released
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Oligiochaetes
Definition
class of segmented worms that includes the earthworm
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Hirudinea
Definition
class of segmented worms that contain leeches
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polychaetes
Definition
marine annelids that have paired, paddlelike appendages tipped with setae
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