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Biology
12th Grade
01/08/2009

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Taxon
Definition
A taxonomic categotry or unit
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Heterotrph
Definition
An organism that makes its own food
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Pseudocoelomate
Definition
False body cavity
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Ectoderm
Definition
Outermost layer of the skin
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Bilateral symmetry
Definition
Symmetry across the middle of the left and right halfs of an organism
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Region
Definition
Section/area of an organism
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Region
Definition
Section/area of an organism
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Claudal region
Definition
Tail Region
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Distal
Definition
Further away from the point of attachment
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Anterior
Definition
Closer to the point of attachment
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Sagittal/midsagittal plane
Definition
divides left/right halfs of the body
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Cladogram
Definition
a branching diagram depicting the successive points of species divergence from common ancestral lines without regard to the degree of deviation
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Cladogram
Definition
a branching diagram depicting the successive points of species divergence from common ancestral lines without regard to the degree of deviation
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Amoebocytes
Definition
Cells inside of a sponge that help to circulate food and other substances throughout the cell
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Monoecious
Definition
hermaphodite
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medusa
Definition
Free swimming jellyfish or hydra
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medusa
Definition
Free swimming jellyfish or hydra
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Cephalozation
Definition
formation of the head and tendency of oraganims to have important organs near the head
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zooid
Definition
an independent, animal-like organism that is produced by asexual means such as budding or fission
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ganglia
Definition
A mass or concentration of nerve tissue outside the brain
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prostonium
Definition
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Head-foot
Definition
region of a mullusca where the head is connected to the foot.
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cheliped
Definition
frontal-most claw of a crayfish, used for feeding and capturing food
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adductor muscles
Definition
muscle that pulls body parts toward the midline
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segmentation
Definition
the subdivsion of an organism into more or less equivilent parts
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cervical groove
Definition
indentation on the carapace of a crayfish that extends across the midregion and seperates the head and thoracic regions
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walking legs
Definition
four legs found after the claws of a crayfish, used for walking
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binomial nomenclature
Definition
two part naming system using latin which gives animals a gneric and a specific term
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monophyletic
Definition
organisms that are decendents from a single taxon
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coelomate
Definition
True body cavity, lined with peritonium to hold organs in place
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Endoderm
Definition
innermost layer of body tissue
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asymmetry
Definition
no symmetry
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cranial region
Definition
region at or near the head
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plane
Definition
a flat or level cut through an organism
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dorsal
Definition
closer to the back or posterior plane
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medial
Definition
closer to the midpoint
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synapormorphy
Definition
characteristics shared by multiple species
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Ostia
Definition
small holes which allow water to flow into the sponge, (incurrent siphon)
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Collar cells
Definition
flagellated cells on the interior of the sponge which help move water and aid in filter feeding
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filter feeding
Definition
feeding preformed by straining matter and food particles from water
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Alterations of generations
Definition
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Alterations of generations
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