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| Animals that lack a backbone |
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| Animals that possess a backbone |
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| An organism can be cut into two identical halves by any cut that runs through the organism's center |
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| An organism can be cut into two identical halves by any up and down cut through its center |
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| An organism can be cut into two identical halves by a single vertical cut along its center which divides it into right and left halves |
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| An outer layer of cells designs to provide protection |
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| The jelly-like substance that separates the epidermis from the inner cells in a sponge |
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| Flagellated cells that pump water into a sponge |
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| Cells in a sponge that perform digestion and transport functions |
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| A cluster of cells encased in a hard, spicule-reinforced shell |
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| A sessile, tubular cnidarian with a mouth and tentacles at one end and a basal disk at the other |
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| A free-swimming cnidarian with a bell-shaped body and tentacles |
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| Animal tissue consisting of one or more layers of cells that have only one free surface, because the other surface adheres to a membrane or other substance |
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| The jelly-like substance that separates the epithelial cells in a cnidarian |
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| Small capsules that contain a toxin which is injected into prey or predators |
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| The organ that produces sperm |
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| The organ that produces eggs |
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| The end of an animal that contains its head |
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| The end of an animal that contains the tail |
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| A system designed to transport food and other necessary substances throughout a creature's body |
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| A system of sensitive cells that respond to stimuli such as sound, touch, and taste |
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| Masses of nerve cell bodies |
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| Possessing both the male and the female reproductive organisms |
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| The ability to re-grow a missing part of the body |
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| A sheath of tissue that encloses the vital organs of a mollusk, makes the mollusk's shell, and performs respiration |
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| A tough, multilayered structure secreted by the mantle. It is usually used for protection, but sometimes for body support |
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| A hump that contains a mollusk's heart, digestive, and excretory organs |
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| A muscular organ that is used for locomotion and takes a variety of forms depending on the animal |
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| An organ covered with teeth that mollusks use to scrape food into their mouths |
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| An organism with a single shell |
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| An organism with two shells |
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