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Biology
Undergraduate 2
10/11/2012

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Lophophore
Definition
Group of tentacles used for feeding.
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Parthenogenesis
Definition
no males, females giving birth to females.
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Homocoel
Definition
"blood space"
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Hemolymp
Definition
"blood-like fluid"
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Metnephridium
Definition
a type of tubular nephridium with the inner open end draining the coelm and the outer open end discharging to the exterior.
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Osphradia
Definition
chemoreceptive sense organs for sampeling water.
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Ctenida
Definition
gill like organ
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Torsion
Definition
a twisting phenomenon in gastropod development that alters the position of the organs by 180 degrees.
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Operculum
Definition
On snails: part of the foot that allows them to seal themselves into their shells.
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Metamerism
Definition
condition of being composed of serially repeated parts.
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Metamere
Definition
a segment that is repeated
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Hydrostatic Skeleton
Definition
a mass of fluid enclosed within a muscular wall to provide support for muscle action.
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Nephridia
Definition
remove waste from blood and coelom in annelids
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Prostomium
Definition
region of segmented animal anterior to the mouth. Ex. the little dot on an earthworms "nose"
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Cuticle
Definition
non-living external layer, secreted by syncytial epidermis
restricts growth
can be molted
contains collagen
resists hydrostatic pressure
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Ecdysis
Definition
molting as the body increases in size
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Eutely
Definition
The body of nematodes are always composed of the same number of cells.
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Tagmosis
Definition
organization of body into tagmata
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Tagmata
Definition
each separate body region
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Metamorphisis
Definition
abrupt change in growth can be complete or incomplete.
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Holometabolous (complete metamorphisis)
Definition
complete metamorphisis during development. PUPAL STAGE Caterpillar -> butterflie
a large and abrupt change in size.
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Hemimetabolous (incomplete metamorphisis)
Definition
gradual metamorphisis in insects without a pupal stage. (cicada) from small -> larger -> larger -> large
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Water Vascular System
Definition
series with a series of tentcle like projections (podia or tube-feet) waster is pushed or pulled through to help in motion.
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Pedicellariae
Definition
small jaw-like projections which keep the body degree free of debris.
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Papulae
Definition
skin gills, soft delicate projections covered only in epidermis extended outward. involved in respiration.
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Pharyngeal pouches
Definition
gill like structures that all chordates have at some point in their life.
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Endostyle
Definition
musous secreting, cilicated grooves in the floor of the pharynx. catches food particles that come through the gills. in humans turned into thyroid gland.
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Myotome
Definition
segmented muscle blocks
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aeraniate
Definition
do not have a brain case
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Crianiate
Definition
Have a brain case
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Gnathostomes
Definition
have jaw bones
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Anaminote
Definition
lacks an amniotic membrane around embryo. Fish and amphibians
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Amniots
Definition
have the amniotic membrane. Reptiles, aves, mammals.
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Diverticulum/stomochord
Definition
false notochord that the animals that belong to phylum hemichordata posses.
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