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acoelomate
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solid mesoderm
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anterior
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front
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archenteron
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blind pouch which becomes the gut
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blastopore
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indentation that during gastrulation leads to the formation of the archenteron
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body cavity of triploblastic
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-coelomate
-pseudocoelomate -acoelomate |
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ecdysozoan
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perform ecdysis
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ectoderm
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in some phyla it gives rise to the nervous system
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Ediacaran fauna
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Precambrian assemblage
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endoderm
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lining
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enterocoelous
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, a mesoderm is formed in a developing embryo, in which the coelom forms from pouches "pinched" off of the digestive tract
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eumetazoa
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is a clade of animals with true tissues
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gastrulation
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embryo's developing digestive tube initially forms as a blind pouch, a gut
*unique to animals |
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germ layers
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ectoderm
mesoderm endoderm |
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lophophore
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crown of ciliated tentacles that function in feeding
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parazoan
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only living one is sponges
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schizocoelous
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occurs when a coelom (body cavity) is formed by splitting the mesodermal embryonic tissue.
*typically protostomes |
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Alimentary canal
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A complete digestive tract, runs from mouth to anus
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Ammonite
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group of shelled cephalopods that were important marine predators until their extinction in the Cretaceous period
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Amoebocyte
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found in cnidarians, digests food
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Arthropod
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segmented ecdysozoan with a hard exoskeleton and jointed appendages
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Book lung
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organ for gas exchange in spiders, consists of staked plates in an internal chamber
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Brachiopod
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marine lophophore with a shell divided in dorsal and ventral halves, aka lamp shell
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Chelicera
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feeding like appendages
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Cheliceriform
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an arthropod that has chelicera and a body divided into a cephalothorax and an abdomen
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Choanocyte
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flagellated feeding cell in sponges, aka collar cell
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Closed circulatory system
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blood is confined to vessels and is kept separate from the intestinal fluid
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copepod
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small group of crustaceans that are important members of plankton communities
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Crustacean
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subphylum to arthropods (lobsters, crayfish, crabs, barnacles, shrimps)
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Complete metamorphosis
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transformation of larva int adult, look and function very different (ex. butterflies)
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Cuticle
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1.exoskeleton of an arthropod made of layers of protein and chitin
2. tough coating of nematodes |
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Decapod
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group of crustaceans that include crabs, lobsters, crayfish, and shrimps.
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Echinoderm
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slow moving/sessile marine deuterostome, water vascular system, as larva they have bilateral symmetry (sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, feather stars, & sea cucumbers)
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Ectoproct
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sessile colonial lophophore, aka bryozoan
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Eurypterid
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an extinct carnivorous chelicerate, aka water scorpion
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Exoskeleton
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-hard encasement
- shell of a mollusc, cuticle of an arthropod -provide protection, and points of attachment for muscles |
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Foot
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-one of 3 major parts of a mollusc
-usually used for movement |
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Gastrovascular cavity
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-central cavity with single opening
-cnidarians & flatworms -function as both the digestion and distribution of nutrients |
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Hermaphrodite
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individual that functions as both a male and female
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Hexapod
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an insect or closely related wingless six legged arthropod
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Incomplete metamorphosis
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-young resembles the adult but just smaller
-goes through molts --ex. grasshoppers |
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Invertebrate
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-animal w/o backbone
-make up 95% of animal species |
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Isopod
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largest group of crustaceans
--marine, freshwater, and terrestrial -ex. pill bugs & wood lice |
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Mandible
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pair of jaw-like feeding appendages found in myriapods, hexapods and crustaceans
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Mantle
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-1 of 3 major parts of a mollusc
-fold of tissue that drapes over the viseral mass -may secrete a shell |
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Mantle cavity
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water filled chamber that houses the anus, gills, and excretory pores of a mollusc
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Mesohyl
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gelatinous fluid region between the two layers of a sponge
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Molting
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a process done by ecdysozoans
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Myriapod
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-terrestrial arthropod
-many body segments, 1-2 legs per segment -millipedes and centipedes are the two major groups |
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Nematocyst
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-in the cnidocyte of cnidarians
-capsule containing a thread like projection to capture prey |
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Open circulatory system
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hemolymph bathes the tissues and organs directly (there's no distinction between the circulating fluid and interstitial fluid)
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Osculum
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lare opening of s sponge that connects the spongocoel to the environment
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Phoronid
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a phylum of marine animals that filter-feed with a lophophore and build upright tubes of chitin to support and protect their soft bodies
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Planarian
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free-living flatworm found in ponds and streams
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Spongocoel
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central cavity of a sponge
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Torsion
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-in gastropods
-viseral mass rotates 180 degrees -anus &mantle cavity are by the head |
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Trilobite
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well-known fossil group of extinct marine arthropods that form the class Trilobita
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Trochophore larva
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distinctive larva stage in lophophorozoa
-also seen in annelids & mollusc |
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Tube foot
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-extension of an echinoderms water vascular system
-function for locomotion and feeding |
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Visceral mass
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-1 of 3 major parts of a mollusc
-contain most of the internal organs |
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Water vascular system
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hydraulic canals unique to echinoderms that branch off into tube feet
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