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Zoology |
the study of animals |
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Porifera |
The phylum sponges belong to |
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Cnideria |
The phylum Polyps and Medusas belong to |
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Hydra |
A type of Polyp named from Greek Mythology |
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Cnidocytes |
Stinging sections of tentacles |
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tentacles |
The foot of cephalopods |
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Bivalve |
2 shelled mollusks, clams |
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gastropod |
Mollusks like slugs and snails |
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Radial |
Symmetry where a bissecting line can be drawn in any direction |
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Bilateral |
Symmetry where a bissecting line can be drawn from the anterior to the posterior |
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Dorsal |
The top part of an animal |
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Ventral |
The bottom part of an animal
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Anterior |
The front part of an animal |
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Posterior |
The back part of an animal |
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Asymmetrical |
No symmetry (like a sponge) |
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Respiration |
The process of oxygen/ carbon dioxide exchange |
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Ascarid |
A parasitic roundworm |
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tapeworm |
A parasitic flatworm |
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Siphon |
An opening where water leaves the body of a bivalve |
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Echinoderm |
The phylum that sea stars belong to |
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tube feet |
The method echinoderms use to move around |
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Arthropod |
includes insects, crustaceans, and spiders |
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segmented |
the type of bodies that Arthropods have |
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Mollusca |
The phylum that includes clams, slugs and squid |
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exoskeleton |
hard protective layer on an arthropod |
