Marine Biology Mod 4 Vocab: Marine Invertebrates I
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| Invertebrates | Animals that do not possess a backbone
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| Vertebrates | Animals that possess a backbone
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| Osculum | A large opening on a sponge through which filtered water is expelled
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| Amoebocytes | Cells within a sponge that produce its skeletal structure, perform digestion, and repair cell damage
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| Gemmulealont | A group of cells surrounded by a shell made of spicules
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| Larva | An immature stage of an animal that appears different from the adult stage
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| Metamorphosis | A complete morphological change from larval to adult form
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| Spherical symmetry | A body form in which any cut through the organism's center results in identical halves
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| Radial symmetry | A body form in which any longitudinal cut (along the length)through the organism's central axis results in identical halves
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| Bilateral symmetry | A body form in which only one longitudinal cut through the organism's center results in identical halves
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| polyp | An attached cnidarian stage, appearing sac-like or barrel-like
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| Medusa | A free-swimming cnidarian stage, appearing bell-like or umbrella-like
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| Mesoglea | A jelly-like substance between the inner layer and outer layer of cells in a cnidarian
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| dorsal | Referring to the top (or back) surface of an animal
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| Ventral | Referring to the bottom (or belly) surface of an animal
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| Mutualism | A relationship between two or more organisms of different species where both benefit from the association
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| Commensalism | A relationship between two or more organisms of different species where one benefits and the other is neither harmed nor benefited
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| Parasitism | A relationship between two or more organisms of different species where one benefits and the other is harmed
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| Gills | Extensions of the body containing thin-walled blood vessels that allow for easy absorption of oxygen from the outside surface
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| Coelom | A body cavity within organisms containing specialize tissue
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