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Biology ch9
animals without backbones
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Vertebrate | animal without a backbone |
| Endoskeleton | skleleton isdide the body |
| invertrbrate | animal a without backbone |
| exoskeleton | skeleton on the outside of the body |
| pores | tiny openings |
| porriferan | invertebrate animal with pores |
| spicule | small hard needlelike structure of a sponge |
| cidarian | invertebrate animal witht stingimg cells and a hollow central cavity |
| polyp | cuplike form of a cnidarian |
| medusa | umbrella like form of a cnidarian |
| platyhelminth | type of worm with a flattened body |
| parasite | organism that gets its food by living on or in the body of another organism |
| nematode | type of worm with a round body |
| annelid | type of worm with a segmented body |
| setae | tiny hairlike bristles |
| closed circulatory system | organ system in which blood moves through vessels |
| mollusk | soft bodied organism |
| mantle | thin membrane that covers a mollusks organs |
| radula | rough tonguelike organ of a snail |
| echinoderm | spiny skinned animal |
| water vascular system | system of tubes used to transpot water |
| tube feet | small structures of echinoderms used for movement and feeding |
| regeneration | ability to regrow lost parts |
| arthropod | animal with an exoskeleton and jointed legs |
| chitin | material that makes up the exos |