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Invertebrates
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| vertebrate? | an animal with a backbone |
| endoskeleton? | animal with their skeleton on the inside |
| invertebrate? | an animal without a backbone |
| exoskeleton? | animal with their skeleton on the outside |
| pores | tiny openings |
| poriferan | inverebrate with pores |
| spicule | small, hard, needlelike structure of a sponge |
| cnidarians | invertebrate with stinging cells and hollow central cavity |
| polyp | cuplike form of a cnidarian |
| medusa | umbrella-like form of a cnidarian |
| platyhelmeninth | type of worm with flattened body |
| parasite | organism that gets iit's food from another organism while harming it |
| nematode | worm with round body |
| annelid | segmented worm |
| setae | tiny, hairlike bristles |
| closed circulatory system | organ system in which blood moves through vessels |