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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | animal with a backbone |
| endoskeleton | skeleton inside the body |
| invertebrate | animal without a backbone |
| exoskeleton | skeleton on the outside of the body |
| pores | tiny opening |
| proiferan | inverbrate animal with pores |
| spicule | small, hard, needlelike structure of a sponge |
| cnidarian | invertebrate animal with stinging cells and a hallow central cavity |
| polyp | cuplike form of a cnidarian |
| medusa | umbrealla like form of a cnidarian |
| platyhelminth | type of worm with a flattend 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 |
| slosed circulatory system | organ system in which blood moves through vessles |
| mollusk | soft boddied orgamism |
| mantle | thin membrane that covers a mollusk's organ |
| radula | rough, tonguelike organ of a snail |
| echinoderm | spiny skinned animal |
| water vascular system | system of tube used to transport water |
| tube feet | small strucres of echinodrms used for movement and feeding |
| regeneratoin | ability to regrow lost parts |