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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 openings. |
| Poriferan | invertebrate animal with pores. |
| Spicule | small, hard, needlelike structure of a sponge. |
| Cnidarian | invertebrate animal with stinging cells and a hollow cenral cavity. |
| Polyp | cuplike form of a cnidarian. |
| Medusa | umbrella like form of the cnidarian |
| Platyhelminth | type of worm with a flattened body |
| Parasite | organism that gets it's food by living on or in |
| Nematode | type of a worm with a round body. |
| Annelid | type of a 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 mollusk's organs |
| Radula | rough, tonguelike organ of a snail. |
| Echinoderm | spiny-skinned animal. |
| Water vascular system | system of tubes used to transport water |
| Tube feet | small structures of echinoderms used for movement and feeding.r |
| Regeneration | ability to regrow lost parts. |
| Arthropod | animal with an exoskeleton and jointed legs. |
| Chitin | hard material that makes up the exoskeleton of arthropods. |
| Open circulatory system | circulatory system in which blood does not flow constantly through tubes. |
| Molting | process by which an animal sheds it's outer covering. |