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chapter 9 lifesciene
typeing of some animals without backbones.
| 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 central cavity |
| polyp | cuplike form a cnidarian |
| medusa | umbrella-like form of a cnidarian |
| platyhelminth | type of worm with a flattened body |
| parasite |