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key terms
| 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 | Invertibrate 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 of a Cnidarian. |
| Medusa | Umbrella-like form of a Cnidarian. |
| Platyhelminth | Type of worm with a flattened body. |
| Parisite | Organism that gets its food by living on or in the body of another organism. |
| Nematode | Type of worm with a segmented body. |
| Annelid | Type of worm with a segmented body. |
| Setea | Tiny, hairlike bristles. |
| Closed circulatory system | Organ system in wich 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. |
| Wtaer-vascular system | System |