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BamBam 9
Bam Bam chapter 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | animal with a backbone |
| endoskeleton | sketeton inside the body |
| invertebrate | animal without a back bone |
| exosketeton | sketeton on the outside of the body |
| cindarian | invertebrate aniaml with stinging cells anda hollow central cavity |
| polyp | cuplike form of a cnidarian |
| medusa | umbrella-like form of a cnidarian |
| pores | tiny opening |
| poriferan | invertebrate animal with poems |
| spicule | small,hard,needlelike structure of a sponge |
| platyhelminth | type of worm with a flattened body |
| parasite | organism that gets its food by living on or in the body of another orgaims |
| nematod | type of worm with a round body |
| annelid | type of worm with a segmented body |
| setae | tiny hairline bristles |
| closed circulory system | organ system in which blood moves through vessels. |
| mollusk | soft-bodied oranism |
| mantle | thin membrane that covers a molusk's organs |
| radula | rough,tonguelike organ of a snail |
| echinoderm | spiny-skinned animal |
| water-vascular system: | systems of tubes used to water |
| tube feet | small structures of echinoderms used for movement and feeling |
| regeneration | ablility to regrow lost parts |
| arthroped | animal with an exoskeleton and jointed legs |
| chitin | hard material that makes up there exoskeleton of arthropods |
| molting | process by which an animal sheds its outer covering |
| antenna | structure used for touch,taste,and smell |
| thorax | middle section of an insect's body |
| abdomen | third section of an insect's body. |