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SLS Bio11 Kingdom AF
SLS Bio11 Animal KingdomAF
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Asexual reproduction | reproduction without the fusion of gametes |
| cell | the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism, typically microscopic and consisting of cytoplasm and a nucleus enclosed in a membrane. Microscopic organisms typically consist of a single cell, which is either eukaryotic or prokaryotic. |
| cephalization | the concentration of sense organs, nervous control, etc., at the anterior end of the body, forming a head and brain, both during evolution and in the course of an embryo's development. |
| closed circulatory system | Closed circulatory systems have the blood closed at all times within vessels of different size and wall thickness. In this type of system, blood is pumped by a heart through vessels, and does not normally fill body cavities. |
| coelom | the body cavity in metazoans, located between the intestinal canal and the body wall. |
| colony | A cluster of identical cells (clones) on the surface of (or within) a solid medium, usually derived from a single parent cell, as in bacterial colony. |
| fluid feeding | The process by which an animal feeds on fluid. |
| endoskeleton | an internal skeleton, such as the bony or cartilaginous skeleton of vertebrates. |
| excretion | (in living organisms and cells) the process of eliminating or expelling waste matter. |
| exoskeleton | a rigid external covering for the body in some invertebrate animals, especially arthropods, providing both support and protection |
| filter feeding | (of an aquatic animal) feeding by filtering out plankton or nutrients suspended in the water. |
| free-living | Living independently of another organism; not part of a parasitic or symbiotic relationship. |
| internal transport | The movement of a chemical substance through a gradient of concentration or electrical potential in the direction opposite to normal diffusion, requiring the expenditure of energy |
| invertebrates | an animal lacking a backbone, such as an arthropod, mollusk, annelid, coelenterate, etc. The invertebrates constitute an artificial division of the animal kingdom, comprising 95 percent of animal species and about 30 different phyla. |
| levels of organization | the hierarchy of complex biological structures and systems that define life using a reductionistic approach. |
| life functions | A biological process is a process of a living organism. Biological processes are made up of any number of chemical reactions or other events that results in a transformation |
| medusa | a free-swimming sexual form of a coelenterate such as a jellyfish, typically having an umbrella-shaped body with stinging tentacles around the edge. In some species, medusae are a phase in the life cycle that alternates with a polypoid phase. |
| motility/motile | ability to move spontaneously and independently |
| multicellular | (of an organism or part) having or consisting of many cells. |
| niche | A niche in biological terms simply refers the role of an organism within its ecosystem that allows that ecosystem to survive and function efficiently. |
| open circulatory system | pump blood into a hemocoel with the blood diffusing back to the circulatory system between cells. Blood is pumped by a heart into the body cavities, where tissues are surrounded by the blood. |
| organ | a part of an organism that is typically self-contained and has a specific vital function, such as the heart or liver in humans. |
| organ system | a biological system is a group of organs that work together to perform a certain task. Common systems, such as those present in mammals and other animals, seen in human anatomy, are those such as the circulatory system, the respiratory system ect. |
| parasite/parasitic | an organism that lives in or on another organism (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host's expense. |
| polyp | a solitary or colonial sedentary form of a coelenterate such as a sea anemone, typically having a columnar body with the mouth uppermost surrounded by a ring of tentacles. |
| reproduction | the action or process of making a copy of something. |
| respiration | the action of breathing. |
| response | An action or movement due to the application of a stimulus. |
| sessile | (of an organism, e.g., a barnacle) fixed in one place; immobile. |
| sexual reproduction | the production of new living organisms by combining genetic information from two individuals of different types (sexes). |
| symmetry | the quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis. |
| tissue | any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products. |
| vertebral column | The series of vertebrae extending from the base of the skull to the tip of the tail that forms the supporting axis of the body in vertebrate animals. |
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