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Term | Definition |
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innate behavior | an inherited behavior that does not depend on the environment or experience |
learned behavior | a behavior that has been learned from experience |
invertebrates | an animal that does not have a backbone |
ganglion | a mass of nerve cells |
coelom | a body cavity that contains the internal organs |
open circulatory system | a circulatory system in which the circulatory fluid is not contained entirely within vessels; a heart pumps fluid through vessels that empty into spaces called sinuses |
closed circulatory system | a circulatory system in which the heart circulates blood through a network of vessels that form a closed loop; the blood does not leave the blood vessels, and materials diffuse across the walls of the vessels |
segment | any part of a larger structure, such as the body of an organism, that is set off by natural or arbitrary boundaries |
exoskeleton | a hard, external, supporting structure |
compound eye | an eye composed of many light detectors |
antenna | a feeler that is on the head of an invertebrate, such as a crustacean or an insect, and that senses touch, taste, or smell |
metamorphosis | a phase in the life cycle of many animals during which a rapid change from the immature form of an organism to the adult form takes place |
endoskeleton | an internal skeleton made of bone and cartilage |
water vascular system | a system of canals filled with a watery fluid that circulates throughout the body of an echinoderm |
gut | the digestive tract |