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Zoo Unit 5
Zoo Unit 5 Echinoderms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| asteroidea | class of echinoderm including sea stars |
| ophiuroidea | class of echinoderm including brittle stars |
| holothuroidea | class of echinoderm including sea cucumbers |
| echinoidea | class of echinoderm including sea urchins and sand dollars |
| crinoidea | class of echinoderm including sea lilies |
| echinoderm | phylum of animals including animals with spiny skin, internal skeleton of calcium carbonate, and a water vascular system |
| ossicles | calcium carbonate plates that make up the internal skeleton of echinoderms |
| tube feet | organ of locomotion by many echinoderms; filled with water and end with a sucker |
| madreporite | porous plate that acts as a pressure valve to regulate flow of sea water through the body of the echinoderm |
| dioecious | when male and female body forms are within the organism; such as in most echinoderms |
| regeneration | how some echinoderms reproduce asexually by regrowing lost parts |
| five | average number of arms in a sea star |
| crown of thorns | species of sea star known for destroying coral reefs |
| detritivore | feed on dead organisms |
| evisceration | process of expelling internal organs ; used to evade predators in sea cucumbers |
| sea lily | common name for a class of echinoderms that filter feeds |
| sea urchin | member of class echinoidea known for destroying kelp forests |
| Aritsotles lantern | chewing organ with teeth; found in sea urchins |
| radial | type of symmetry in adult echinoderms |
| stone canal | carries water from the madreporite to the central canal |
| ring canal | carries water from the stone canal to the radial canal |
| radial canal | carries water from the ring canal to the tube foot |
| ampulla | enlarged bulb at the top of the tube foot |
| podium | the slender part of the tube foot with a sucker at the bottom |
| digestive gland | break down and absorb nutrients for the echinoderm |
| aboral | side opposite the mouth |
| oral | side the same side as the mouth |
| mouth | found in the center of the oral surface |
| anus | found in the center of the aboral surface |