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Lab Animalia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cephalization | a tendency in the evolution of organisms to concentrate the sensory and neural organs in an anterior head |
| Pseudocoelomate | fluid-filled body cavity without a cellular lining, and include nematodes, rotifers, gastrotrichs, and introverts. |
| Acoelomate | an animal that has no internal, fluid-filled body cavity separating its body wall from its digestive tract. |
| Blastopore | the opening of the central cavity of an embryo in the early stage of development. |
| Coelem | the body cavity located between the intestinal canal and the body wall. |
| Coelomate | An organism with a fluid-filled body cavity COMPLETELY lined by mesoderm. |
| Deuterostome | An animal which developing embryo's first opening becomes the anus and cloaca |
| Protostome | a multicellular organism whose mouth develops from a primary embryonic opening, such as an annelid, mollusk, or arthropod. |
| Epidermis | the outermost layer of the skin |
| Pharynx | the membrane-lined cavity behind the nose and mouth, connecting them to the esophagus. |
| Cnidarian | Jellyfish, hydroids, sea anemones, corals, etc. |
| Porifera | Sponges |
| Annelida | Earthworms |
| Mollusca | Clams, mussels, snails, etc |
| Nematoda | Tapeworms |
| Arthropoda | largest phylum in the animal kingdom, encompassing about 84 percent of all known animals. Insects, lobsters, crabs, etc. |
| Echinodermata | Starfish |
| Chordata | All mammals, reptiles, etc (Vertebrates) |
| Platyhelminthes | Flatworm |