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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| segmentation | rigid outer covering that protects the soft tissues of many animals, |
| exoskeleton | rigid outer covering that protects the soft tissues of many animals, |
| gills | organs that consist of blood vessels surrounded by a membrane and are specialized for gas exchange in water. |
| integument | outer covering of an animal |
| open circulatory system | in which circulatory fluid is pumped by the heart through vessels and into the body cavity and is then returned to the vessels. |
| closed circulatory system | blood is pumped by a heart and circulates through the body in vessels that form a closed loop. |
| hermaphrodite | an organism that produces both male and female gametes, |
| larva | free-living, immature form of an organism that is morphologically different from the adult. |
| vertebrae | the repeating bony units of the backbone. |
| endoskeleton | an internal skeleton made of bone and cartilage, provides structural support |
| Lungs | organs for gas exchange |
| kidneys | filter wastes from the blood |
| Brain | processes sensory information |