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Biology Chapter 16

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a system of stiff external plates for support & protection exoskeleton
an internal skeleton usually made of bone and cartilage endoskeleton
a support structure in many soft-bodied animals consisting of a fluid-filled cavity surrounded by muscles hydroskeleton
Have coelom segmented worms
Have no coelom or pseudocoelem flatworms
Include tapeworms, flukes, and planarians flatworms
Flagellated cells in sponges that move water through the sponge and capture food particles from the current collar cells
are also known as nematodes roundworms
Have a pseudocoelom roundworms
animals with digestive tracts and circulatory systems usually have _____ germ layers three
rasping feeding structure in some mollusks radula
include earthworms, leeches, and featherworms segmented worms
the arrangement of physical features in an organism that contributes to its structure and form body plan
symmetry in which an imaginary plane through the centerline of the organism divides it into mirror-image halves bilateral
drifting larvae produced by mollusks that are important to the _______ community plankton
symmetry that can be divided by a plane through their center in several places to form mirror images radial
Most animals are invertebrates and _________ ectothermic
describes an organism that lives and grows while attached to something else sessile
an animal whose body temperature is internally regulated and whose body heat is derived mainly from metabolism endotherm
Segmented worms exhibit ________. cephalization
an animal whose body temperature remains close to the temperature of its environment ectotherm
Pink salmon returning to the river where they hatched is an example of ______ behavior. instinctive
True or False: Roundworms, flatworms, and segmented worms all include some parasitic species. True
Mollusks circulate water through _______. siphons
True or False: Crinoidea are sessile. True
layers of cells that develop as a result of the inward movement germ
True or False: Animals have cell walls. False
the concentration of sensory organs around one end of an organism, usually the head cephalization
reproduction in which young develop inside eggs that are laid and hatched outside the parent’s body oviparous
method of reproduction in which young are born alive after developing inside the female’s reproductive tract viviparous
method of reproduction in which young develop within eggs that hatch inside the parent’s body ovoviviparous
an organism possessing both male and female reproductive organs; produce both sperm and eggs hermaphrodite
a sessile, cup-shaped cnidarian with a mouth and tentacles at one end and a basal disc at the other polyp
the free-swimming, umbrella-shaped stage in the life cycle of cnidarians medusa
a sheath of tissue that wraps around the organs and covers the body mantle
List the attributes of animals. Nutrition, respiration, circulation, reproduction, movement, and support
Explain what roles sponges play in their environment. The larvae of sponges contribute to plankton. They also eat detritus off of the ocean floor which helps filter the water. Some sponges provide protection and nutrients for algae to help with photosynthesis.
List the three major groups of mollusks and give an example of each. Gastropods: sea slug Cephalopods: octopus Bivalves: clam
Describe the most common form of echinoderm reproduction. The most common form of reproduction in echinoderms is secual reproduction. This happens through external fertilization when a male and a female mate.
Describe two examples of how worms can be used to benefit humans. Worms can be used for medical purposes. They can also be used to help a farmer’s crops grow because they enrich the soil.
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