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2023 Biology
Chapter 12 Invertebrates: Animals without Backbones
| words | definitions |
|---|---|
| abdomen | in invertabrates, the rear segment of a body. |
| appendages | moveable parts that extend from the body such as, arms, legs, wings, and claws. |
| arachnids | arthropods with four pairs of legs, such as spiders or scorpions. |
| arthropods | animals with exoskeletons, segmented bodies, and joined appendages, such as insects and arachnids. |
| crustaceans | a group of arthropods,such as crabs, and lobsters, that generally live in water. |
| exoskeletons | a tough, stiff, covering around the body of an organism. |
| host | an animal on or in which parasites live. |
| invertebrates | animals without backbones. |
| mollusks | animals with soft bodies that are not divided into segments, such as snails, oysters, and clams. Most mollusks have hard shells. |
| parasites | organisms that live on or inside other organisms causing them harm. |