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Biology Vocab 25.1,2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nematosyst | capsule whose threadlike tube contains poison and barbs |
| Mutualism | Symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit |
| Symmetry | Balance or similarity in body structures of organisms. |
| Trichinosis | Disease caused by eating raw or undercooked meat. |
| hermaphrodite | Animal that produces both sperm and egg. |
| Pseudocoelem | Fluid filled body cavity between the mesoderm and endoderm. |
| Regeneration | Ability to replace or regrow body parts missing due to predation or damage |
| Pharynx | the tube or cavity, with its surrounding membrane and muscles, that connects the mouth and nasal passages with the esophagus. |
| Proglottids | Detachable section of a tapeworm that contains male and female reproductive organs. Flame cells, muscles, and nerves break off when eggs are fertilized. |
| Cephacization | Tendency to concentrate sensory organs and nervous tissue at an animal's anterior end. |
| Ascaris | any parasitic roundworm of the genus Ascaris, found in the human small intestine and causing colic and diarrhea. |
| Elephantitis | an infectious tropical disease that is a form of filaiasis caused by parasitic worms which are transmitted by mosquitoes and which causes swelling in the genitals or thighs |