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Life Sci - Chap 15

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invertebrate   animal that does not have a backbone  
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ganglion   mass of nerve cells  
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gut   digestive tract  
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coelem   body cavity that contains the internal organs  
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open circulatory system   circulatory system where the circulatory fluid is not contained entirely within the vessels; heart pumps fluid through vessels that emprty into places called sinuses  
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closed circulatory system   circulatory system where the heart circulates blood through a network of vessels that form a closed loop; blood doesn't leave the blood vessels; and materials diffuse across the walls of the vessels.  
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segment   any part of a larger structure, such as the body of an organism, that is set off by natural or arbitrary boundaries  
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exoskeleton   a hard, external support structure  
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compound eye   eye composed of many light detectors  
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antenna   feeler that is on the head of an invertebrate and that senses touch, taste or smell  
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metamorphosis   phase in the life cycle of many animals during which a rapid change from the immature form of an organism to the adult form takes place  
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endoskeleton   internal skeleton made of bone and cartilage  
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water vascular system   system of canals filled with a watery fluid that circulates throughout the body of an echinoderm  
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