SLS Bio11 Animals (CM)
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| asexual reproduction | Asexual reproduction is a type of reproduction by which offspring arise from a single organism, and inherit the genes of that parent only
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| cell | the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism
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| cephalization | the concentration of sense organs, nervous control, etc., at the anterior end of the body, forming a head and brain, both during evolution and in the course of an embryo's development.
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| closed circulatory system | In this type of system, blood is pumped by a heart through vessels, and does not normally fill body cavities.
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| coelom | he body cavity in metazoans, located between the intestinal canal and the body wall.
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| colonial | (of animals or plants) living in colonies.
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| fluid feeding | Fluid feeders are organisms that feed on the fluid of other organisms
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| endoskeleton | an internal skeleton, such as the bony or cartilaginous skeleton of vertebrates.
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| excretion | (in living organisms and cells) the process of eliminating or expelling waste matter
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| exoskeleton | is the external skeleton that supports and protects an animal's body, in contrast to the internal skeleton
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| filter feeding | feeding by filtering out plankton or nutrients suspended in the water.
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| free-living | That lives independently of other organisms rather than part of a symbiotic or parasitic relationship.
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| internal transport | A transport system is a means by which materials are moved from an exchange surface or exchange surfaces to cells
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| invertebrates | an animal lacking a backbone
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| levels of organization | The highest level of organization for living things is the biosphere; it encompasses all other levels.
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| life functions | 1) All living things are organized and have chemicals.
2) Multicellular or unicellular.
3) Use energy.
4) Have a definite form and have a limited size.
5) Grow.
6) Respond to changes in environment.
7) Can reproduce.
8) Eventually die.
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| medusa | is a form of cnidarian in which the body is shaped like an umbrella.
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| motility | motility is the ability of organisms and fluid to move or get around.
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| multicellular | having or consisting of many cells.
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| niche | The niche that an organism occupies is the opening in the environment that the organism fills to make a living.
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| open circulatory system | Closed circulatory systems have the blood closed at all times within vessels of different size and wall thickness
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| organ | a part of an organism that is typically self-contained and has a specific vital function, such as the heart or liver in humans.
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| organ system | an organ system is a group of organs that work together to perform one or more functions.
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| parasite | an organism that lives in or on another organism (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host's expense.
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| polyp | a solitary or colonial sedentary form of a coelenterate such as a sea anemone, typically having a columnar body with the mouth uppermost surrounded by a ring of tentacles
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| reproduction | the production of offspring by a sexual or asexual process.
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| respiration | a process in living organisms involving the production of energy, typically with the intake of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide from the oxidation of complex organic substances.
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| response | an answer or reply, as in words or in some action
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| sessile | (of an organism, e.g., a barnacle) fixed in one place; immobile.
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| sexual reproduction | the production of new living organisms by combining genetic information from two individuals of different types
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| symmetry | is the balanced distribution of duplicate body parts or shapes within the body of an organism
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| tissue | any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products
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| vertebral column | another term for spinal column.
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