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Invertabrate Quiz 1 Terms and Definitions

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Stingers found in the stinging cells of cnidariansNematocysts
bell shapedmedusa
another name for collar cellschoanocyte
part of a nervous system that carries signals and controls body movementsnerves
openings in the sponge that allow water to circulatepores
attached to a surface and does not movesessile
circulatory system with blood vesselsclosed circulatory system
plylum that contains centipedes, milipedes, arachnids, insects, and crustadeansarthropods
special place in body for the gut i n which other organs are also locatedCoelum
protein fibers of soft spongesspongin
Class with optopus and squidcephalopod
opening in which wastes are excreted in more complex animalsanus
pouch lined with vells that produce digestive enzymes. Area where digestion takes placegut
spaces in which blood collects in some molluskssinus
phylum that contains roundwormsnematoda
cells in a sponge that digest and take in oxygencollar cells
opening at the top of the spongeOsculum
circulatory system with no blood vesselsopen circulatory system
Phylum that contains spongesporifera
phylum that contains segmented wormsannelida
material that forms the skeleton of hard spongesspicules
organism that has cells with a nucleus and membrane bound organelleseukaryote
phylum that contains flatwormsplatyhelminthes
organisn that must eat other organisms to get nutrients. A consumerHeterotroph
Class with snails and slugsGastropods
Class with clams and oystersBinalve
stinging cells on a jellyfish's tentaclescnidocyte
organism in its early stages of developmentEmbryo
fertilized eggzygote
nerve cells that come together in groupsganglia
phylum with snails, slugs, clams, oysters, octopuses, and squidMolluska
Jellylike layer in jellyfishMesoglea
Some flatwors use these to sense lighteyespot
flexible structures with stinging cell. Cnidarians use these to capture prey.Tentacles
Whip-like tails on collar cells that move water in and out of spongeFlagella
Phylum that contains sea stars, sea urchins, sanddollars, and brittle starsEchinodermata
Some flatworms use these to sense foodSensory Lobes
Vase shapedPolyp
Organ that controls the nervous system of more complax animalsBrain
phylum that contains jellyfish, hydra, coral, and sea anemonecnidaria


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