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Vocabulary 10/9/01

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carnivorean animal that feeds on plant-eating and other carivores.
cnidariansa hollow bodied animal with stinging cells
coelenteratesaquatic invertibrate with radially symmetrical, saclike bodies, and a single internal cavity
communicationsthe exchange of signals or messages such as flashing light, odors, bright light, or sounds performed by one animal that informs or influences another animal.
complete metamorphisisa devolopment in an animal that involves a process consisting of four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult
digestive systema group of organs that act together to take in food and change it to form cells that the body can use
echinoderma marine invertebrate that has a mineral skeleton with spines.
exoskeletonany hard, external covering
fertilizationthe process in which a male and a female gametecombine to form a zygote
flatworma simple animal that has a flat, leglessbody with an identifiable head and tail
gestationthe time between fertilization and the birth of an offspring
incomplete metamorphisisdevolopment of animals that involves three stages:egg, nymph and adult
mitosisthe process in which a cell's nucleus divides forming two new cell's with indentical genetic material
mullosksoft-bodied invertebrate that live on land or in fresh or salt water
omnivorean animal that feeds on the both plant and animal material that is living in humans
radulaa tongue- like organ of some mollusks which has rows of teeth for tearing and scraping food
roundworm a invertebrate that has a round tube-like body tapering to a point at each end
segmented worms a worm that has a tube- shaped body divided into segments that are similar in structure
spongethe simplest kind of animal, having no definite shape and living attached to one spot
vertebraone of the bones in the backbone


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