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Chapter 12: Invertebrates

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abdomenthe end part of an insect's body
appendagesarms, legs, wings, claws, and feelers
arachnidsarthropods with four pairs of legs, spiders
arthropodsanimals with exoskeletons, segmented bodies, and jointed appendages such as insects and arachnids
crustaceansa group of arthropods, such as crabs and lobsters, that generally live in water
exoskeletona tough stiff covering or shell around the body of an organism
hostan animal on or in which parasites live
invertebratesanimals without backbones
mollusksanimals with soft bodies that are not divided into segments such as snails, oysters, and clams
parasitesorganisms that live on or inside other organisms
testesthe male organs the produce sperm cells
thoraxthe middle part of an insect's body
vertebratesanimals with backbones
spongesanimals that live in the ocean, spend most of thier lives on a rock, many pores and openings
tentaclesfleshy-like arms, on a jelly-fish
parasitesan animal that lives on or in another animal
hostparasites feed of the flesh and blood of the host
planariana flatworm that is not a parasite, lives in streams and ponds
roundwormsmore complex than flatworms, have a simple digestive system
segmented wormcommon earthworm, used for fishing


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