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Ch. 5c,part2 Echinoderms, vocabulary review (#8)
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Echinodermata | Phylum of "spiny skins" |
Chordates | Echinoderms may share a common ancestor with lower chordates |
Llarval symmetry | Free swimming, bilateral symmetrical larva |
Adult symmetry | Bottom dwelling, radil symmetrical adults |
Pentaradial symmetry | Five radii or multiples of 5 |
Endoskeleton | Internal skeleton composed of calcium plates which may include protruding spines |
Water-vascular system | A network of water filled canals |
Tube feet | Numerous small, movable protrusions that aid in movement, feeding, respiration, and excretion |
Circulatory system | None in echinoderms |
Respiratory system | None in echinoderms |
Excretory system | None in echinoderms |
Nervous sytem | Nerves, but no head nor brain |
Reproduction | Two sexes; can reproduce sexually or asexually |
Sessile | Not free living, possible status of fossilized echinoderms |
Five classes | Crinoidea, Asteroidea, Ophiuroidea, Echinoidea, Holothuroidea |
Parthenogenesis | Reproduction of organisms without the fusion of gametes of the opposite sexes |
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