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Anus | opening at the end of the digestive tract through which waste leaves the body |
Bilateral symmetry | body parts arranged in a similar way on both sides of the body, which each half being nearly a mirror image of the other half |
Carnivore | animal that eats only other animals or the remains of other animals, mammals having large, sharp canine teeth and strong jaw muscles for eating flesh |
Free-living organism | organism that does not depend on another organism for food or a place to live |
Herbivore | animal that eats only plants or parts of plants; mammals with large premolars and molars for eating only plants |
Hermaphrodite | animal that produces both sperm and eggs in the same body |
Invertebrate | animal without a backbone |
Medusa | cnidarians body type that is bell-shaped and free-swimming |
Omnivore | animal that eats plants and animals or animal flesh; mammals with incisors, canine teeth, and flat molars for eating plants and other animals |
Polyp | cnidarians body type that is vase-shaped and is usually sessile |
Radial symmetry | body parts arranged in a circle around a central point |
Sessile | describes an organism that remains attached to one place for most of its lifetime |
Stinging cell | capsules with coiled trigger-like structures that help cnidarians capture food |
Tentacle | arm-like structures that have stinging cells and surround the mouths of most cnidarians |
Vertebrate | animal with a backbone |