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Higher Invertebrates Terminology

This puzzle contains terms from the unit on Higher Invertebrates (mollusks, annelids, arthropods, and echinoderms).

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eucoelomatean animal that has a true body cavity, that is, one with mesoderm
radulaa file like structure used by mollusks to obtain food
glochidiayoung clams
marsupial gillsgills of the female clam that hold eggs and young clams (glochidia)
septum(a)the mesentary that separates the segments in annelids (earthworms)
clitelluman organ of reproduction found in earthworms. It produces mucus to contain sperm and to form the cacoon.
exoskeletona hard covering of chitin found on arthropods
cephalothoraxthat part of the body of an arthropod that contains the head and thorax
tracheal tubesbreathing device of insects
book lungsbreathing device of spiders
Malphigian tubesexcretory organ of insects; enables them to conserve water
complete metamorphosisdevelopment of insects in which the young are completely different than the adults
incomplete metamorphosisdevelopment of insects in which the young look like the adults
anteriorrefers to the front of the animal
posteriorrefers to the back (tail region) of the animal
dorsalrefers to the top of the animal
ventralrefers to the bottom of the animal
gastric millthe teeth inside of the stomach of the crayfish
dermal branchiabreathing device of starfish
tube feetmethod of locomotion in starfish
protostomean animal in which the mouth develops first during embryonic development; includes the mollusks, annelids, and arthropods
deuterostomeanimal in which the mouth develops second during embryonic development; includes the echinoderms and chordates (vertebrates)


Judy Schneidewent

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