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LS Unit 9 Animals without Backbones

review the vocabulary used in the study of invertebrates

AB
flagellumwhiplike structure on some cells
porestiny openings
spiculessmall hard needlelike structures on a sponge
cnidocytesstinging cells
medusaumbrellalike form of a cnidarian
polypcuplike form of a cnidarian
tentacleslong, armlike structures
ectodermouter tissue layer
endoderminner tissue layer
mesodermmiddle tissue layer
closed circulatory systeman organ system in which blood moves through vessels
setaetiny, hairlike bristles
mantlethin, membrane that covers a mollusk's organs
radularough, tonguelike organ of a snail
chitinhard material that makes up the exoskeleton of arthropods
exoskeletonhard covering that supports and protects the body
moltingprocess by which an animal sheds its outer covering
abdomenthird section of an insect's body
spiraclesopenings to air tubes of a grasshopper
thoraxmiddle section of an insect's body
tympanumhearing organ in a grasshopper
cocoonprotective covering around the pupa
larvawormlike stage of insect development
metamorphosischanges during the stages of development of an insect
nymphyoung insect that looks like the adult
puparesting stage during complete metamorphosis
echinodermsspiny-skinned animals
endoskeletoninternal skeleton
tube feetsmall suckerlike structures of echinoderms
regenerationability to regrow lost parts


Life Science 7 teacher
Tuckahoe Middle School
Richmond, VA

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