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Invertebrate Vocabulary - Chapter 6

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symmetryarrangement of individual body parts
invertebratean animal without a backbone
cnidarianradially symmetrical, hollow-bodied animals with two cell layers organized into tissues
polypvase shaped, usually sessile body form in the life cycle of a cnidarian
mollusksoft-bodied, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrate with a large, muscular foot, a mantle, and an open circulatory system
mantlethin layer of tissue that covers a mollusk's body and that can secrete a shell
gillorgan that allows a water-dwelling animal to exchange carbon dioxide for dissolved oxygen in the water
radulascratchy, tonguelike organ in many mollusks that has rows of teethlike projections used to scrape and grate food
open circulatory systema type of blood-circulation system that lacks bolld vessels and in which blood washes over the organs
closed circulatory systema type of blood-circulation system in which blood is transported through blood vessels rather than surrounding the organs
arthropodbilaterally symmetrical animal with jointed appendages, a protective exoskeleton, and a segmented body
appendagestructure such as a claw, leg, or antenna that grows from the body
exoskeletonrigid, protective body covering of an arthropod that supports the body and reduces water loss
metamorphosischange of body form that can be complete or incomplete
medusafree-swimming, bell-shaped body form in the life cycle of a cnidarian



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