An animal without a backbone
Invertebrate
An animal with an internal skeleton and a body divided into 5 equal parts
Echinoderm
What is the difference between a snail and a slug
Snails have large shells, slugs have no shells
Animal with a worm-like and segmented body
annelids
How many pairs of wings do most insects have?
Two
Animals that have segmented bodies, jointed legs and hard exoskeletons are calledā¦..
Arthropods
Animals with a sack-like body and a single opening
Cnidarians
What are two characteristics of a mollusk
Soft bodies, most have shells
Name two places worms can be found
In soil and in the water
The process by which a larvae becomes an adult
Metamorphosis
Name four animals part of the crustacean class
Shrimp, lobster, crabs, barnacles
What are two characteristics of an echinoderm?
Spiny skin and tube feet
What is a Porifera
An animal similar to a sea sponge
What is an earthwormās Job
Decomposition
What are the 3 main parts of an insectās body
Head, thorax, abdomen
How do crustaceans begin life?
They start as eggs that hatch into larva
What kind of animal are there more of in the ocean than any other animal
invertebrates
How do octopus and squids move through the water?
Jet propulsion
What are the four main groups of worms
Ribbon worms, flatworms, segmented worms, and round worms
Four stages of Metamorphosis
Egg, larva, chrysalis, adult
What is molting
When a crab grows, it sheds its old shell and grows a new one
Coral begins its life cycle as aā¦
Polyp
An animal with two shells and a is a filter feeder
Bivalve
Where do parasitic worms life
In animals and plants
What does it mean to be a social insect
It functions as a member of a colony