Vocabulary Words I
Body plan in which an organism can be divided into two parts that are nearly mirror images of each other
Bilateral Symmetry
body plan cannot be divided into mirror image parts
Asymmetry
animals that heat their bodies from heat in their environments
Ectotherm
These characteristics are common to all arthropods
head, thorax, abdomen
Cnidaria
Fluid-filled internal cavity surrounded by muscle tissue
Hydrostatic Skeleton
thick, hard outer covering
Exoskeleton
These are two examples of endotherms
what are (list any two warm blooded animals)
This is the difference between a vertebrate and invertebrate chordate
backbone and no backbone
Arthropoda
Colorado Potato Beetle, or pretty much most insects
live inside or on another organism, get food, don't help host
Parasites
thin tissue layer covering mollusk's internal organs
Mantle
These are the Domain and Kingdom all animals share
Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia
These are the three main skeletal systems in animals
Endoskeleton, Exoskeleton, hydrostatic skeleton
Platyhelminthes
liver fluke or other flatworms
organism can be divided into two mirror image parts anywhere
Radial Symmetry
animal's body form changes from egg to adult
Metamorphosis
describe some ways animal species are adapted to their environments
(answers will vary)
This is what all Chordates Have?
notochord, a tail, a nerve cord, pharyngeal puches
Annelida
Earth Worm or any other segmented worm
inherited trait that helps organism survive and reproduce
Adaptation
internal rigid framework that supports animals
Endoskeleton
These characteristics are common to all animals
Multicellular, have collagen protein to hold their cells together, have muscle and nerve cells, and cannot make their own food.
these are the two types of invertebrates
lancelets and tunicates
Echinodermata
sea star, sea urchin, sea cucumber