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Chapter 2 Study Guide
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01/10/2012

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Antenna
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An appendage attached to the head that contains sence organs.
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Molting
Definition
The process of shedding an outgrown skeleton
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Metamorphosis
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A process in which an animal's body undergoes dramatic changes in form during its life cycle.
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Arthropod
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Invertebrates that have an external exoskeleton, a segmented body and jointed appendages
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Exoskeleton
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Waxy outer skeleton that protects tha animal and helps prevent evaporation of water
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Mollusk
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An invertebrate with a soft, unsegmented body; most are protected by a hard outer shell
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Open circulatory system
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When blood is not inside blood vessels
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Mantle
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A thin layer of tissue that covers a mollusks internal organs and produces the shell(if the mollusk has one).8. A thin layer of tissue that covers a mollusks internal organs and produces the shell(if the mollusk has one)
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Radula
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A flexible ribbon of tiny teeth used to obtain food
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Gills
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Organs that remove oxygen from the water
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