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Kingdom: Animalia Vocabulary
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9th Grade
01/28/2010

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Term
Animal
Definition
Multicellular, eukaryotic, heterotrophic, and cells lack a cell wall
Term
Invertebrates
Definition
  • No vertebral column (backbone)
  • 95% of animalia
  • Term
    Vertebrates
    Definition
    • Have a vertebral column (backbone)
    • 5% of animalia
    Term
    Feedback Mechanism
    Definition
    the results of these processes stops or limits the process (maintain homeostasis)
    Term
    Development
    Definition
    the fertilized egg (zygote) divides and eventually becomes a Blastula/Gastrula
    Term
    Blastula
    Definition
    a hollow ball with a single layer of cells
    Term
    Gastrula
    Definition
    the blastula ball folds in, forming an opening called blastopore
    Term
    Protosomes
    Definition
    • the blastopore becomes the mouth
    • occurs in most invertebrates
    Term
    Deuterosomes
    Definition
    • the blastopore becomes the anus
    • occurs in most vertebrates
    Term
    Ectoderm
    Definition
    • outer layer of cells
    • develops into the skin and nerve tissue
    Term
    Endoderm
    Definition
    • inner layer of cells
    • develops into the lining of the digestive tract and respiratory system
    Term
    Mesoderm
    Definition
    • middle layer of cells
    • in advance animals - becomes muscles and organs
    Term
    Body Symmetry
    Definition
    arrangement of body parts
    Term
    Asymmetrical
    Definition
    no symmetry
    Term
    Radial Symmetry
    Definition
    body parts that repeat around the center
    Term
    Bilateral Symmetry
    Definition
    a single imaginary plane can divide the body into 2 equal halves.
    Term
    Anterior
    Definition
    head or front end of body
    Term
    Posterior
    Definition
    tail or rear end of body
    Term
    Dorsal
    Definition
    upper or backside or body
    Term
    Ventral
    Definition
    lower or bellyside of body
    Term
    Cephalization
    Definition
    (in animals with bilateral symmetry) the concentration of sense organs and nerve cells at the front end of the body
    Term
    Coelom
    Definition
    body cavity (fluid filled space)
    Term
    Phylum Porifera
    Definition
    • sponges
    • provide habitat for marine organisms
    Term
    Choanocytes
    Definition
    use flagella to draw water in through the incurrent pores
    Term
    Osculum
    Definition
    • excurrent pore
    • larger opening at the top of the sponge
    Term
    Spicules
    Definition
    • thorn-like structures in hard sponges
    • support structure
    Term
    Archaeocytes
    Definition
    • produce spicules
    • complete the digestive process
    • transport material
    Term
    Phylum Cnidaria
    Definition
    • jellyfish
    • hydra
    • sea anemones
    • corals
    Term
    Cnidocytes
    Definition
    stinging cells on Phylum Cnidaria tentancles
    Term
    Nematocysts
    Definition
    a poision-filled, stinging "dart" located inside a cnidocyte
    Term
    Polyp
    Definition
    mouth and tentacles point up (usually sessile)
    Term
    Medusa
    Definition
    mouth and tentacles point downward (motile)
    Term
    Gastrovascular Cavity
    Definition
    digestive chamber with one opening
    Term
    Nerve Net
    Definition
    can detect touch
    Term
    Hydrostatic Skeleton
    Definition
    muscles that allow movement
    Term
    Phylum Platyhelminthes
    Definition
    flatworms
    Term
    Acoelomates
    Definition
    contain no coelum
    Term
    Turbellaria
    Definition
    • planaria
    • free living (no parasitic)
    Term
    Pharynx
    Definition
    a muscular tube for bringing in food
    Term
    Trematoda
    Definition
    • flukes
    • parasitic (infect internal organs of host)
    Term
    Blood Fluke - Schistosoma
    Definition
    • can penetrate human skin, travels through circulatory and digestive systems
    • robs body of nutrition
    Term
    Cestoda
    Definition
    • tapeworms
    • parasitic flatworms
    Term
    Scolex
    Definition
    knob shaped head with hooks and suckers
    Term
    Proglottids
    Definition
    square body segments
    Term
    Gemmules
    Definition
    form in sponges when the environment is bad
    Term
    Sponges
    Definition

    filter feeders

     

    Term
    Hermaphroditic
    Definition
    contains both male and female parts
    Term
    Jellyfish
    Definition
    cnidaria with sexual, external fertilization
    Term
    Phylum Nematoda
    Definition
    unsegmented roundworms
    Term
    Pseudocoelom
    Definition
    false coelum
    Term
    Trichinella
    Definition
    causes Trichinosis - forms cysts in muscles, very painful
    Term
    Filarial Worm
    Definition
    causes Elephantiasis - blocks lymph vessels
    Term
    Ascarid Worm
    Definition
    • causes malnutrition
    • eggs hatch in intestines, move to blood stream, to lungs, then coughed up, swallowed again, and cycles.
    Term
    Hookworms
    Definition
    • penetrate bare feet
    • cause bleeding and anemia
    Term
    Pinworms
    Definition
    • common in children
    • cause anal itching
    Term
    Phylum Annelida
    Definition
    segmented worms
    Term
    Septa
    Definition
    internal walls between segments
    Term
    Closed Circulatory System
    Definition
    • circulatory system type in fast moving mollusks
    • squid and octopus (also in segmented worms)
    Term
    Clitellum
    Definition
    thickened band for releasing egg and sperm
    Term
    Setae
    Definition
    bristles on ventral surface
    Term
    Class Oligochaeta
    Definition
    earthworms
    Term
    Class Hirudinea
    Definition
    leeches
    Term
    Leeches
    Definition
    • external blood sucking parasites
    • used in medicine (reattachment)
    Term
    Class Polychaeta
    Definition
    bristle worms and feather dusters
    Term
    Phylum Mollusca
    Definition
    • clams
    • snails
    • oysters
    • slugs
    • squid
    • octopus
    Term
    Trochophore
    Definition
    free living larva stage
    Term
    Foot
    Definition
    muscle for movement (or divided into tentacles)
    Term
    Mantle
    Definition
    tissue covering body
    Term
    Shell
    Definition
    produced by the mantle (0-2 in number)
    Term
    Visceral Mass
    Definition
    internal organs
    Term
    Radula
    Definition
    scraping structure found in slugs and snails
    Term
    Siphon
    Definition
    allows water to enter and leave body (squid and octopus)
    Term
    Open Circulatory System
    Definition
    • type of circulatory system in slow moving mollusks
    • snails and clams
    Term
    Jet Propulsion
    Definition
    movement type in squid and octopi
    Term
    Class Gastropoda
    Definition
    • contain 0-1 shells
    • snails, slugs, nudibranchs, conches
    Term
    Class Bivalvia
    Definition
    • contains 2 shells
    • clams, oysters, scallops
    Term
    Class Cephalopoda
    Definition
    • contain small or no shell
    • can be modified into a pen in a squid
    • octopi, squid, cuttlefish, chambered nautilus
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