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MARS Marine Invertebrates
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Undergraduate 1
04/02/2013

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Term
Exoskeleton
Definition
tough, non-living external skeleton composed of chitin and secreted by the underlying layer of tissue. Provides protection, support, flexibility, and increased surface area` for muscle attachment. (pg. 134)
Term
Tube Feet
Definition
muscular extensions of the water vascular system. Tube feet are extended when filled with water, sometimes by the action of muscular sacs called ampullae, that extend inside the body opposite the tube feet. (pg. 141)
Term
Vertebrate
Definition
have a backbone, also called vertebral column or spine, which is a dorsal row of hollow skeletal elements, usually bone, called vertebrae. (pg. 151)
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Notocord
Definition
a flexible rod for support that lies between the nerve cord and the gut. (pg. 145)
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Dorsal Nerve Cord
Definition
runs along the dorsal length of the animal. (pg. 145)
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Arthropods
Definition
Jointed leg with exoskeleton, complete digestive track, organ system, bilateral symmetry,
Term
Subphylum: Crustacea
Definition
Copepods, Decapods, Krill, Barnacles
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Subphylum: Chelicerata
Definition
Horseshoe Crabs
Term
Echinoderms
Definition
Spiny skinned with calcium carbonate endoskeleton and water vascular system, complete digestive track, organ system, bilateral/pentraradial (5 lines of radial symmetry)
Sea Stars
Brittle Stars
Sea Urchins
Sand Dollars
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Chordates
Definition
Vertebrates with lungs, gill slits, complete digestive track, organ system, bilateral symmetry
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Subphylum: Tunicates
Definition
Sea Squirts, Salps
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