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| Phylum Porifera (characteristics) |
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Definition
| Sessile marine animals; Asymmetric or radial symmetry; lack true tissues and organs; suspension feeders |
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| Phylum Cnidaria (characteristics) |
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Definition
| Radial symmetry; gastrovascular cavity; cnidocytes; polyps and medusas; carnivores |
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Term
| Phylum Platyhelminthes (characteristics) |
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Definition
| Flatworms; aquatic; many parasitic; flattened dorsoventrally; gastrovascular cavity but no anus (incomplete digestive system); acoelomates; bilateral symmetry; cephalization; many monoecious |
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| Phylum Rotifera (characteristics) |
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Definition
| Pseudocoelomate; aquatic; smaller than many protists |
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Term
| Phylum Nematoda (characteristics) |
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Definition
| Nonsegmented; pseudocoelomates; cuticle; aquatic; serpentine locomotion (use longitudinal muscles); dioecious |
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Term
| Phylum Mollusca (characteristics) |
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Definition
| Muscular foot; visceral mass; mantle; radulamostly marine; soft-bodied; most have open circulatory systems |
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| Phylum Annelida (characteristics) |
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Definition
| Segmented; many monoecious; longitudinal and circular muscles for locomotion |
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| Phylum Arthropoda (characteristics) |
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Definition
| Segmented; eucoelomates; exoskeleton of chitin; jointed appendages; ecdysis |
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Term
| Cheliceriform (characteristics) |
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Definition
| chelicerae; two part body (no head) |
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Definition
| Terrestrial; head and trunk |
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Definition
| Head; Thorax; Abdomen; inhabit everywhere; flight; two types of metamorphosis (incomplete & complete) |
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Definition
| Aquatic; two body sections (no head); biramous appendages; decapods; copepods; isopods |
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Definition
| Slow-moving or sessile; thin, bumpy, or spiny skin; water vascular system |
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Term
| Phylum Porifera (examples) |
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Definition
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| Phylum Cnidaria (examples) |
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Definition
| Hydras, Jellyfishes, Sea Anemones, and Corals |
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| Phylum Platyhelminthes (examples) |
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Definition
| Lack digestive system; monoecious; hooks and suckers |
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Term
| Phylum Mollusca (examples) |
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Definition
| Octopus, Snails, Clams, Oysters |
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Term
| Phylum Annelida (examples) |
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Definition
| Earthworms, Clam Worms, Tube Worms, Leeches |
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Term
| Cheliceriforms (examples) |
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Definition
| Scorpions, Spiders, Dust Mites |
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| Crab, Lobster, Shrimp, Krill |
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Term
| Phylum Echinodermata (examples) |
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Definition
| Sea Stars, Sea Urchin, Sea Cucumber, Brittle Star |
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