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Biology Mod. 11
Apologia Module 11
Question | Answer |
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Invertebrates | Animals that lack a backbone |
Vertebrates | Animals that possess a backbone |
Spherical symmetry | An organism possesses spherical symmetry if it can be cut into two identical halves by any cut that runs through the organism's center. |
Radial symmetry | An organism possesses radial symmetry if it can be cut into two identical halves by any longitudinal cut through its center. |
Bilateral symmetry | An organism possesses bilateral symmetry if it can only be cut into two identical halves by a single longitudinal cut along its center which divides it into right and left halves. |
Epidermis | An outer layer of cells designed to provide protection |
Mesenchyme | The jellylike substance that separates the epidermis from the inner cells in a sponge |
Collar cells | Flagellated cells that push water through a sponge |
Amoebocytes | Cells that move using pseudopods and perform different functions in different animals |
Gemmule | A cluster of cells encased in a hard, spicule-reinforced shell |
Polyp | The sessile, tubular form of a cnidarian with a mouth and tentacles at one end and a basal disk at the other |
Medusa | A free-swimming cnidarian with a bell-shaped body and tentacles |
Epithelium | Animal tissue consisting of one or more layers of cells that have only one free surface, because the other surface adheres to a membrane or other substance |
Mesoglea | The jellylike substance that separates the epithelial cells in a cnidarian |
Nematocysts | Small capsules that contain a toxin which is injected into prey or predators |
Testes | Organs that produce sperm |
Ovaries | Organs that produce eggs |
Anterior end | The end of an animal that contains its head |
Posterior end | The end of an animal that contains its tail |
Circulatory system | A system designed to transport food and other necessary substances throughout a creature's body |
Nervous system – | A system of sensitive cells that respond to stimuli such as sound, touch, and taste |
Ganglia (singular: ganglion) | Masses of nerve cell bodies |
Hermaphroditic | Possessing both the male and the female reproductive organs |
Regeneration | The ability to regrow a missing part of the body |
Mantle | A sheath of tissue that encloses the vital organs of a mollusk, makes the mollusk's shell, and performs respiration |
Shell | A tough, multilayered structure secreted by the mantle, generally used for protection, but sometimes for body support |
Visceral hump | A hump that contains a mollusk's heart, digestive, and excretory organs |