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Invertebrates |
Animals that lack a backbone |
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Vertebrates |
Animals that possess a backbone |
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Nematocysts |
Small capsules that contain a toxin which is injected into prey or predators |
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Posterior end |
The end of an animal that contains its tail |
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Hermaphroditic |
Possessing both the male and female reproductive organs |
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Mantle |
A sheath of tissue that encloses the vital organs of a mollusk, makes the mollusk's shell, and performs respiration. |
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What phylum is a sponge in? |
Phylum Porifera |
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What phylum is a snail in? |
Phylum Mollusca |
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What phylum is a jellyfish in ? |
Phylum Cnidaria |
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What phylum is a segmented sea worm in? |
Phylum Annelida |
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What phylum is a flatworm in? |
Phylum Platyhelminthes |
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Are clams univalve or bivalve mollusks? |
Bivalve |
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What do sponges eat and how do they get their food? |
They eat algae, bacteria, and organic matter that is in the water by pumping water though their bodies and capturing the food from the water |
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What is the difference between a hard, prickly sponge and a soft sponge? |
Hard, prickly sponge contains spicules while soft sponges contain spogin |
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Which phylum of animals discussed in this module has nematocysts? |
Phylum Cnidaria |
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An earthworm's seminal vesicles are full. Has it mated yet? |
It has not yet mated |
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What function does the cuticle perform in the earthworm? |
Allows it to get oxygen and release carbon dioxide |
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Two members of phylum Platyhelminthes are studied. The first has a complex nervous system and the second does not. Which one if most likely the parasitic planarian? |
the second |
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What is the most common form of asexual reproduction among the organisms of phylum Cnidaria? |
budding |
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What is the common mode of asexual reproduction among the organisms of phylum Platyhelminthes? |
regeneration |