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acoelomate: A solid-bodied animal lacking a cavity between the gut and outer body wall
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anus: opening through which waste leaves the digestive tract
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archaeocytes: specialized cells that move around within the walls of the spong
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bilateral symmetry: symmetry that can split into two identical parts
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caphalization: concentration of sense organs and nerve organs at the front end of the body
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choanocytes: specilized cells that use flagella to move a steady current of water through the sponge
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cnidocytes: stinging cells located along tentacles in which cnidarians get their name
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coelom: A body cavity completely lined with mesoderm
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deuterostome: animal whose anus is formed from the blastospore
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ectoderm: outermost germ layer
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endoderm: inermost germ layer
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eyespot: Group of cells that can detect changes in amount of light in the enviroment
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fission: Form of asexual reproduction in which an organism split into two, and each half grows new parts to become a complete organism
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flame cell: Specialized cell that filters and remove excess water from the body of a flat worm
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ganglion: A cluster (functional group) of nerve cell bodies in a centralized nervous system
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gastrovascular cavity: digestive chamber with one opeing
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gemmules: groups of archaeocytes surrounded by a tough layer of spicules
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hermaphrodite: An individual that functions as both male and female in sexual reproduction by producing both sperm and eggs
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hydrostatic skeleton: consists of a layer of circular muscles and a layer of longitudinal muscles that (along with the nerve net) enable the body to move
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medusa: motile, bell-shaped body with a mouth on the bottom
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mesoderm: middle germ layer
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nematocyst: stinging structure within each cnidocyte of a cnidarian used to poison or kill prey
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osculum: large hole at the top of the sponge through which water leaves the sponge
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pharynx: An area in the vertebrate throat where air and food passages cross; in flatworms, the muscular tube that protrudes from the ventral side of the worm and ends in the mouth
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polyp: a cylindrical body with armlike tentacles; mouth points upwards, routed to ground
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proglottid: One of the segments that nake up most of a tape worm's body
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radial symmetry: symmetry going around in a circle across the body
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scolex: Head of an adult tape worm
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spicule: spike-like structure made of chalklike calcium carbonate or glasslike silica