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mpettinato on May 31, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 pheremone | a hormone that controls the behavior of another organism |
| anterior | the front(head) end of an organims |
| cephalization | concentration of nerve cells in the most anterior part of an organims |
| sessile | an organims that is attached to an object and does not move. |
| nematocysts | coiled stinger found inside the cnidocyte |
| proglottids | body section of a tapeworm |
| scolex | head section of a tapeworm |
| chitin | carbohydrate that makes up the exoskeleton of arthropods |
| lateral line | a row of sensory cells on the side of fish used for sensing vibrations |
| operculum | hard covering that covers and protects the gills of a fish |
| mantle | part of mollusk that makes the shell |
| cerebrum | region of the brain used for higher thinking |
| tadpole | swimming larvae forms of frogs and toads |
| cloaca | a cavity holding undigested waste as well as either sperm or egg |
| amniotic | type of egg in which a reptile lays |
| jacobson organ | structure that snakes use to detect odors |
| liver | organ that produces bile |
| nymph | immature form of an insect |
| cocoon | structure that is formed by a moth during its pupa stage |
| alveoli | tiny sacs that make up the lungs of reptiles, birds and mammals |
| tagma | body segments of arthropods |
| typhosole | tiny folds found in an earthworms intestine |
| hermaphrodite | produces both female and male sex cells |
| eyespots | used by planaria to sense light intensity and direction |
| primary host | the host from which the adult form of a parasite gets its nourishment. |
| cysts | dormant larval stage of a tapeworm found in muscle |
| radula | main feeding adaptation of a mollusk |
| hemolymph | the circulatory fluid found in an open circulatory system |
| bivalves | mollusk made up of two shell. |
| crop | the temporary storage area for soil in an earthworm |
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