Animal Kingdom Vocabulary

Term to describe an organism that does not have a backbone

Type of worm characterized by a pseudocoelomate and usually a parasite

Protein in red blood cells that carry oxygen

Term to describe an organism that has live births

The area of the sponge where sperm and waste are released

The part of an internal skeleton made up of skull, vertebrate, and ribs

The blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart

The flexible rod of cartilage that develops into disks between the vertebrate

Type of symmetry that is arranged equally in all directions from a central point

The tiny blood vessels where gas exchange occurs

The anatomical term that means towards the "head/front"

A term used for an organism that lays eggs

Term to describe an organism that has a back bone

Calcified star-like structures that provide support for sponges

The term used to describe organism that depend on their environment for heat

The part of the brain that deals with sight

Part of the brain the deals with smell

The circulatory system that allows blood to be pumped through vessels into an open cavity

Term used to describe animals that have a nerve cord

Type of skeleton made up of tough plates on the outside of the organism

The blood vessels that pump blood toward the heart

The part of the endoskeleton made up of the girdle and limbs

The part of the brain that controls voluntary muscles activity and intelligence

The part of the brain that is the information processing center and regulates body functions

Type of symmetry described by being the same on both sides of a single plane

Term used to describe organisms that generate heat within through metabolism

The cells in a sponge that have flagellum and move water through it

The phylum of worm that means "little rings"

Term to describe an embryo developing internally in an egg and then having live birth

Internal cells of the sponge that move nutrients and sperm to other cells

An immature stage of an organismthat looks different from the adult form is a(an) 

The cavity that accomplishes tasks for nutrition, as well as circulation and respiration 

The part of the brain that coordinates the muscles

The blood vessels that pump blood away from the heart

Animals that contain a internal structure of bone and cartilage

The innermost layer of tissue that makes up the digestive tract