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AHSGE Science
III-3 Differentiate characteristics of animals
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09/28/2007

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process of head development in bilaterally symmetrical animals
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cephalization
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animals that lack a backbone
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invertebrates
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animals with backbones
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vertebrates
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the hind end of a bilaterally symmetrical animal usually found near the end of the digestive tract
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posterior
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the front end of a bilaterally symmetric animal
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anterior
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the bottom or chest of a bilaterally symmetrical animal
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ventral
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the orderly structure of living things where cells are arranged into tissues, organs, and organ systems
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hierarchy
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middle layer of embryonic tissue in animals that develops into the skeleton and muscles
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mesoderm
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an animal whose body temperature is determined by the temperature of the enivroment and must asborb heat from the surrounding air
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ectothermic
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an animal that generates its own body heat and must maintain a stable internal temperature
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endothermic
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the back or upper surface of a bilaterally symmetrical animal
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dorsal
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in animals it is the outer layer of embryonic tissue from which the skin and nervous system develops
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ectoderm
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the inner layer of embryonic cells which develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems
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endoderm
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microscopic plant and animal organisms the drift freely in the upper waters of the ocean
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plankton
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made up of one cell
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unicellular
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an organism that is made up of two or more cells
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multicellular
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arrangement of body parts around a point or central axis
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symmetry
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radial, bilateral, and asymmetrical are 3 types of what?
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symmetry
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reproduction that does not involve a union of gametes
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asexual reproduction
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one parental cell divides to produce two daughter cells
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asexual reproduction
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