ch6 Flashcards

invertebrate

an animal that does not have a backbone

parasite

an organism that lives on or in another organism,called a host and
causes harm to that organism

host

a living thing that support a parasite

mollusk

an animal with a soft body that is not divided into segments

arthropod

an animal with an outer skeleton, jointed appendages and body divided
into separate parts called segments

appendage

a part that extends out from the body such as a wing a leg an arm or
a claw

crustacean

an arthropod with two body segments and five pairs of legs

vertebrate

an animal with a backbone

cold-blooded

having a body temperature that changes with the environment

warm-blooded

having a body temperature that stays fairly constant

amphibian

a cold blooded vertebrate with wet slippery skin and two pairs of
legs able to live on both land and in water

reptile

a cold blooded land vertebrate usually with four legs and clawed toes

migrate

to move long distances each year to reach warm areas and better
feeding grounds

mammals

a warm blooded vertebrate that has hair on its body the mothers body
makes milk to feed its young