Vocabulary for Exploring Creation With Biology

Amebocytes (uh mee' buh sites) - Cells in a sponge that perform digestion and transport functions (343)
Anterior end - The end of an animal that contains its head (353)
Bilateral (bye lafuh ruhl) symmetry - An organism possesses bilateral symmetry if it can only be cut into two identical halves by a single longitudinal cut along its center which divides it into right and left halves. (340)
Bivalve - An organism with two shells (366)
Circulatory system - A system designed to transport food and other necessary substances throughout a creature's body (355)
Collar cells - Flagellated cells that pump water into a sponge (343)
Epidermis (epuh dur' miss) - An outer layer of cells designed to provide protection (342)
Epithelium (ep ih thee' lee uhm) - Animal tissue consisting of one or more layers of cells that have only one free surface, because the other surface adheres to a membrane or other substance(347)
Foot - A muscular organ that is used for locomotion and takes a variety of forms depending on the animal (365)
Ganglia (gan' glee uh) - Masses of nerve cell bodies (356)
Gemmule (j'em' yool) - A cluster of cells encased in a hard, spicule-reinforced shell (344)
Hermaphroditic - Possessing both the male and the female reproductive organs (357)
Invertebrates (in vur' tub brates) - Animals that lack a backbone (339)
Mantle - A sheath of tissue that encloses the vital organs of a mollusk, makes the mollusk's shell, and performs respiration (365)
Medusa - A free-swimming cnidarian with a bell-shaped body and tentacles (345)
Mesenchyme (mes' uhn kime) - The jelly-like substance that separates the epidermis from the inner cells in a sponge (342)
Mesoglea (mez uh glee' uh) - The jelly-like substance that separates the epithelial cells in a cnidarian (347)
Nematocysts (nih mat' uh sists) - Small capsules that contain a toxin which is injected into prey or predators (347)
Nervous system - A system of sensitive cells that respond to stimuli such as sound, touch, and taste (356)
Ovaries (oh'vuh reez) - The organ that produces eggs (349)
Polyp - A sessile, tubular cnidarian with a mouth and tentacles at one end and a basal disk at the other (345)
Posterior end - The end of an animal that contains the tail (353)
Radial symmetry - An organism possesses radial symmetry if it can be cut into two identical halves by any longitudinal cut through its center. (340)
Radula - An organ covered with teeth that mollusks use to scrape food into their mouths (365)
Regeneration-The ability to re-grow a missing part of the body (362)
Shell - A tough, multilayered structure secreted by the mantle. It is usually used for protection, but sometimes for body support (365)
Spherical symmetry - An organism possesses spherical symmetry if it can be cut into two identical halves by any cut that runs through the organism's center. (340)
Testes (test' ez) - The organ that produces sperm (349)
Univalve - An organism with a single shell (365)
Vertebrates (vur' tub brates) - Animals that possess a backbone (339)
Visceral (vis' ur ul) hump - A hump that contains a mollusk's heart, digestive, and excretory organs (365)

End of module 11

Vocabulary posted with permission from Dr. Jay L. Wile.
This vocabulary is from the homeschool curriculum, Exploring Creation with Biology by By Dr. Jay L. Wile and Marilyn F. Durnell