DEFINITIONS & KEY POINTS FOR OBJECTIVES
| TERMS
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DEFINITIONS |
| Cutely | In this case, numbers of cells are constant in the entire animal and in each given organ in all the animals of that species. |
| Zooids | The two (or more) animals formed as a result or fission are called Zooids. |
| Syncytial epidermis | In this case plasma membranes are absent between the nuclei. |
| Lorica | Lorica is case that covers the body |
| Buccal field | Buccal field is a large ciliated area in the oral cavity. |
| Mastax | The pharynx contains a structure called the mastax (jaws). The mastax is a muscular organ. It grinds food. |
| Hypodermic impregnation; | Penis injects sperm Into the pseudocoelom of the female. It is called hypodermic impregnation. |
| Bursa | Males contain a posterior flap of tissue called a bursa. The bursa helps in the transfer of sperm to the female genital pore durine copulation. |