Key Terms in Animal Diversification

adult,

amniote,

amphibian,

animal,

annelid,

arthropod,

bilateral symmetry,

bivalve mollusk,

cartilaginous fishes,

cephalopod,

complete metamorphosis,

coral reef,

deuterostome,

dorsal hollow nerve cord,

ectotherm,

endotherm,

exoskeleton,

flatworm,

gastropod,

hair,

incomplete metamorphosis,

invertebrates,

larva,

lobe-finned fishes,

mammary glands,

marsupial,

metamorphosis,

monotreme,

non-amniote,

notochord,

pharyngeal slits,

placental,

post-anal tail,

protostome,

pupa,

radial symmetry,

ray-finned fishes,

roundworm,

segmented worm,

sessile,

tetrapod,

vertebrates,

viviparity,

ABOUT THE CHAPTER OPENING PHOTO

A group of the highly sociable southern carmine bee-eaters (Merops nubicoides) in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia.

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