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Glossary of Terms |
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| Basal |
-most ancient
species, lower on the phylogenetic tree |
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| Benthic Juveniles |
-a young that
lives towards the bottom of a body of water |
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| Caudal Fin |
-the tailfin of a fish |
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| Clutch |
-total number of individuals
produced by a female |
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| Coelom |
-a fluid filled cavity within
the body |
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| Dorsal |
-towards the back |
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| Heterotrophic |
-needs to eat things in order
to obtain energy |
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| Monophyletic |
-from a common ancestor |
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| Notochord |
-a skeletal rod that develops
into a vertebral column |
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| Olfactory |
-smell/scents |
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| Omnivore |
-eats both plants and other
organisms |
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| Pelagic Larvae |
-a newly hatched
young that lives in the open ocean |
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| Protandrous Hermaphrodite |
-born male and has the ability
to change into a female. |
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| Retinal
Degeneration |
-a deterioration
of the retina within the eye |
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