Animal Phyla Marine

vocabulary of different phyla names and marine organisms therein

Word Bank
annelids, arthropods, chordates, classification, cnidarians, echinoderms, family, general, genus, mollusks, platyhelminthes, porifera, species, taxonomy

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Across

1. the broader a taxon, the more _____ its characteristics

6. also known as taxonomy

11. group of animals such as segmented worms

12. sponges fall under this category of marine animals

13. have jointed appendanges

14. a scientific name consists of ____ and species

Down

2. group of marine animals with spiny skin

3. squid are an example of animals in this phylum

4. the name of the taxon that falls between order and genus

5. flatworms that could be parasitic

7. group of marine animals that contain a nerve cord

8. group of marine animals with stinging cells

9. the most specific taxon

10. the naming and grouping of organisms

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