invertebrates

1. The preservation and sustainable management of natural resources and biodiversity.
3. Describes organisms that are permanently attached to a substrate and do not move.
5. Destruction: Alteration or elimination of natural habitats, often due to human activities.
7. The variety of life within a specific ecosystem or habitat.
10. A phylum of marine invertebrates including starfish, sea urchins, and sea
11. Feeder: Organisms that obtain food by filtering particles from the water, as seen in sponges.
13. in arthropods.
17. identical to the parent

2. Animals lacking a backbone or vertebral column.
4. Specialized stinging cells found in cnidarians, used for defense and capturing prey.
6. External hard covering, typically made of chitin, providing support and protection,
8. Vascular System: Unique hydraulic system in echinoderms for movement, feeding, and
9. A taxonomic rank in biological classification, grouping organisms based on shared
12. Services: Benefits provided by ecosystems to humans, such as water purification and
14. Respiratory organs in aquatic organisms that extract oxygen from water.
15. Reproduction: Reproduction without the involvement of gametes, resulting in offspring
16. Symmetry: Symmetry around a central point, commonly seen in organisms like cnidarians and