Marine Vocabulary

1. 2 shells
3. A phylum of diverse animals which include animals with and without backbones
4. The part of the beach covered with water when the tide is in or out
8. They kill and eat other animals
9. The shedding of the exoskeleton
11. A classification of plants or animals
13. A barbed thread like stinger
15. One of the broad principal divisions of the plant or animal kingdom
16. They feed on living things or living animals and usually do not cause death
18. a special characteristic of a living thing witch helps it to survive in its environment
19. To escape or get away
21. They feed on attached algae
22. Unusual color patterns may hide vulnerable parts of an animals body
23. The phylum of invertebrate animals with jointed limbs
24. Tube like organ used for drawing water in
25. Animals with no backbones

1. living on the bottom
2. The end part of a leg or muscular disc
3. the cnidaria phylum of invertebrate animals with stinging cells
5. Some animals have coloration that attracts attention and advertises a special service
6. A system of classifying living things which are related
7. A process of development of species or organs from early primitive forms to its present state
10. A shape color or behavior that helps it to hide
12. Numerous small fleshy tubes for feeding and breathing
14. Animals with backbones
17. The phylum of invertebrate animals with spiny skin
20. The removal of internal organs