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Tide Pools - Vocabulary Test

intertidal (zone)

exoskeleton

ventral (view)

marine

anemone

crustacean

aquatic

shellfish

dorsal (view)

mollusks

invertebrate

tide pools

1. ________________________	Trapped water created by low water level at low tide.
2. ________________________	Various arthropods such as lobsters, crabs, shrimps, etc.
3. ________________________	Organisms lacking a defined backbone.
4. ________________________	A marine invertebrate resembling an open flower.
5. ________________________	Any of the invertebrate shellfish, many which are edible.
6. ________________________	Of or pertaining to the sea or salt oceans.
7. ________________________	In anatomy, referring to the top or back view.
8. ________________________	In anatomy, referring to the bottom or front view.
9. ________________________	General term for an aquatic animal with an exoskeleton.
10. ________________________	An external protective structure of invertebrates.
11. ________________________	Living or growing in or on the water, fresh or salt.
12. ________________________	The area of shoreline between high and low tides.

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