9 Phylas Part 1 Flashcards
The animal kingdom is composed of how many species?
Over 1.1 million named species
The animal kingdom is in groups called?
Phyla (singular form of phylum)
Characteristics::::
What kind of symmetry
Radial symmetry or Asymmetric
Asexual
Baby sponge buds off the side and eventually breaks off
Sexual
Gametes from male sponge released into water; finds female (fertilization happens inside of female)
Phylum Porifera(the sponges)
Name the three groups
1.) Asconoid sponges(simplest)
2.) Syconoid sponges(medium)
3.) Leuconoid sponges(most complex)
Characteristics::::
Oxygen is taken in by?
Simple diffusion
Characteristics::::
Filter feeders-??
No specific digestive organs
Skeletal structure
Protein/collagen fibers with calcium or silicon crystalline spicules
Phylum Cnidaria
Corals jellyfish sea anemones
Cnidarias phylum is what kind of symmetry
Radial or biradial
Phylum Cnidaria do they have respiratory organs yes or no
No
Cniadarias have 1 opening for
Food ingestion and waste excretion
Nematocysts
Aka cnidoblasts; specialized stinging cells used to capture and subdue prey
2 body types for the Cnidaria phylum
Medusa-free swimming
Polp-non moving
Reproduction:
Hermaphroditic-??
Produce both male and female gametes
Reproduction for Cnidarians
Asexual
Sexual
Budding -small buds are formed on adults
External fertilization
5 classes
Hydrozoa-hydra
Scyphozoa-jellyfish
Anthozoa-coral and sea anemone
Cubozoa-box jellyfish
Staurozoa-stalked jellyfish
Cephalization
the concentration of nervous structures and functions at one end of the body, in particular the head.
Cuticle
Thickened body covering
Pseudocoelomate
Intermediate body cavity (tube within a tube)
Cerebral ganglia
Nerve bundle (brain like)
Setae
External bristle like hairs on each segment
Septa
Internal walls separating each segment
Citellum
Saddle secretes a tube of mucus (cocoon) to encase the fertilized eggs
Bivalves
Clams, mussels, oysters
Gastropods
Snails, slugs
Cephalopods
Octopus,cuttlefish
Mantle
Thin membrane that secretes material needed to make the shells
Radula
Spiny type of tongue used for feeding