Animal Digestive System Flashcards
Porifera
Lack complex digestive system, suspension feeders, intracellular digestion
Cnidaria
Incomplete digestive tract (only has one opening for ingestion and elimination), digestion takes place in the gastrovascular cavity, suspension feeders
Platyhelminthes
Incomplete digestive tract, deposit feeders ( swallows organic rich sediments and other type of deposited materials)
Annelida
Incomplete digestive tract, deposit feeders
Mollusca
Complete digestive tract ( mouth for ingestion, anus for elimination), suspension feeders
Arthropoda
Complete digestive tract, mass feeders ( seize and manipulate foods by using teeth or jaw )
Echinodermata
Complete digestive system, suspension feeders
Chordata
Complete digestive system, mass feeders
Nematoda
Complete digestive tract, suspension feeders