Animal Kingdom Flashcards
Porifera(Habitat)
usually marine but few found in freshwater
Porifera(Symmetry)
Asymmetrical
Exception:- sycon and Leucosolenia have radial symm
What is the level of organisation in Poriferans?
Cellular level
Porifera(reproduction)
Sexual+Asexual
They are hermaphrodites
Porifera(Fertilization)
Internal and cross(Protogynous condn.)
What method of Asexual reproduction do poriferans exhibit?
Budding:-Exogenous(favourable condn.)
Endogenous(Gemmules containing
Archaeocytes in adverse condn.)
Fragmentation
Porifera(Larva)
Parenchymula larva-Leucosolenia
&
Amphiblastula larva-Sycon
Freshwater sponge
spongilla(porifera)
Bath sponge
Euspongia(porifera)
Venus flower basket,bridal gift in Japan
Euplectella(porifera)
smallest sponge
Leucsolenia(porifera)
Boring sponge (harmful to pearl industry)
Cliona
Cnidaria(habitat)
mostly marine , few freshwater(hydra)
Cnidaria(symmetry)
radially symmetrical
what is the level of organisation in Cnidaria?
Tissue level of organisation
what are the no. of germ layers in Cnidaria?
Diploblastic
Cnidaria(Digestion)
incomplete digestion(blind sac type)
Example of polyp forms cnidarians
Hydra , adamsia
Example of medusa form in cnidarians
Aurelia(jelly fish)