Animals, Porifera, Cnidaria Flashcards
Animals are made up of more then one cell and are therefore called
Multicellular
Am organism whose mouth forms second during the process of gastrulation
Deuterosomes
Body symmetry where the organism can be divided into two right and left halves
Bilateral
Hydra, jellyfish, coral and sea anemones are all members of this phylum
Cnidaria
Animals with backbones
Vertebrates
Pieces of silica which made up the “skeleton” of many sponges
Spicules
The top side of an organism
Dorsal
What cells in sponges are responsible for moving water currents through the sponge
Collar
The gathering of nerve tissue and sensory organs at the anterior end of the body
Cephalization
The “rear” end of an organism
Posterior
A hollow ball of cells formed after a zygote undergoes several rounds of cell division
Blastula
This stage of the sponge life cycle is the only one which is motile
Larva
The process of eliminating cellular waste
Excretion
An organism whose mouth is formed first during gastrulation
Protostomes
A word describing organisms which exhibit no define symmetry
Asymmetrical