biodiversity of animals phyla

Question 1

state the 6 phyla with examples

Answer 1

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1- porifera: sponges
2- cnidaria: jelly fishes, blue bottles
3- platyhelminthesis: tape worms
4- annelida: earthworms
5- arthropoda: spider, locusts, crab, centipede (segmented legs)
6- chordata: 1)mammals, 2)birds, 3)reptiles, 4)amphibains (vertebrates)

Question 2

what is the mode of life of porifera (sponges) (2)

Answer 2

1- aquatic: marine

2- sessile: attached to substrate

Question 3

what is the mode of life of cnidaria (jelly fish, blue bottles ) 2

Answer 3

1- aquatic: fresh + salt water

2- sessile + free living

Question 4

what is the mode of life of platyhelminthesis (tapeworms ) 3

Answer 4

1- aquatic
2- free living
3- parasitic

Question 5

what is the mode of life of annelida (earthworms) 3

Answer 5

1- aquatic
2- terrestrial: moist enviro
3- free living

Question 6

what is the mode of life of arthropoda (spiders, crabs, locusts) 2

Answer 6

1- everywhere: aquatic, terrestrial, air

2- free living

Question 7

what is the mode of life of chordata (mamals, birds, reptiles, amphibians) 2

Answer 7

1- everywhere: aquatic, terrestrial, air

2- free living