Ch 21b Flashcards
what are the 8 invertebrate phyla?
- porifera
2.cnideria - Platyhelminthes
- nematode
- mollusca
- annelida
- arthropoda
- echinodermata
Phylum porifera
sponges
Phylum porifera symmetry
radial or assymetrical
do porifera have flagellated larvae?
yes
Phylum Cnidaria
Jelly fish, hydra, sea anemone, coral, portuguese man of war
4 importances of porifera
- few animals eat or attack
- many arthropods, mollusks, worms, or fish inhabit
- attach to shellfish and absorb shell
- sponge industry in Mediterranean or Gulf
amoebocyte
motile cell
collar cell
generate water currents and capture food in sponges
osculum
excretory structure in sponges
spicules
structural elements found in sponges
epidermis
outermost layer in sponges, cnidaria
how can sponges reproduce?
budding
Cnidaria symmetry
radial
Body makeup of cnidaria
true tissues, simple organs, no systems
Cnidarian are mostly
motile
How do cnidaria digest?
sac-like
Sessile
immobile
Polyp
a sessile cnidarian where a stalk holds the tentacles upward
Medusa
free-swimming where the tentacles dangle down
cnidocytes
stinging cells in cnidaria
nematocysts
stinging organelles in cnidaria
gastrodermis
the inner layer of cells in cnidarians that lines the gastrovascular cavity and is involved in digestion and absorption
mesoglea
hydrostatic skeleton that gives structure to cnidaria
Phylum Platyhelminthes
flatworms: tapeworms, flukes planarians
are Platyhelminthes free-living or parasitic
both
Platyhelminthes digestive and nervous system
incomplete digestive system, simple nervous system
Platyhelminthes are hermaphrodites which means they:
produces both sperm and egg cells