Chapter 33-Noncoelomate and Pseudocoelomate Invertebrates Flashcards
What is in phyla porifera
sponges
What are parazoa
Simple animals lacking tissues, most lack a definite symmetry (asymmetric)
Larval sponges
Free swimming motile
Adult sponges
remain attached-sessile
How does water enter and exit a sponge
enters through ostia and exits osculum
What is the mesohyl (middle layer) of a sponge made of
- spicules-needles of calcium carbonate or silica
- spongin-reinforcing tough protein fibers
What are choanocyte
they engulf and digest food from passing water
-collar cells-move water through sponge; absorb nutrients
How do sponges asexually reproduce
fragmentation-piece breaks off and attaches elsewhere to form new sponge
Describe sexual reproduction in a a sponge
Hermaphrodite
- choanocytes transform into sperm
- captured and passed to egg cell in mesohyl
- development can occur in mother or in open water
What layer of a sponge provides protection
Mesohyl
What are Eumetazoa
All animals except sponges-distinct tissues
what type of symmetry do Cnidaria exhibit
Radial symmetry
What are organisms called with only 2 germ layers
diploblastic
What are nematocysts
stinging cells found on tentacles of cnidarians
What are the 2 forms of Cnidarians
Polyps: cylindrical and sessile
Medusa: umbrella-shaped and motile
what does the gastrovascular cavity do for the cnidarian
gives it a hydrostatic skeleton to support itself with