Chp 33 Intro to Invertebrates Flashcards
What are invertebrates?
Animals that lack a backbone
What percentage of animals are invertebrate?
95%
What is the common ancestor of all animals?
- Protists
What are sponges?
Basal animals that lack true tissues
What are animals in the phylum Porifera informally known as?
- Sponges
What are the characteristics of sponges? (2)
- Sedentary (non-motile/not active)
- Live in marine or fresh waters
What are the 5 phylums in order?
- Porifera
- Cnidaria
- Lophotrochozoa
- Ecdysozoa
- Deuterostomia
What are filter feeders?
Sponges that captures food particles suspended in the water that passes thru their body
What is spongocoel?
A cavity held in which water is drawn thru pores
What is osculum?
The opening of the cavity where water leaves
What are choanocytes?
Flagellated collar cells that generate water current thru the sponge and ingenst suspended foods
What are amoebocytes?
Cells that are found in the mesohyl and play roles in digestion and structure
What are hermaphrodites?
Each individual function as both male and female
- Sponges are hermaphrodites
What is mesohyl?
A gelatinous noncellular layer b/w 2 cell layers of sponges
What do sponges lack?
true tissues and organs
What are the ancient phylum of eumetazoans?
Cnidarians
What is significant about the clade Eumetazoa?
Consists of animals that has true tissues
What are the phylums in clade Eumetazoa? (4)
- Cnidaria
- Lophotrochozoa
- Ecdysozoa
- Deuterostomia
What are some examples of cnidarians?
- Jellies
- Corals
- Hydras
What are the two types of cnidarians?
- Sessile (nonmoving)
- Motile
What do cnidarians exhibit?
- Simple diploblastic, radial body plan
What is the gastrovascular cavity?
Central digestive compartment of the cnidarian
What is the single opening function?
Mouth and anus