Class schyphozoa (part of phylum cnidaria)

Question 1

what animals belong in this class

Answer 1

true jellyfish

Question 2

what stage is dominant

Answer 2

the medusa stage is dominant

Question 3

describe the polyp stage

Answer 3

remains small or absent

Question 4

describe the medusa

Answer 4

are mobile
can be very large
tentacles with snidoblasts surround mouth with a gastrovascular cavity

Question 5

what is the gastrovascular cavity for

Answer 5

digestion and gas exchange

Question 6

what is present in true jellyfish

Answer 6

statocysts and ocelli

Question 7

what produces the gametes

Answer 7

gonads