Cnidarians Flashcards

1
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Examples of Cnidarian animals

A

hydras, jellyfishes, sea anemones, corals, and their relatives

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2
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Ctenophora example

A

comb jellies

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3
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They comprise the branch radiata

A

Cnidaria and Ctenophra

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4
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animals with radial symmetry

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radiata

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5
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animals with bilateral symmetry

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bilateria

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6
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Two mahor branches of eumatazoans

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Radiata and bilateria

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7
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what are animals with tissues

A

eumatozoans

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8
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radiate animals have ____ and ____ sides

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oral and aboral sides

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9
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Radiate animals have no _____ and_____ and no _____ and _____

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head end and rear; left and right

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10
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with ectoderm and endoderm layers only

A

diploblastic

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11
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has 3 germ layes including the mesoderm

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triploblastic

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12
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radiata are _____ while bilateria are _____

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diploblastic; triploblastic

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13
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acts as the mouth and anus

A

gastrovascular cavity

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14
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cnidarians are usually found in

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shallow marine habitats in warm and tropical regions

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15
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four classes of cnidarians

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Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa, Cubozoa, Anthozoa

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16
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the body wall of cnidarians have three basic layers:

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ectodermis, gastrodermis or endodermis, and the lining of the gastrovascular cavity which is the coelenteron

17
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other name for mouth in cnidarians

A

stomodaeum

18
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cnidarians’ epidermis contains speciallized cells called

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cnidocytes

19
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cnidocytes (specialized cell) contain

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nematocysts

20
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two structural types of cnidarians

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polyp(sessile) and medusa(free-swimming)

21
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parts of the polyp

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basal disc, body column, oral disc

22
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medusa parts: basal discs becomes ____ and oral discs becomes ______

A

exumbrella and subumbrella

23
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what is complete absent in athozoans

A

medusoid stage

24
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two growth forms of polyps

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solitary and colonial