Coelenterata (Cnidaria) Flashcards
1
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habitat
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aquatic (mostly marine)
2
Q
symmetry
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radial
3
Q
cnidaria name is derived from
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cnidoblasts / cnidocytes
4
Q
cnidoblasts contain stinging capsules called
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nematocysts
5
Q
level of organisation
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tissue
6
Q
germ layers
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diploblastic
7
Q
mouth is called
A
hypostome
8
Q
is digestion intracellular or extracellular
A
both
9
Q
which cnidarians have a skeleton of calcium carbonate
A
corals
10
Q
examples of polyp
A
hydra
adamsia
11
Q
example of medusa
A
aurelia
12
Q
alternation of generation is called
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metagenesis
13
Q
which cnidarian shows metagenesis
A
obelia
14
Q
examples of cnidaria
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physalia
adamsia
pennatula
gorgonia
meandrina
15
Q
common name for physalia
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portuguese man of war