Exam 2 Flashcards
No Insects
Phylum Porifera
Sponges
Phylum Porifera Traits
-primative: no mouth, tissues, organs
-filter feeder
-sessile as adults
-calcareous: calcium carbonate “skeleton”
or -siliceous: made of silica
or -spicules: criss cross “skeleton”
or -spongin: soft and spongy
calcareous
made of calcium carbonate
siliceous
made of silica
spicules
found in sponges for structural support
spongin
found in sponges soft and squishy
sessile
stationary as adults
erect sponge
grows upright
encrusting
grows flat on stationary surfaces
random body shape
no symmetry
Asymmetrical
not symmetrical
Bilateral
can be split evenly in half
radial symmetry
can be spilt like a pie or pizza
Phylum Cnidaria
Jellies
Phylum Cnidaria Traits
- radial symmetry
- ring of feeding tentacles with nematocysts
- medusa body shape: tentacles face down
nematocysts
stingers at the end of tentacles
Phylum Cnidaria Three Major Classes
- Class Scyphozoa (true jellies)
- Class Anthozoa (polyp body shape)
- Class Hydrozoa (others)
Class Scyphozoa
True Jellies
- medusa body
- oral surface facing downward
Class Anthozoa
Polyp Body Type
- anemones
- oral surface facing upwards
Class Hydrozoa
Various Body Types
- solitary or colonial
- By the Wind Sailor
- Portugese Man O’ War
By the Wind Sailor
Class Hydrozoa
-floats has a sail and trails tentacles in water
Portuguese Man O’ War
Class Hydrozoa
-floats with air sac has longer tentacles that trail in water
Phylum Platyhelminthes
Flat Worms
Phylum Platyhelminthes Traits
- bilateral symmetry
- ventral cilia (hair-like structures)
- anterior: side of vital organs
- posterior: opposite of anterior
- free-living or parasitic
ventral cilia
hair-like structures on the dorsal surface of platyhelminths (flat worms)
Parasitic Platyhelminthes (Flat Worms)
Tapeworm and Fluke
-covered in a cuticle that protects them from digestion
Phylum Nematoda
Round Worms
Phylum Nematoda Traits
Round Worms
- bilateral symmetry
- spindle shaped bodies (one round end one pointy end)
- round cross-section
- free-living or parasitic