Exercise 18 Flashcards
1
Q
What are the four animal phyla?
A
- Porifera
- Cnidaria
- Platyhelminthes
- Rotifera
2
Q
Porifera
A
- sponges
- asymmetrical
- don’t have tissue
3
Q
Cnidaria
A
- jellyfish
- radial symmetry (circular)
4
Q
Platyhelminthes
A
bilateral symmetry
5
Q
Rotifera
A
bilateral symmetry
6
Q
Animal characteristics
A
- multi-cellular
- heterotrophic
- diploid; sexual reproduction more common
- motility
- larva form in many
- germ layers
7
Q
Porifera body organization
A
none
8
Q
Porifera level of organization
A
cell specialization
9
Q
Porifera body support
A
spicules, spongin fibers
10
Q
Special characteristics of Porifera
A
pores, spongocoel, osculum, choanocytes (collar cells)
11
Q
Collar cells
A
grab food
12
Q
How are sponges classified?
A
based on what skeletal spicules they have
13
Q
Class Calcarea
A
fragile
14
Q
Class Demonspongiae
A
spongin fibers
15
Q
Cnidaria habitat
A
mostly marine