Invertebrates Flashcards
Name 3 echinoderm characteristics
-hard outer layer
-tube feet so they can live and breathe
-radial symmetry
How does the sea urchin feed
Catch food with spines which sends it to the mouth
How does the starfish feed
Uses their tube feet to latch onto prey. Then open stomach outside of body
How does sea cucumber feed
Uses sticky tenticles to catch prey
How does sand dollar feed
Eat particles that are found in sand. Uses spines and cilia hairs to move to mouth
3 cnidarian characteristics
-nerves and muscles, but NO brain or heart
-carnivores (meat eating)
-radial symmetry
Describe jellyfish
-Clear or vibrant
-make own light
-regenerates(if cut then makes 2)
Describe anemones
-eat fish except clownfish(shares home and food with the anemone)
Invertebrate
Animal with NO backbone or spinal column