Invertebrates Flashcards
What is the sponges cell level?
Multicellular
What is the sponge environment?
Aquatic, mostly marine
How does the sponge feed?
Depends on water currents for food/oxygen
Do sponges have a nervous system?
No
What are sponges like as adults?
Sessile (can’t move)
What is the cnidarian symmetry?
Radial
What is the cnidarian environment?
Aquatic, mostly marine
What are phylum Cnidaria body forms?
Polyp= sessile medusa= free swimming
Does phylum Cnidaria have an excretory or respiratory system?
No
How does phylum Cnidaria reproduce?
Asexual and monoecious
How does phylum porifera reproduce?
Asexually and monoecious
What is the symmetry of phylum Porifera?
Asymmetrical and in some cases radial
What are nematocysts?
Stinging cells
What are the four classes of phylum Platyhelminthes?
Turbelarria
Tremeatoda
Cestoda
Monogenea
What is turbelarria?
Planarians- free living