Invertebrates Part 1 Flashcards
Sedentary animals from the phyla Calcarea and Silicea
Sponges
lack true tissues and organs
Sponges
Capture food particles suspended in the water that pass through their body
Suspension feeders
flagellated collar cells that generate water current thru sponge and ingest suspended food
choanocytes
Opening at top of sponge
osculum
cavity where water is stored in sponge
spongocoel
found in mesohyl and play role in digestion and structure
Amoebocyte
All animals except ________ and few belong to _________
Sponges, Eumetazoa
Symmetry of cnidarians
Radial
Sessile cnidarian with the tentacles and mouth at the top
Polyp
Motile cnidarian with the tentacles and the mouth pointing down
Medusa
are carnivores and use tentacles to capture prey
cnidarians
Unique cells that function in defense and capture of prety
Cnidocytes
specialized organelles w/in cnidocytes that eject a stinging thread
nematocysts
Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa, Cubuzoa, Anthozoa
Four classes of phylum cnidaria
mostly marine, few freshwater, both polyp and medusa stages in most species, polyp stage often colonial
Hydrozoa