LAB EXAM 1 Flashcards
What type of symmetry does Phylum Porifera have?
Asymmetrical (no symmetry)
Example organism in Phylum Porifera
Sponge
central cavity in a sponge
spongocoel
ostia
opening in sponges (phylum Porifera) that allows water into the sponge
Osculum
Phylum Porifera, eliminates water
What are the specialized cells in the spongocoel in sponges?
choanocytes
What are choanocytes?
flagellated cells that line the spongocoel
What are spicules?
skeletal structure of sponges
What is spongin?
collagenous protein (Phylum Porifera)
How does the respiratory system work in Phylum Porifera?
simple diffusion
How do Phylum Porifera collect food?
filter-feeding
Do sponges have tissues?
no
How does the Phylum Porifera reproduce?
sexual- releasing gametes into the surrounding water
asexual- fragmentation
Phylum Cnidaria symmetry
radial
Phylum Cnidaria body cavity
acoelomate
acoelomate
no body cavity
psuedocoelomate
fake body cavity
coelomate
body cavity
Phylum Cnidaria diploblast or triploblast?
Diploblast
nematocysts
specialized stinging cells in Clade Radiata
Two body forms present in Phylum Cnidaria?
- medusa
2. polyp
What is the medusa form in phylum cnidaria?
upside-down cup, mobile
What is the polyp form in phylum cnidaria?
sessile, tubular
Phylum Cnidaria symmetry?
Radial
Phylum Cnidaria triploblastic or diploblastic?
diploblastic
Phylum Cnidaria reproduction?
polyp- asexual through budding
medusa- sexual
Classes in Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hydrozoa
Class Scyphozoa
Class Cubozoa
Class Anthozoa
Class Hydrozoa example organism
Hydra
Class Cubozoa example organism
Box Jellyfish
Prominent form in Class cubozoa
medusa
Class Scyphozoa example organism
True jellyfish
Prominent phase in Class Scyphozoa
polyp is stage is reduced, medusa form is majority
Class Anthozoa example organism
coral, sea anemones
Class Anthozoa mobility
sessile
Reproduction in Class Anthozoa
asexual- fragmentation, transverse fission, budding
sexual
Phylums included in Clade Lophotrochozoan
Platyhelminthes, Mollusca, Annelida
Phylum Platyhelminthes example organism
flatworms
Phylum Platyhelminthes have what kind of symmetry
bilateral