Lecture 11: Cnidarian & Platyhelmenthes Flashcards
Embryonic Development
the development of a zygote and the emergents of a multicellular organism
zygote
diploid cell resulting from union of haploid gametes
embryo
young animal or plant while it is still contained within protective structure
Two major processes of Embryonic Development
Cleavage: first cell divisions in the embryo (one cell, two cells, 8 cells, morula)
Gastrulation: in-folding, invagination (forming about 2-3 embryonic tissue layers from the first layers of the cell) (morula, blastula, early gastrula, late gastrula)
Gastrula
have germ layers
Ecdoderm
outer layer of gastrula
- epidermis, nervous system`
Mesoderm
middle skin
- internal organs (muscles, skeletal systems, heart, stomach)
Endoderm
lining of digestive tract and respiratory system
Archenteron
“old gut”
- excretes enzymes into this space
blastopore
the opening of gastrula
- can be mouth or anus
Importance of gastrula
gives rise to tissue and gut
Types of symmetry
- Asymmetrical
- Radially symmetrical (along one plane)
- Bilaterally symmetrical (cut through eyes)
Cnidaria Characteristics
- jellyfish, corals, hydrozoans etc
- marine
- carnivorous
- diploblastic
- have nervous and muscular tissues
Cnidarian body forms
polyp (sessile), or medusa (motile)
- most life cycles include both forms
How do cnidarians get energy?
use cnidocytes to capture prey (inject them with venom), digest them in extracellular cavity
- in corals they get energy from symbiont; algae