Lesson 21 Flashcards
What is phylum Cnidaria?
Jellyfish, hydra, and sea anemones
Explain Cnidarian’s symmetry and body?
A. Soft bodies
B. Exhibit radial symmetry, two germ layers
Explain what a Cnidarian’s Epithelium is…
- The outer layers of a Cnidaria are the epithelium, with a jelly-like middle called the mesoglea
- The epithelium contains nerve cells and contractile cells
a) Nerve cells are able to sense outside stimulus and coordinate the animal’s response
b) Contractile cells bend the organism’s body allowing it to move through the water
Explain what’s up with the two body forms of Cnidarians, and what they are…
- Polyp
a) Cup-shaped tubular body form with a mouth and tentacles at one end, and a base that attaches to a hard surface on the other end
b) Sessile
c) Example: Coral
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- Medusa
a) Umbrella shaped body with its mouth facing downward and tentacles extending around it
b) Motile
c) Example: jelly fish
-Some spend part of their life in both and others only in one
All Cnidarians have Sac-like bodies
What are they composed of?
- Central body
- Tentacles surrounding the mouth
- Stinging cells on tentacles
What are cnidocytes?
Located on the tentacles of Cnidarians
a) Small capsules containing toxins used to kill or incapacitate their prey
b) Organelles in cnidocytes called nematocysts — coiled tubes containing an attached barb that discharges a toxin when launched
Explain a Cnidarian’s Central digestive system…
- One opening through which food comes in and wastes go out
- Enzymes are secreted in their gut to break down their food
- After food is broken down, the epithelial cells lining the gut absorb nutrients from the food, and undigested material is expelled through the mouth
Explain a Cnidarian’s respiratory and circulatory system
They have no respiratory and circulatory systems
Instead they exchange gasses by diffusion through their bodies
What is class Scyphozoa (sai·fuh·zow·uh)?
https://www.google.com/search?q=scyphozoa+pronunciation
What are two characteristics of them?
-Jellyfish
(think scyphozoa like cyphun)
- Typically small
- Motile
How do Scyphozoa reproduce?
-Alternately reproduce sexually and asexually
- Jellyfish in the more prominent MEDUSA form exist as either male or female
a) Males release sperm in their central body cavity
b) Females release eggs in their central body cavity
c) Sperm released fertilize the egg after entering the gut of the female
d) The zygote undergoes development after attaching to the outer edge of the parent’s mouth
e) Developed LARVA detach and swim away - Asexual cycle begins when the LARVA attaches to something solid and develops into a polyp
a) The polyp forms stacks of cylindrical rings that mature, separate, and release one at a time as microscopic MEDUSAE
What is class Anthozoa?
Sea Anemone & Coral
What form/s does class Anthozoa exhibit?
They only exhibit polyp form, no medusa stage
Explain a sea anemone’s social life (phylum Anthozoa)…
a) Use their nematocysts to stun or kill their prey
b) Use a chemical recognition system to release nematocysts
c) Form symbiotic relationships with certain organisms where both organisms benefit from one another
Explain Coral (phylum Anthozoa)…
a) Colonial creatures: each coral is an individual multicellular organism, but they form a colony that’s interdependent on one another
b) Produce a limestone cup at their base
(1) Cups serve as shelter that the coral polyp can retract into
(2) Millions of coral live together in colonies creating structures called coral reefs
What is class Hydrozoa?
Hydra, Hydroid Colonies, and the Portuguese Man-of-War