Nutrition and Excretion Flashcards
1
Q
Name four types of cnidarian
A
Hydrozoa e.g colonial polyps
Scyphozoa e.g jellies
Cubozoa e.g sea wasp
Anthozoa e.g sea anemone
2
Q
Intracellular digestion
A
Occurs when a cell engulfs food by phagocytosis
3
Q
Excretion
A
The removal of nitrogenous wastes from the body
4
Q
How are amino groups formed?
A
Proteins are broken down into amino acids and nucleic acids are broken down into nitrogenous bases to form -NH2
5
Q
What phylums are protonephridia found?
A
Platyhelminthes, Rotifera and Nemertea
6
Q
In metanephridia what is the ciliated funnel called?
A
The nephrostome
7
Q
What phylums are metanephridia found in ?
A
Annelida, Mollusca and Arthropoda
