Packet 1 Flashcards
0
Q
hermatypes
A
hard corals that build on reefs
1
Q
Cnidarians
A
?
2
Q
ahermatypes
A
corals that do not build on reefs
3
Q
zooxanthellea
A
microscopic algea
4
Q
polyp
A
The body of a coral animal
5
Q
tentacles
A
long squirmy things
6
Q
nematocysts
A
stinging structures in tentacles that paralyze its prey
7
Q
mesenterial filaments
A
tubular things that the polyp uses to defend
8
Q
calcium carbonate
A
stuff hard coral uses to build a limestone skeleton
9
Q
symbiotic
A
mutually beneficial
10
Q
photosynthesis
A
a process in which coral makes food
11
Q
spawn
A
when corals release eggs and sperm into the water
12
Q
planula
A
baby coral or coral larva
13
Q
hermaphroditlc
A
containing both male and female sex cells
14
Q
budding
A
when the parent polyp clone attaches itself by dividing to form a new poylp
