Phylum Porifera- Annelida Flashcards
What environments does phylum Porifera live in?
Aquatic environments, mostly marine
How does phylum Porifera get food?
Depends on the water currents for food and oxygen
What cell level is phylum Porifera?
Multicellular
How does phylum Cnidaria reproduce?
Asexual, monoecious (both genders) and dioecious
Does phylum Porifera have a nervous system?
No
How do phylum Porifera reproduce?
Most of them are monoecious (both genders) and reproduce sexually and asexually
What shape is phylum Porifera?
Asymmetrical, some radial
No organs or tissues, intracellular digestion, excretion, and respiration by diffusion
phylum Porifera
Reputation and excretion carried though water
phylum Porifera
Heterotrophic filter feeder
phylum Porifera
What phylums can regenerate?
phylum Porifera
Collar cells have flagella to filter food
phylum Porifera
Large opening in top of sponge where water exits
Osculum
Make up coral reefs
phylum Porifera
What are examples of phylum Porifera?
Euspongia (bath sponge), Glass sponge, finger sponge, tube sponge
What type of symmetry does phylum Cnidaria have?
Radial symmetry
Sting and capture food
phylum Cnidaria
What type of habitat does phylum Cnidaria typically inhabit?
Aquatic areas, mostly marine
What are the two body forms of phylum Cnidaria?
Polp: sessile
Medusa: free swimming
What is an ocelli?
A photosensitive organ
No excretory or respiratory system
phylum Cnidaria
What are nematocysts?
Stinging cells
Have nerve nets (network of nerve cells that allow it to detect stimuli)
phylum Cnidaria
What is the epidermis?
Outer layer of cells
What is the gastrodermis?
Where the digestion occurs
What is mesoglea?
Jelly-like, supports body (elastic skeleton); 95% water