Porifera and Cnidaria Flashcards
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porus means
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pore
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ferre mean
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to bear
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Pore bearer
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porifera
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they are primitive, sessile, mostly marine, water dwelling, filter feeders that pump through their bodies to filter out particles of food matter
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porifera
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represent the simplest of animals, with no true tissue (parazoa), they lack muscles, nerves and internal organs
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sponges
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Porifera’s similarity to colonial ______shows the probable evolutionary jump from unicellular to multicellular organisms.
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choanoflagellates
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also known as collar cells
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Choanocytes
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function as the sponges’ digestive system
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choanocytes
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are tubular cells that make up the pores into the sponge body through the mesohyl
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porocytes
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cells that are composed of microvilli and are used to filter particles out of the water current
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collars
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which form the pincoderm, the outer epidermal layer of the cells
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pinacocytes
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are modified pinacocytes which control the size of the osculum and pore openings and thus the water flow
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mycocytes
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have many functions, they are totipotent cells which can transform into sclerocytes, spongocytes, or collencytes
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archeocytes or amoebocytes
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hey also have a role in nutrient transport and sexual reproduction
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archeocytes/amoebocytes
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secretes calcareous siliceous spicules which reside in the mesohyl
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sclerocytes
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secretes spongi collagen-like fibers which makes up the mesohyl
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spongocytes
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secrete collagen
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collencytes
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are flattened rods or spikes made of calcium carbonate or silica which is used for structure and defense
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spicules
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ells are arranged in a gelatinous non-cellular matrix called
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mesohyl
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three body types of sponges
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ascanoid
syconoid
leuconoid
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four classes of sponges
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Calcarea
Hexactenellida
Demospongiae
Sclerospongiae
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bony sponges
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Calcarea
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glass sponge
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Hexactenellida
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spongin
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Demospongiae
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coralline sponges
Sclerospongiae
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includes the hydras, jellyfishes, anemones, and corals.
Cnidaria or Coelenterata
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These are carnivorous, tentaculate and multicellular animals represent the tissue level of organization since they lack organ or organ system
Cnidaria
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stinging organelles
nematocysts
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They possess two basic metazoan features a mouth where all the materials enter and exit and gastrovascular cavity
Cnidaria
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which serves as internal space for digestion and distribution of nutrients and other materials in Cnidaria
coelenteron
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There are two basic forms of cnidarians
polyp
medusa
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form of cnidaria seen in jellyfish
medusa
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form of cnidaria seen in hydroid
polyp
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sessile and a tubular with a mouth in a hypostome at the distal end that is usually surrounded by tentacles
polyp
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is typically free swimming and umbrella shaped, with tentacles extending from the outer margin of the bundle.
medusa
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Both from the medusa and polyp are composed of the same body layers such as (3)
epidermis
mesoglea
endoderm
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is common in Cnidarian and often associated with their colonial existence.
polymorphism
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are monoecious and dioecious
Cnidaria
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the simpler Cnidarians
Hydrozoa
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which are often called the true jellyfish
Scyphozoa
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the cube shaped jellyfish
Cubomedusae (cubozoa)
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the largest cnidarian classes which includes sea anemones and corals
Anthozoa
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more than one body form
polymorphism
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Tube with tentacles
around the mouth
Sessile
polyp/medusa?
polyp
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sea anemone is polyp or medusa?
polyp
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Umbrella shape
Tentacles around mouth
Motile, Free-swimming
medusa/polyp
medusa
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Coiled thread discharges
like a harpoon
tentacles
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part of cnidaria that contains neurotoxin and paralyzes prey
tentacles
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do cnidaria have tissues and organs?
answer individually
tissue - yes
organs - no
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where does most cnidaria live
marine
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most/few cnidaria live in freshwater
few
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feeding pattern of cnidaria
carnivores
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part of cnidaria that constitutes an incomplete digestive tract
no anus
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respiration of cnidaria is through
diffusion
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do cnidaria have nervous system
no
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what type of net does cnidaria have around their mouth
nerve net
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sensory cells for chemicals
chemoreceptors
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sensory cells for touch
thigmoreceptors
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light receptors
photoreceptors
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eyespots
ocelli
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sensory cells for balance
statocysts
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Hydra tumbles on ____
tentacles
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Sea anemones glide on
pedal disc
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asexual method of reproduction in cnidaria
budding
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sexual method of medusae
sperm and eggs
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ecological role of cnidarians
Predators and prey
Neurotoxins in medical research
Coral – jewelry, building, reefs (surfing!)
Coral reefs - habitat for many
-great biodiversity
- protect coastline
E. Symbiosis with other organisms
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class of sea anemones
anthozoa
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class of corals
anthozoa
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class of green hydra
hydrozoa
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class of true jellyfish
scyphozoa
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class of box jellyfish
cubozoa
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Among the first of multicellular (Metazoan) animals
proferans
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sponges are perforated by numerous minute incurrent
poriferans
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incurrent pores of poriferans
ostium
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excurrent pores of poriferans
osculum
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least common body type of porifera
ascon
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most common body type of porifera
leucon
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Stiffened rods or spikes made of calcium carbonate or silica which are used for structure and defense
spicules
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calcareous or siliceous skeleton
spicules
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protein fibers
spongin
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large spicules 0.1 mm to over 1.0 mm long. These may fuse to form a coherent framework.
megascleres
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small spicules 0.01 mm to 0.1 mm long
microscleres
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These are scattered all over the body in porifera
spicules
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one ray
monoactine
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two rays
diactine
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three rays
triactine
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six rays
hexactine
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- Multi-rayed
polyactine
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proteinaceous matrix that
contains skeletal material
and certain cell types
equivalent to the
connective tissue
in other organisms
made of collagen and
spongin
mesohyl
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-Entirely marine, usually in shallow water.
-All three body types occur (asconoid, sycoid, leuconoid)
-Spicules exclusively composed of calcium carbonate.
-Spicules in most species have three points, in some species they have either two or four points.
-Small less than 10 cm. in height
Class Calcarea
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-Vary from radially symmetrical vase-shaped body types , tubular
-The skeleton has either a mesh or honeycomb structure.
Calcarea
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Family Leucosoleniidae
Family Grantiidae
Calcarea
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-All members of this family are marine, asconoid and contained in a single genus
-Found in intertidal zone to depths exceeding
2400 m.
what Family under Class Calcarea
Leucosolenia
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All marine species
Distributed from the intertidal zone to depths of about 2200 m
what family under Calcaraea
Grantiidae
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Vase-shaped sycon sponge
Grantia
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-are relatively uncommon and are mostly found at depths from 450 to 900 metres (1,480 to 3,000 ft)
-Radially symmetrical
-A skeleton made of four- and/or six-pointed siliceous spicules.
-It forms a sturdy lattice-like internal skeletons made up of fused spicules of silica.
-They are more-or-less cup-shaped animals, ranging from 10 to 30 centimetres (3.9 to 12 in) in height.
Hexactenellida (Glass sponges)
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They are more-or-less cup-shaped animals, ranging from 10 to 30 centimetres (3.9 to 12 in) in height.
Syconoid (Euplectella)
Hexactenellida
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Venus’s flower basket
Found in depths from
100 m to 5200 m.
what organism and family?
F- Euplectellidae
S- Euplectella
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This species can be found attached to rocky parts of the sea floor in the western Pacific near the Philippines.
Euplectella aspergillum
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-80-90% of all sponges species
-Skeleton: siliceous spicules, spongin fibers or both
-Leuconoid
-Forms: thin and encrusting, erect and
branching, multilobed, spherical, tubular
-A single individual may
exceed 2 m in diameter
With 65 families
Demospongiae
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Known in the market as grass sponges, members of the genus Spongia include coarse, commercial natural sponges that have irregularly tufted surfaces. In Florida and the West Indies, S. graminea and S. equina supported thriving sponge diving industries until the advent of synthetic sponge materials
Spngia species
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only found on coral reefs in the West Indies and Pacific, where they contribute to the structure of the reefs
Sclerospongia
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Coralline sponges, which are mostly known from fossil
what class
Sclerospongiae
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Calcareous spicules
Needle shaped (monoaxon) or three or four pointed spicules
Asconoid, Leuconoid and Synocoid body plan
Shallow marine habitat
what class
Class Calcarea
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Six side silica spicules
Syncitial, without regular arrangement of water channels
All marine, most in deep water
what class
Hexactennelida
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Siliceous spicules or spongin network
Leuconoid body plan
Marine and fresh water
Intertidal zones to great depths
what class
Demospongiae
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Hard sponges
Siliceus spicules and spongin – internal
Calcium carbonate – outer covering
Leuconoid body plan
Deep water marine habitat
what class
Sclerospongiae
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are the simplest form of organism but considered also as true animals. They don’t have true tissues and organs
Parazoans
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do sponge belong to Parazoans?
yes
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Sponges with photosynthesizing endosymbionts produce up to three times more oxygen than they consume, as well as more organic matter than they consume
what ecological importance
primary producers
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Such contributions to their habitats’ resources are significant along Autralia’s Great Barrier Reef but relatively minor in Carribean.
who as primary producers?
sponge as primary producers
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ecological importance of sponge (3)
As primary producers
Collaboration with other organisms
Serve as protective houses for marine animals.
