Sponges And Stingers

Question 1

Invertebrates representation in Kingdom Animalia

Answer 1

> 95% of known animal species
34 of 35 phyla of animals
Great diversity

Question 2

Five Major Phyla of Metazoa

Answer 2

1. Porifera
2. Radiata
3. Lophotrochozoa
4. Ecydsozoa
5. Deuterostomia

Question 3

Sponges fall under

Answer 3

Porifera

Question 4

Eumetazoa divides Metazoa into

Answer 4

-Radiata
-Bilateria

Question 5

Bilateria is further divided into

Answer 5

-Deuterostomia
-Lophotrochozoa
-Ecysozoa

Question 6

The word “Parazoa” means

Answer 6

Para = to lie beside
Zoa = animal life

Question 7

Parazoa includes

Answer 7

Porifera (sponges)

Question 8

Porifera means

Answer 8

Body containing lots of spores (ie. sponges)

Question 9

6 key features of the sponges are

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-Multicellular but lack true tissue
-simple and ancient
-sessile (motile in larvae stage)
-filter/suspension feeders
-asexual and sexual
-variation in size

Question 10

Porifera body structure includes

Answer 10

-loose federation of cells in a gelatinous matrix
-no true digestive system —> have a pore-lined cavity within the internal chamber that pumps water through the skin and out the top

Question 11

Spongocoel

Answer 11

Internal chamber of sponges

Question 12

All organization of sponges occurs at the

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Cellular level

Question 13

Choanocytes

Answer 13

Feeding cells that line the Spongocoel
Also links animals and Choanoflagellates with common ancestor

Question 14

Eumetazoa

Answer 14

“True animals” separated into clades (Radiata and Bilateria) based on body symmetry

Question 15

Radial Symmetry

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-can cut down any line of organism and would have equal parts
-Oral and Aboral ends

Question 16

Bilateria Symmetry

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-can only cut along dorsoventral plane to get symmetry
-locomotive advantage
-Anterior and Posterior ends
-Dorsal and Ventral sides

Question 17

Cnidarians

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“Nettle animals” ie. animals that sting in some capacity

Question 18

Radiata includes the phylum

Answer 18

Cnidarian

Question 19

Cnidarians can be further subdivided into 4 clades:

Answer 19

-Hydrozoa
-Scyphozoa (jellyfish)
-Cubozoa (box jellyfish)
-Anthozoa (corals and anemones)

Question 20

Cnidarians possess: (3)

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-true tissues
-radial symmetry
-two cellular layers

Question 21

Diploblastic

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Two cellular layers:
-Ectoderm (epidermis)
-Endoderm (gastrodermis)

Question 22

Two types of Cnidarian forms are

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-polyp
-medusa

Question 23

Main difference between polyp and medusa

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Polyp is attached to substrate, Medusa can move

Question 24

Gastrovascular Cavity

Answer 24

Single sac surrounded by tentacles used for feeding, respiration, and waste elimination

Question 25

Radiatas lack a

Answer 25

Head/brain and muscle tissues

Question 26

Cnidocytes

Answer 26

Stinging cells that line the tentacles

Question 27

Cnidarians are the only phylum where

Answer 27

All species are venomous predators

Question 28

Polyp Dominant

Answer 28

Hydrozoans

Question 29

Medusa Dominant

Answer 29

Jellyfish (Scyphozoa)

Question 30

Cube-shaped Medusa

Answer 30

Box Jellyfish (Cubozoa)

Question 31

Sessile Polyps

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Corals and Anemones (Anthozoa)

Question 32

Hydrazoans were used as a model for

Answer 32

Development and Regeneration

Question 33

Box Jellyfish is

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-highly venomous
-ambush predator
-lethal to humans
-responsive to light and stimuli

Question 34

Corals can be subdivided into

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-hard corals
-soft corals

Question 35

Nematocysts

Answer 35

Work with Cnidocytes to sting prey