The Metazoa Part 1 Flashcards
Choanocytes line the body cavity of metazoans
False
Their body cavity is lined by endoderm cells
Principal body opening in metazoans is
The inhalant
Diploblastic body is attained by
Cnidarians
Cnidarian are at _____ level of organisation
Tissue level
Single body cavity which serves for ingestion and egestion in cnidarians is
The enteron
The mouth of cnidarians is surrounded by
Tentacles
Nematocysts in cnidarians serve for
Defence and food capture
Cnidarians are _______ symmetrical
Radially symmetrical
Polymorphism in cnidarians means that
The occur either as hydroid(polyp) or medusoid type
The nervous system of cnidarians is
An irregular network of cells
Production of colonial zooids in asexual reproduction is a feature of
Cnidarians
In cnidarians, sexual reproduction produces a cilliated larva known as
Planula larva
Polyp is the predominant stage while medusa is the simple stage in
Hydrozoa
Hydrozoa reproduce by
Alternation of generation of sexual and asexual phases of their life cycle
The largest class of cnidarians is
The class anthozoa
Exclusively marine cnidarians are
Class scyphozoa and anthozoa
Which class of cnidarians lack nematocysts
Scyphozoa
Nematocysts of anthozoa are present in
The endoderm
Nematocysts are present on the ectoderm of
Class scyphozoa
Which class of cnidarians occur only as polyps
Anthozoa
Polyp stage may be absent in
Class scyphozoa
Actinia/sea anemone and astrangia/coral are examples of
Class anthozoa
Hydra, obelia and physalia are examples of
Class hydrozoa
Aurelia/jellyfish and pelagia are examples of
Class scyphozoa
What are rhabdites
Mucus producing organ
Platyhelminths are called flatworms because
They are dorso-ventrically flattened
Features of higher animals that were first found in flatworms are
Cephalization
Bilateral symmetry
Triploblastic organisation
Organ-system organisation
Flatworm have body vascular and respiratory systems
False
Respiration and excretion in flatworms is mainly by
Diffusion
Flatworms possess central nervous system
True
Flatworms possess excretory and osmoregulatory system of
Branched protonephridials cells that end in flame cells
Flatworms are hermaphrodites
True
Phylum platyhelminthes is divided in 4 classes which are
Turbellaria
Monogenea
Trematoda
Cestoidea
They possess rhabdites.
This refers to
Class turbellaria